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Who is at Fort Loudoun Winchester VA in the 1760-1761?

Major Robert Stewart, Colonel Robert Byrd III, Lt Colonel Stephen Adam, Major Andrew Lewis, Lt Charles Smith and Rev Andrew Barnaby are some who stayed or who showed up at Fort Loudoun during the 1760s. The barracks were still there but maybe not all of the walls


The quote below (blue text) is from Norman Baker's account in his book, Fort Loudoun, Washington's Fort in Virginia published in 2000, is supplemented by links.



On February 11, 1761, Major Robert Stewart returned to Fort Loudoun after an absence of more than six months.


In July 1760, the month after Reverend Barnaby's visit [June 1760], General Robert Monckton [commander of Fort Pitt] had ordered Stewart to march from Fort Loudoun with a small detachment to Venango in Pennsylvania and rebuild Fort Machault which had been abandoned and destroyed by the French.


From Venango he was to sent to Fort Pitt in December [1760], before departing for Fort Cumberland in January [1761] and then to Fort Loudoun.


Lieutenant Colonel Adam Stephen was second in command at the Virginia Regiment under Colonel Byrd and was the acting commander of Fort Loudoun at the time of Stewart's return to the fort.


Colonel Byrd was in Philadelphia where he met with General Jeffery Amherst and married Mary Willing. Byrd returned to Fort Loudoun in April or early May [1761].


On February 16 [1761], Governor Fauquier ordered the rendezvousing of the Regiment at Fort Loudoun in preparation for meeting south to retaliate against the Cherokee for their destruction of the Carolina Fort Loudoun.


Washington was back in Frederick County sometime in February or March but there is no record he visited Fort Loudoun. However, he may have visited the fort during the first week of May, when he met with Stewart immediately before Stewart's departure to join the rest of the Regiment in Southwest Virginia, and again in mid-May at the time of the burgess election. In that election [ 18 May 1761] Washington won over his former second in command, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen.


After a march of 23 days, Stewart arrived in Colonel Byrd's camp near Staunton, VA, and was joined by Stephen who did not leave Fort Loudoun until May 30. The Regiment left its Staunton camp on June 11 with a rank and file not exceeding 700 men. Again, the Virginia Regiment would be too late to support the actions in Carolina.


Lieutenant Colonel James Grant's detachment engaged the Cherokee the day before the Virginia Regiment marched from the Staunton camp, defeating the Indians and destroying the towns of the Underhill and Middle Cherokee.


By the time the Virginia Regiment reached advanced camp at Fort Chiswell, in present Wythe County, Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel James Grant's troops were on their way back to Fort Prince George on the Keowee River.


The Virginia Regiment continued southward, establishing a fort on Stalnaker's (later Baker's, now Hutton's), in present Washington County, Virginia, and finally, built a fort at the Long Island of the Holston River, in present Kingsport, Tennessee.

Colonel Byrd asked to be relieved of his command of the Regiment on August 1, subsequently turning over the command to Lieutenant Colonel Adam Stephen by early September.


Pages 56-57, in Norman Baker's book, Fort Loudoun, Washington's Fort in Virginia published in 2000.



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Compiled by Jim Moyer 12/10/23, updated 12/11/2023, 12/12/2023, 1/2/2024, 1/7/24


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List of officers

at Fort Loudoun in the 1760s

Lt Colonel Stephen Adam




 

Where some Winchester troop are 1759


December 12, 1759

#169 (p.151)

Executive Journals , Council of Colonial Virginia 151

The Governor was pleased to communicate to the Board , two Letters from Col. Byrd , dated Pittsburg the 29th of Octor .


Also a Letter from Lt. Col. Stephen dated the same Day and Place ,

informing of the Situation of Affairs in those Parts , and the Circum- stances of the Regiment .


Also two Letters from Lt. Col. Peachey , dated Augusta Court - House , the one Novemr . 28th , the other , Decemr . 4th


signifying he apprehends no Danger or Disturbance from the Enemy at present on the Frontiers ; and recommending , when the Men under his Command shall be discharged , to allow them to draw Six or Eight Days Provision to carry them Home , and to pay them as long . Upon which it was the Opinion of the Council , that it would be more eligible to discharge that Battalion , six Days before the Time prescribed by Act of Assembly .


