Whitehall 18 June 1756.
Govr. of Newfoundland
Sir,
I am commanded to signify to you, the King's Pleasure, that, in Case any of the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships shall have Occasion to apply to you to set on Shore in the Island under your Government, any French Prisoners, you should receive and treat them in the same manner, as was practised during the last War; or in such other manner as you shall think most conducive to His Majesty's Service.
I am &ca.
H. Fox.
A Like Letter was sent to the following Governors vizt.
| Jamaica. | |
| Barbadoes. | |
| Islands | Bahama Islands. |
| Leeward Islands. | |
| Bermuda. |
| Massachuset's Bay. | |
| Nova Scotia. | |
| New Hampshire. | |
| South Carolina. | |
| Nova Caesarea. | |
| Provinces | Georgia. |
| North Carolina. | |
| Pensilvania. | |
| New York. | |
| Maryland |
| Connecticut. | |
| Colonies | Rhode Island |
| Virginia. |
