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 whole buggy well painted. 
It is fortunate that no one was hurt when the carriage springs were broken.  It is a good thing to have quiet horses for family use.  Dr. Jones was not here either yesterday or the day before and he's not been here yet to-day. Charley had another good nights rest and is still more quiet and better today than heretofore. I presume the Dr. can do very little good in coming to see him - time care and to rest is what Charley needs more than medicine.  
Mr. [[unclear]] put the iron bars on the outside of the attic windows yesterday - there are 4 bars across each window and securely fastened to the window frames. They are painted green like the shutters and can hardly be noticed either from the inside or outside. It is very possible that this is also a good thing to have these bars on for the greater security of children who when playing there [[unclear]] the attic sooner if any time hereafter, might [[unclear]] into their glass [[unclear]] to get unto this [[unclear]] which would [[unclear]] dangerous [[unclear]]
Will write again to-morrow
As ever
Your [[unclear]]
B.H.G.

from Benjamin Grierson letter to Alice Grierson, 1877. Transcribed by SamSLB & Skemmler on 05/23/2020

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proper Measures be not taken to secure & preserve them in their present good --Disposition, he is of opinion it may greatly  Discourage them and they have met with so many Disappointm.ts by the Expedition not being carryed into Execution

That the Six Nations have been retained from hunting this Summer by his Excell.y the Governour, that they might be ready to Act as Occasion should require, & are now by that Means in want of many Necessaries both for--themselves & their Familys for which they would apply to him, as he has hitherto supplyed them therewith, That he has not any Goods at this time--for that purpose, & thinks if they are not supplyed with such Necessaries as they may want, he will be obliged to leave  his Settlem.t in the Mohawk's Country which be beleives from what he has heard the Inhabitants there say would Occasion them all to abandon their Settlemts.--

That he is of opinion it would at this time greatly Encourage the --Indians if two Forts were Erected as speedily as may be, one in the Seneca Country, & the other in the Country of the Oneidas--
William Johnson-- 
NB: Broke up as usual from the Committee & nothing done nor any Report made.

Gentlemen.

[Margin: 1747... osf...n...lly's... to the]

I now lay before you an Agreem.t Entered into by the Commissrs. of this--Province, of Massachusetts Bay, &  Connecticut wherein your consent is--necessary so far as relates to supplys to be granted for Defraying that Share of the Expence which this Province is to undertake.
You will see by that Agreemt. that this Province is to have a certain Number of Men in readiness for Action by a Day Limited in that Agreemt.: and you are to grant the necessary supplys for raising & paying them & all other incidental Charges that must accrew on the Plan concerted by these Commissrs.

from New York colony council meeting minutes [3], 1745-1749. Transcribed by NurturingTale005 on 02 / 13 / 2026