His Honor also communicated a Letter from Governor Lyttelton , dated Charles - Town the 25th of Octor , promising ,


if Matters are brought to a successful Issue , in the Cherokee Nation , to take the first Opportunity of acquainting those who remain with the Goods at Salisbury therewith .






 

Where the Winchester troops are 1760


VA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL JOURNALS


At a Council held February 21st 1760

Also a Letter of General Stanwix dated Pittsburg the 6th of Jany . , signifying how absolutely necessary it will be to keep up the Virginia Regiment to a Thousand Men , during the War , for protect- ing our own Frontiers , to assist in carrying on the Works at Pittsburg , and for keeping open the Communication from Redstone - Creek to Fort Cumberland .



16 Sept 1760


#187 (p.169)


His Honour communicated to the Council , and desired their advice upon ,

several Letters from Colo . Byrd of last Month ,

the first dated from Camp at Campbells

the last at Sayer's Mill

informing of his present situation ,


the Disposition of the Troops under his Command , and the steps he had taken towards the relieving Fort Loudoun [the one in today's Tennessee] ;


inclosing a letter he had just received from Governor Bull [of South Carolina] ,

and a Copy of Captain Demeri's [head of Fort Loudoun in today's Tennessee] letter ,

with the resolution of the Officers ,

and the Capitulation for the surrender of Fort Loudoun to the Cherokees .


Byrd to stay where he is

and if to advance -- judge where to build a forward post fort

Upon which the Council advised his Honour to order

Colo . Byrd to Continue where he is ,

until he shall learn the consequences of the said Treaty ,

or proceed to take a more advanced Post ,

if he can do it with security ,

to construct a Fort on the most commodious spot thereabouts ,

and act upon the whole as he shall judge most conducive to the service in General and the protection of this Colony in particular .



Fort Loudoun [the one in today's Tennessee] is seized by the Cherokees

During the sitting of the Council the Governour received another Letter from Colo . Byrd at Sayer's Mill dated September 10th inclosing a Letter to him from Majr . Lewis dated Spring Hill the 9th


informing that the Garrison of Fort Loudoun [the one in today's Tennessee] had not march'd above 15 Miles before they were fir'd upon by a large Party of Indians ; all the Officers kill'd ( except Captain Stewart ) [not the Virginia Regiment Robert Stewart] and about 25 of the Privates , the others made Prisoners and disposed thro ' the Nation . The Council having considered this unhappy Incident ,


Virgina asking advice of others on next step:

advised his Honour to send the above Orders to Colo . Byrd , and write to Governour Bull requesting that he would as soon as possible acquaint him what Resolutions South Carolina shall come to in this dangerous Emergency , that he may communicate the same to our Assembly ; and that he and Governour Dobbs would concurr with him in representing to General Amherst the perilous Situation of the Southern Provinces , and intreating in the most pressing Terms an effectual and speedy Aid against an Enemy too Powerful for their united Strength .


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#188 (p.170)


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300 Virginians to stay at Fort Pitt

His Honour was pleased also to communicate a Letter from Major General Moncton dated Fort Pitt August 21st signifying it will be absolutely necessary that at least three hundred of the Virginia Troops now there should be continued for the Winter .

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Where the Winchester troops are 1761


VA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL JOURNALS

#207 (p. 189)- 10 June 1761


Troops from Winchester coming

Two Letters from Colo . Byrd dated Staunton May the 25th and 29th ;

the first signifying his arrival there that Evening — that he is informed the Detachment from Winchester will be in next Day- that he fears the Want of Provisions will retard the Execution of his Orders - that as soon as he can support the Men at Fort- Chiswell , he shall March them there :


Their supplies did not come

The second informing of his situation and that it is out of his power at present to proceed in executing his Instructions - that the Troops from Winchester came in on Wednesday , and were thirty Days on their March — that the Commissaries trusting to the Contractors , who did not seem to give themselves any Trouble about the Matter , had neglected to lay in any Provision . He is of Opinion Colo . Grant's Fate must be deter-


#208 (p.190)

mined before the Troops can leave that place — that it will be time enough for the Recruiting Officers to join at Fort - Chiswell by the 20th of July and therefore thinks it will be proper to continue them in that Service .


