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96 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
we are carrying the most of the officers who are to effect it
out of the Country where alone it can be done ; and harras-
sing the Troops the last moment of the Campaign, to deter
them by severe toil & service from enlisting. Sir, I tremble
for the consequences. The levies will be greatly retarded
by this movment. God grant this may be the worst consequence of this moment. General officers with a few militia
is the only force now below Crotten river; except about
400 men General Woster has about Mamarinek, and these a
Squadron of light Horse and three Companies of light
Troops would frighten out of the County, which will soon
below that be all under the command of the Enemy. The
Highlands should be better guarded than I fear they will be
in the winter. The Northern expedition cost me my eldest
son ; and the other, Ronald McDougall, was made a Prisoner
in Canada. He is now on his parole to Govr- Carlton ; and
is extremely uneasey lest he should be called upon to deliver
himself up. As he was at the taking of the Prisoners, taken
at St. Johns, whenever they are released, he is entitled to
the Benefit of them in preference to those, who were not
there; and who have been prisoners for a much less time
than he has. I have therefore to beg you to write to Congress on his behalf, lest he should in the exchange of those
prisoners be forgot: the sooner you do it, the more you
will oblige me. He was a second Lieut, in my old Regiment. If I should do otherwise than well I pray remember
this boy. Mr- John Laurence, my son in Law, is now Paymaster to my old Regiment, but as it will soon be dissolved
I spoke to Col. Livingston of the 4th. to get him appointed
for his. He assured me he would write to Convention on
the Subject. If he has, I should be glad you would speak
to the members, if it should be judged necessary. May God
bless you, and save my bleeding distressed Country.
I am your affectionate
Alexr- McDougall.
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000127 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 96 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. we are carrying the most of the officers who are to effect it out of the Country where alone it can be done ; and harras- sing the Troops the last moment of the Campaign, to deter them by severe toil & service from enlisting. Sir, I tremble for the consequences. The levies will be greatly retarded by this movment. God grant this may be the worst consequence of this moment. General officers with a few militia is the only force now below Crotten river; except about 400 men General Woster has about Mamarinek, and these a Squadron of light Horse and three Companies of light Troops would frighten out of the County, which will soon below that be all under the command of the Enemy. The Highlands should be better guarded than I fear they will be in the winter. The Northern expedition cost me my eldest son ; and the other, Ronald McDougall, was made a Prisoner in Canada. He is now on his parole to Govr- Carlton ; and is extremely uneasey lest he should be called upon to deliver himself up. As he was at the taking of the Prisoners, taken at St. Johns, whenever they are released, he is entitled to the Benefit of them in preference to those, who were not there; and who have been prisoners for a much less time than he has. I have therefore to beg you to write to Congress on his behalf, lest he should in the exchange of those prisoners be forgot: the sooner you do it, the more you will oblige me. He was a second Lieut, in my old Regiment. If I should do otherwise than well I pray remember this boy. Mr- John Laurence, my son in Law, is now Paymaster to my old Regiment, but as it will soon be dissolved I spoke to Col. Livingston of the 4th. to get him appointed for his. He assured me he would write to Convention on the Subject. If he has, I should be glad you would speak to the members, if it should be judged necessary. May God bless you, and save my bleeding distressed Country. I am your affectionate Alexr- McDougall. |
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