I take the Opportunity of my Sons going to his Command at Gibraltar in the English Fusiliers to inclose to You a Duplicate of my former Letters of February and of the Address of the Council of this Province to His Majesty least the former shou'd miscarry.

I detained my Son from his Post as I thought it for his Majesty's Service to employ him in the Provincial Service here, as we had no Officers here who cou'd be depended upon to discipline the Troops, where he served 2 Campaigns the first under General Braddock where he had the Command of 2 Companies, and the other in New York as Major over 3 Companies, where being seized with a confirmd Rheumatism he was prevented from serving in the following Campaign.

I beg leave to introduce him to you for your Countenance in Case he shou'd have Occasion to apply to you in your Department either on his own Accot. or upon any Applications to be made to you from this Province, in which His Majesty's Service or the Good of this Colony may be promoted, and hope you will continue your Goodness to this Province in procuring us the Dividend of the £50000 voted for the Service of the Southern Provinces of this Continent, and to reimburse us in part for our further Expence upon your last Letter.

I heartily congratulate you upon the Continuation of our glorious Success in the French Islands, and hope by the Assistance of Divine Providence that the settled peace and Security of these Colonies, and of the Protestant Interest and Liberties of Britain and Europe, will be confirmed, by the vigorous Measures you have instilled and prosecuted in your Administration in your Southern Department. Another vigorous Campaign may enable His Majesty and the King of Prussia to insist upon the Restoration of the Edict of Nantes, as well as other Advantages to the Protestants in Germany and Hungary, for which you have my most fervent Prayers.