I had the Honour of your Lordships Letter of the 27th. of November 1762, along with your Letters of the 18th. of February and 16th. of March, it is with the greatest pleasure that I Congratulate Your Lordship, upon the ratification of the glorious Treaty, which has confirmed to His Majesty, and Britain, the Sole Empire of this Northern Continent Eastward from Mississipy, to the Polar Circle, and has procured to us an extensive Trade to all parts of the Globe and the Empire of the Ocean; as to the American Islands, they may be hereafter easily gained while we keep the Dominion of the Sea, in case the French should ever be so mad as to renew the War.

I have according to Your orders notified it over the province and shall proclaim it in Person when I shall receive further orders. I shall attend the Indian Meeting if my health permit, at present Mr. Fauquier and I, think it will be more convenient and less expensive, and more desirable to the Indians, to hold it at Charles Town, which we have mentioned to Governor Boone and Captain Stewart.

It gives me exquisite pleasure that His Majesty approves of what I did for His Service in raising the Recruits.

I hope before this time the Duplicates of my Letters are got Safe to England.

After this Glorious Acquisition, which has answered my most sanguine hopes and endeavours to promote, I have nothing to wish for but the opening the Trade to Hudsons Bay and discovery of the passage to the Western American Ocean, which I have labour'd to obtain these thirty Years, and then I should die in peace.