The supplies are coming

A Letter from Lieutenant Colo . Stephen dated Winchester May 31st

signifying the last of the Regimental stores arrived from Phila- delphia the other Day , and are on the Way to Augusta under the care of Captain Woodward's Company detained on purpose to escort them . That the Virginians at Redstone and Fort Cumber- land are expected to join them as soon as Colo . Bouquet [still commander overall of the PA and Ohio country area] can dispense with their service , but that the Pennsylvanians , who are to relieve them , recruit very slowly .




#212 (p. 194)- June 29, 1761

His Honour [Lt Gov of Virginia Francis Fauquier] was pleas'd to communicate

two Letters from his Excellency General Amherst dated Albany May the 28th and June the 3d

signifying if the Virginia Regiment is compleat he can't deviate in his Opinion but that they are equal to the service they are order'd upon ; and hopes the whole of the North Carolina Troops will arrive in Time to join and Act with the Virginia Regi- ment as he had writ to Governour Dobbs to desire that what where not march'd might immediately follow .


Also a Letter from Governour Bull dated Charles Town May the 25th

signifying that their Army Regulars and Provincials amounts to about 2250 and two hundred and eighty one Waggons and believes will reach Keowee by next Night - with regard to negotiating a Peace with the Indians , when the occasion presents itself , he shall act in a manner General Amherst has pointed out in finally concluding the Peace at Charles Town in the most solemn manner , and on such Terms as shall be thought most consistent with the Honour of his Majesty's Arms employed in that service ; such as shall procure satisfaction for past , and are most likely to secure our provinces from suffering the like outrages for the future , in the mean Time desires his Honour's opinion of such Terms as he shall think proper and practicable to obtain the desired ends .


Also 2 Letters from Colo . Byrd dated Camp at Fort Lewis June 23d

signifying he has all the Provision and Carriages collected that he could in Augusta - that he has a Month's Provision , shall proceed from thence as soon as possible and hopes to have the whole Regiment at Fort Chiswell by the first of July - thinks it will be



necessary to order the County Lieutenants of Augusta , Bedford and Halifax to warn proper Detachments of their Militia to be in readyness to March on the first Notice from him to Garrison the Posts as he shall leave them - desires his Honour


would give Lieutenant Colo . Stephen a Breviat as Colonel of the 2d Regiment raised in 1759 ;

and Major Lewis another as Colonel of the New Levies last Campaign ;


and that he will order the Payment of Mr. David Franks's Account for stores he supplied the Regiment with—


adding he learns by two Men arrived in Camp in seven Days from the Cherokee Nation who made their Escape the 16th instant that there is not the least appearance of a Peace , they say the savage Army amounts to two thousand two hundred Men ,


and that Colonel Grant was obliged to intrench at Nowoko eight miles below Etchowe . Upon which it was the Advice of the Council that his Honour would give such Orders as he should judge necessary for garrisoning the Posts with the Militia ;


that he would grant the Commissions requested for Colo . Stephen , and Major Lewis ; and issue his Warrant for the Payment of M'r Franks's Account .




House of Burgesses journals

Lt Gov Francis Fauquier Letter to Colonel William Byrd III

datelined Williamsburgh 1 July 1761


I have sent up the Breviats for Colonels to Mr Stephen and Mr Lewis' to prevent their being subject to the Command of a Junior officer as you desired, and Letters to the Lieutenants of the Countys to prepare Militia to occupy the posts you will be obliged to leave, in which Service I desire you will employ as few as possible, in order to save Expense of with the Colony will soon grow tired.








 

Major Robert Stewart


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Disambiguation of other Robert Stewarts

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Jan 9, 2019


Where Robert Stewart was:


When I recd the Inclos’d I propos’d to have done myself the pleasure of delivering it with my own...

Letter not found: to Robert Stewart, 20 Feb. 1760. On 8 Mar. Stewart wrote to GW : “. . . your’s...

