I have the honour of your Excellency's Letter of the 24th. 8ber, with the inclosed Lists of the militia, artillery, and Stores of your Province. I am extremely obliged to your Excellency to have been pleased to acquaint me of your military State. I wish it was in my Power to provide you better, but Shall represent to Lord Loudoun the necessity of having arms for the militia &c. 

I received lately order from His Ldp to Send back to Virginia their Provincial Troops, but having no Transports here, I must expect them from Hami[l]ton. Mr. Shad acquaints me that 43 of the Steers sent here died, and that far from making any thing of them he has been obliged to pay to bury them, he promised me to send the Acct of the Remainder which is reduc'd to a Trifle. 

The Officers & Recruits are arrived. I return my Sincere thanks to your Excellency for the money advancd to them & the favour of your protection, I beg you wou'd let me know how I can repay the sd money. 

I refer myself to Governor Lyttleton's Letter for the late news we have received; they are constantly so bad, that it would be better not to hear them at all.