Brigr. General Monckton, who You will have Seen by one of my former Letters, has Succeeded Major General Stanwix, in the Command of the Forces to the Southward, has transmitted to me a Copy of Your Letter of the 24th. April; by which I learn with pleasure, that Your new Assembly had met that day, and that You made no doubt they would Raise a Regt. of at least 500 Men, to Act for His Majesty's Service wherever required; and that untill You knew where they were, to Rendezvous, You would Raise and send them to the Western Frontiers to Act against the Cherokees; I Cannot, Sir, sufficiently Express my Satisfaction at this Exertion of Your New Assembly for the good of the Common Cause; and of the Judicious Disposition You intended to make of this Additional Strength to His Majesty's Arms, untill You knew where they might be required; which You will have known from Brigr. General Monckton (who has also transmitted me Copy of his Answer) could not be better Employed than in preventing the Incursions of the Cherokees on Your Western Frontiers, and even by pursuing them into their own Country; the latter of which Measures I should most Incline for, as it is Undoubted, that when those Barbarian Savages find that You are determined to Root them out wherever they may be, it will bring them so much the sooner to Reason, and not only make them Sue for Peace, but deter them hereafter from Offending again; And if You go on, as I See You had already begun (on which I most sincerely Congratulate You) I dare Warrant Your Business will be soon at an End. 

With regard to the Arms You require, I am Sorry it is not yet in my power to furnish You therewith, as the Ships which I Expected out with them, are not yet Arrived, but You may depend on being Supplied with that Article so soon as they do Come; Meanwhile, I must Recommend it to You to Collect as many as can possibly be found within Your Province; and that You will Cause all such as may want it, to be repaired and rendered Serviceable; and as a further Encouragement thereto, all such as shall be lost in Actual Service, shall be made good to the Owners, by allowing them Twenty five Shillings Sterling, for Each of them; and those that may, thro' real good Use, be rendered Unserviceable, shall be repaired at the Expence of the Crown.