56To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 8 March 1760 (Washington Papers) Williamsburg

With a heart that overflows with Gratitude I return my most unfeign’d thanks for that fresh mark...

Next day after parting I got here, where I found Colo. Byrd and Paddy is to join him in a few...

Three Days after I parted with you I got a Man to Inlist in the room of Allen, for about 50/....

In my last by Colo. Martin I inform’d you that I had Inlisted a Man to Serve in Allen’s room, but...

Since my last long Letter from this place I recd Intelligence from the neighbouring Indians that.



I arrivd here the 11th Inst. after the most severe and longest Campaign I ever Serv’d and the...

Agreeable to your desire I send you Inclos’d a List of such things as the Regiment is most and in...

I on many accots am encourag’d to take the liberty of Inclosing You a List of several...

Letter not found: to Robert Stewart, 27 Mar. 1761. On 6 April Stewart wrote to GW : “I have just...

65To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 6 April 1761 (Washington Papers)  Winchester

I have just had the great pleasure of receiving your agreeable Favour of the 27th Ulto and am...

66To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 6 May 1761 (Washington Papers)  Left Winchester

Yesterday about noon we arriv’d at this place where the loss of some Waggon Horses, want of...

67To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 10 June 1761 (Washington Papers) Camp near Staunton

I had the extreme pleasure to receive your most affectionate Letter containing the Joyous accot...

68To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 7 July 1761 (Washington Papers) Camp before Fort Chiswell

I did myself the great pleasure to write you by Mr Jo: Watson from the Camp near Staunton from...

69To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 20 July 1761 (Washington Papers) Camp at Stalnaker’s on Holstein River

Camp at Stalnaker’s on Holstein River My dear Colo. 20th July 1761 Two days after the Date of my...

I arrived here last Saturday in Compy with Doctor Stuart who laid a State of your case before...





 

Major Andrew Lewis

Posted Oct 2022


Andrew Lewis discussed in

VA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL JOURNALS


#699 (p. 681)- November 22 , 1764

An Account of Colonel Andrew Lewis against the Country for his service in passing and receiving such Recruits as were brought to him by the recruiting Officers for the Regiment at Staunton , under the Command of Colonel Stephen from the 12th of April 62 till the 1st of August being 110 days at 178.6d per day - being produced and considered , he was allowd to keep £ 50 which he has in his hands due to the Country as a full compensation .




 

Colonel Robert Byrd III


Goodbye George Washington, Hello William Byrd III





 

Lt Colonel Adam Stephen


posted May 29, 2023




 

Lt Charles Smith


Foreman of building Fort Loudoun


Last letter known on Founders Online:



 

Reverend Andrew Barnaby


About the Reverend


His 1759-1760 journal



Correspondence with George Washington


I arrived here yesterday & take the first opportunity of writing to thank you & Mrs Washington...

I arrived here the 15th past, after an Agreable journey; and desire You will think me extremely...

I should not have been so long in England without writing to You, had it not happened that I was...


Diary shows Andrew Barnaby in Winchester before going to Mount Vernon.

May 31. [1759] I passed over the Pignut and Blue Ridges; and, crossing the Shenando, arrived, after a long day's journey of above :fifty miles, at Winchester * . Ctrl F to Find May 31 here https://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/images/7/78/BurnabyTravelsThroughTheMiddleSettlementsInNorthAmerica1798.pdf


Dear Sir,—Your obliging favour of the 14th of April I had the pleasure to receive about the 10th...


5To George Washington from Andrew Burnaby, 16 December 1761 (Washington Papers) Asfordby near Melton-Mowbray Leicestershire

I received the favour of Your letter dated the 27th of July, some time ago; which would have...


Letter not found: to Andrew Burnaby, 14 Aug. 1763. On 14 Dec. Burnaby wrote to GW about the...'


Few things give a susceptible mind more real satisfaction, than to find Oneself remember’d by...

Letter not found: to Andrew Burnaby, 10 Aug. 1764. On 29 April 1765 Burnaby wrote to GW : “Want...

Want of Opportunity alone has prevented me from answering your obliging letter of the 10th of...

Availing myself of the present moment of tranquillity, I sit down to renew a correspondence,...

