I am Just Setting out for Boston where I have appointed a Meeting with the Governors of the four New-England Colonys on the 13th in order to Concert with them what Assistance they will give towards carrying on the ensuing Campain as soon as that is over I propose coming going to Philadelphia in order to meet with you and the Governors of the Southern Colonys, to Consert a propper Plan to be caryed on there for there Muttual Security and Defence and such other thinges as may appear nessesary in the Present Situation of Affairs. 

I do Propose this Meeting should be held at Philadelphia on the 17th day of Febr next where I shall be very happy to meet to have the Pleasure of Meeting with you and am with Great Respect. 

          Superior to Governor Dinwiddie 

I had the Pleasure of your letter of Octr. 28t in Relation to the Money you Propose to Pay to me as Governor of Virginia on the Same termes as you did to the Late Earl of Albemarle which I am Sattisfied with and do desier as you Propose to Remitt the Money to Mr. Hambey at London that you may direct it to be Payed to John Calcroft Esqr my Agent in Parlement Street who has from the Power to Receve it and give Propper agent over for it. ^I am sory to find you thing of Retiring from this County and at the same time^ I am very much obliged to you for the intimation you have been so good as to give me of it. I wish you had given me your Sentements of some of the Gentelmen in the Province who ablletys you must be much better agranted with those & can as I understand tho not be any direct Application than these are some who look out for these days Company

By the Circular letter you will see that I propose a meetg at Philadelphia I shall be very happy to meet you there if the Sittuation of your health will Permitt your taking Such a Jourey at this Season of the year as there I can Settle with you what ever is nessesary for the Domminion of Virginian ^for^ the Situation of Affairs will now at Present Permitt my coming there^ and am with Great Regard. 

           To Gover Sharp 

As I hope to have the Pleasure of meeting you at Philadelphia I shall Pospone makg any furder answers to you at Presant than to beg you will keep that Spie you have got till that time and then have him Conveyed to Philadelphia and I must likewise beg that you will take the trouble to inquire about letters that fellow caryed from a Roman Cathalict Preist in Mary land to the Commandig Officer of one of the French Rank and then if you find on enquire that there is a propper foundation for it then you would Secure up Prest likewis. 

           To Governor Dobes 

As I flatter myself with the happines of Meetig my old friend at Philadelphia I shall Pospod the writing of the affairs of the Provence as we can settel them so much better when we are togeth and I do assure you nothg on my Part shall be worty in giving them all the assistance in my Power. 

           To Gover Littleton 

You have been with my Circular letter tho I am afraid the Shortness of the Nottice the Season of the year and the distance may deprive me of the Pleasure of Seeing you at this time I shall be very sorry if that should be the Case as We Should have been assisted in our Deliveration and I in particular have been able better informed in when I hope I can be of use to the Provence of South Carolina and as I know now before the good of the County more on heart than you have time I will still live in hopes of that Pleasure if you can conveniently Accomplish it.  

           To Governor Rynolds Georgia 

I had the Pleasure of your letter with the Returns of the Sittuation of things in Gorgia and on account of the two bills you have drawen on me for Raising and Mentaing your Ranger. I have given Orders for there being Payed—but as I have no directions for advancing Money for those Purposes I now beg for the future no more Billes may be drawen on me till I have seen the Purposes they are for and see if Paying them will come within my Instructions.  

I understand the Settlers you mention havig had a Battle with the Indean one a Sett of Runaways who have come from Several Collones and one Settled on the lands belongg to those Indeons without any Register from you if that is the Case I should think a war with  the Indeons must be Prevented In treating those fellowes as they Deserve if that is now the Case you must use every Prudent Method in your Power to reconsidear Matters for at Present a war in the South would be extremely [troubled.]