Were I not certain that I am acting agreeably to your humanity, I should not so far presume upon...


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Other discoveries in the course of research


 

Cherokee being attacked in VA

VA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL JOURNALS


#618 (p. 600)- 13 May 1765


By the Hon . Francis Fauquier , Esq ; his Majesty's Lieutenant- Governour , and Commander in Chief of the said Colony and Dominion :


A Proclamation .

Whereas a Party of Cherokees arrived at Staunton in Augusta , and intended to proceed from thence to Winchester , having ob- tained a Pass from Colonel Lewis for that Purpose , were on their Way thither attacked by upwards of twenty Men , and their Chief , and four more of the said Indians killed , and two others of them wounded , in Violation of the Treaties subsisting between that Nation and us :


That such Villainies may not escape with Impunity , and that the Honour of the Country may be vindicated and maintained , by inflicting the severest Punishment on such atrocious Violators of the Laws , I have thought proper , by and with the Advice of his Majesty's Council , to issue out this Proclamation in his Majesty's Name , hereby promising a Reward of One Hundred Pounds for the apprehending and securing each of any two who shall be proved principal Promoters and Ringleaders in the said Murders , and Fifty Pounds for every one of the others who was aiding and assist- ing therein ; and I do further offer a Pardon to any Person concerned in the same , and not an actual Perpetrator of Murder , who shall make a full Discovery of the principal Actors therein , so that they may be brought to Justice .


Given under my Hand at Williamsburg , this 13th Day of May , 1765 , and in the 5th Year of his Majesty's Reign .


202. From a broadside in the Public Record Office , C.O.5 / 1331 , f.15 . En- dorsed , " In the Govrs . Letter of 26 May 1765. Read August 20. L 11. "






 

Proclamation of 1763 Violated

VA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL JOURNALS


By the Honble . Francis Fauquier , Esqr : his Majesty's Lieutenant Governor , & Commander in Chief of the said Colony and Dominion .

A Proclamation .

Whereas it has been represented to the King , that several Persons from Pennsylvania , & the back Settlements of Virginia , have migrated to the Westward of the Allegheny Mountains , & there seated them- selves on Lands contiguous to the River Ohio in express Disobedience to his Royal Proclamation of the 7th of October , 1763 , and whereas his Majesty's Will & Pleasure has been transmitted to me , that I should use my best Endeavours to suppress such unwarrantable Proceedings , and put a Stop to these and all other the like Encroach- ments for the future : I have therefore thought fit , by & with the Advice of his Majesty's Council ; to issue this Proclamation , in his Majesty's Name hereby strictly enjoining and requiring all Persons who have irregularly seated themselves on Lands to the Westward of the Allegheny Mountains , immediately to evacuate those Settle- ments , & to pay the strictest Obedience hereafter to his Majesty's Commands signified in the said Royal Proclamation .

Given under my Hand , & the Seal of the Colony , in Williamsburg , this 10th Day of April 1766 , & in the 6th Year of his Majesty's Reign . Francis Fauquier




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Unrelated Discoveries made in the course of Research

 

Splitting up Augusta


House of Burgesses Journal

March 10, 1761

#229 (p. 203)- 2 matching terms


That it appears to this Committee that the Petition of ftmdry Inhabitants of the County of Hanover, fetting forth that the great Extent of that County, and the incon- venient Situation of the Court; Houfe, render it very incommodious for the Petitioners to attend their Bufmefs there; and praying that the faid County may be divided, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly....




Augusta Courthouse or Staunton?

The Staunton name was rarely used in the letters of the Virginia Regiment. They referred to Augusta Courthouse.


The area was first settled in 1732 by John Lewis and family. In 1736, William Beverley, a wealthy planter and merchant from Essex County, was granted by the Crown over 118,000 acres (48,000 hectares) in what would become Augusta County. Surveyor Thomas Lewis in 1746 laid out the first town plat for Beverley of what was originally called Beverley's Mill Place.[6] Founded in 1747, it was renamed in honor of Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife to Royal Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Gooch.[7] Because the town was located at the geographical center of the colony (which then included West Virginia), Staunton served between 1738 and 1771 as regional capital for much of what was later known as the Northwest Territory, with the westernmost courthouse in British North America prior to the Revolution.[8] By 1760, Staunton was one of the major "remote trading centers in the backcountry" which coordinated the transportation of the vast amounts of grain and tobacco then being produced in response to the change of Britain from a net exporter of produce to an importer. Staunton thus played a crucial role in the mid 18th century expansion of the economies of the American Colonies which, in turn, contributed to the success of the American Revolution.[9] It served as capital of Virginia in June 1781, when state legislators fled Richmond and then Charlottesville to avoid capture by the British.




 

December 12, 1759

#169 (p.151)

Executive Journals , Council of Colonial Virginia 151

The Governor was pleased to communicate to the Board , two Letters from Col. Byrd , dated Pittsburg the 29th of Octor . Also a Letter from Lt. Col. Stephen dated the same Day and Place , informing of the Situation of Affairs in those Parts , and the Circum- stances of the Regiment . Also two Letters from Lt. Col. Peachey , dated Augusta Court - House , the one Novemr . 28th , the other , Decemr . 4th signifying he apprehends no Danger or Disturbance from the Enemy at present on the Frontiers ; and recommending , when the Men under his Command shall be discharged , to allow them to draw Six or Eight Days Provision to carry them Home , and to pay them as long . Upon which it was the Opinion of the Council , that it would be more eligible to discharge that Battalion , six Days before the Time prescribed by Act of Assembly .


His Honor also communicated a Letter from Governor Lyttelton , dated Charles - Town the 25th of Octor , promising , if Matters are brought to a successful Issue , in the Cherokee Nation , to take the first Opportunity of acquainting those who remain with the Goods at Salisbury therewith .


Mr. President produced to the Board several Letters he had re- ceived from Mr. Abercrombie , viz : a Letter of the 20th of May , and one of the 25th of June last , signifying the Pains he had taken in forming the Claim of Virginia , as set forth in his Petition to the Lords of the Treasury , a Copy whereof was inclosed relative to the Distribution of the £ 50,000 ; also the Claim for Virginia on the £ 200,000 , which he had given in for the Services of the Year 1758 , a Copy of which likewise came inclosed . Another Letter dated the 25th of July , informing that the Claims for the Dividend on the £ 50,000 , rest before Lord Loudoun on the Reference from the Treasury ; that as soon as his Lordship's Approbation of the Virginia Claim can be got , he shall lose no Time in applying to the Treasury to have it issued accordingly : And hopes the Governor and Council will not put the Negative to his having the like Emoluments in this Case , with the Agents for the other Colonies .


Also a Letter of the 30th of June , and another of the 3d of August , signifying his having attended on the Lords for Trade , in Behalf of the Legislature , and in Support of the Act passed here


#170 (p.152)

152 Executive Journals , Council of Colonial Virginia

last Octor . to enable the Inhabitants to discharge their public Dues and other Tobacco Duties in Money for the ensuing Year , against which Mr. Camm had exhibited a Remonstrance , which he sent inclosed . That he expected this Case had rested on the Report of that Board for repealing the Act , but on a new Remonstrance presented by Mr. Camm , to the King in Council , a Copy of which he inclosed , he was summoned to appear and be heard by Council ; that the Case came on that Day ; and the Point was determined to go no further than the Repeal as it stands on the Report of the Board for Trade - Hopes what he has done will be approved of , and the Expences made good . That he has procured a Reference to the Auditor - General of his Memorial to the Treasury for an Aid on the Quit - Rents - And desires to know in what Shape he is henceforth to conduct himself in the Service of this Board , there being in Fact two Agents , and ( if the Law lately passed shall stand its Ground ) acting under different Authorities and Establishments .


Upon reading all which Letters and Papers , it was the Advice of the Council , that the President acquaint Mr. Abercrombie they are willing he should have the same Advantages with the other Agents ,


on remitting their Portion of the Parliamentary Grants- that they approve of his Conduct in supporting the Act of Assembly remonstrated against by Mr. Camm , and shall readily allow the extraordinary Expences he has incurred in that Service — that the President send him an exact Account of all the different Sums which have been raised here for the Defence of the Colony , and the public Service , that he may be enabled to ascertain their Claim on the £ 200,000 - They further advised that a Memorial be drawn to the Lords of the Treasury , praying them to direct that the Sum which shall be apportioned to Virginia may be paid to Mr. Abercrombie , upon his giving Security to remit the same to such Person , and in such Manner as his Majesty shall be pleased to order - And that the President would signify their Pleasure that he ensure the same , and transmit it in a Man of War - and also acquaint him it is expected he will on all Occasions conform himself to the Directions he shall receive from this Board , and that , in any Emergency when


#171 (p.153)

Executive Journals , Council of Colonial Virginia 153

he can't wait for their Instructions , he regulate his Conduct , and act according to his own Discretion .

Upon a Motion made , it is order'd , that for the time to come , the Minutes of every Council be read at the next subsequent Meeting .

A Complaint by some of the Justices of Augusta , against Mr. Patrick Martin a Justice of the said County , charging him with having committed sundry Breaches of his Duty , and been guilty of some Things in his private Capacity for which they thought he was not fit to be continued as a Magistrate , and praying he may be left out of the Commission of the Peace for that County , was this Day heard ; and after reading several Depositions in Support of the Complaint , and hearing Witnesses in Behalf of Mr. Martin , it was the Opinion of the Board , that the Complainants had not made good their Charges against him the said Martin , and that it did not appear he had done any Thing , for which he ought to be dis- qualified from serving in their Commission .



At a Council held February 21st 1760

Present

John Blair

William Nelson

The Governor

Thomas Nelson Philip Ludwell Esqrs .

Mr. Commissary

His Honor was pleased to communicate to the Board a Letter from Governor Lyttleton , dated Fort Prince George Decemr . 27th 1759 , transmitting a Copy of the Treaty which he concluded the Day before with the Cherokees - Also another Letter from him , dated Charles - Town Feby . 2d informing that since the Treaty of Peace concluded with those Indians , they have renewed their Hostilities , and slain a considerable Number of his Majesty's Subjects trading in their Towns , and that he has strong grounds to apprehend they will very speedily make Incursions in that , and the neighbouring Provinces - inclosing a Copy of a Letter to him from Lieutenant Coytmore , dated Fort Prince George giving a

#172 (p.154)

154 Executive Journals , Council of Colonial Virginia

particular Relation of the late Behaviour of the said Indians - in- treating his Honor to send a Reinforcement of Men and Provisions to Fort Loudoun as soon as possible , to secure that Post from falling into the Hands of the Indians - adding that he had dispatched an Express to Salisbury in No. Carolina with a Letter to the Store keeper of the Indian - trading - Goods lodged there , belonging to this Prov- ince , a Copy of which was inclosed .

Upon which it was the Advice of the Council that his Honor would postpone the Consideration of Governor Lyttelton's Letter and Request till the Meeting of the Assembly .


His Honor was likewise pleas'd to communicate two Letters from his Excellency General Amherst dated New York the 21st and 27th of Decemr . last : The first , signifying it gave him great Pleasure to learn that the Assembly had resolved to keep up the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony till May next , which he esteems as an Earnest of their further Zeal for the Good of the common Cause , if their Service should be any longer requisite .


The 2d . thanking his Honor for his kind Congratulations on the distinguishing Mark of his Majesty's Approbation of his Endeavors to discharge the Trust reposed in him — that he had defer'd acquaint- ing his Honor therewith till the Arrival of his Patent , which , so soon as it comes to his Hands , he shall transmit to him .


Also a Letter of General Stanwix dated Pittsburg the 6th of Jany . , signifying how absolutely necessary it will be to keep up the Virginia Regiment to a Thousand Men , during the War , for protect- ing our own Frontiers , to assist in carrying on the Works at Pittsburg , and for keeping open the Communication from Redstone - Creek to Fort Cumberland .


Also a Letter from Sir John St. Clair , dated Trenton , Decemr . 8th promising as soon as he is able to send the Account stated between this Government and the Crown , in the meantime sending his Honor the Order for the Ballance due to the Colony , which Colo . Hunter will pay at Sight , amounting to £ 912.4d . Sterling , after deducting Major Stewart's Demand .



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