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Sir Mr. Macarty who is just arrived from Canada delivered me the inclosed, he is capable of giving Information to Congress which has confirmed me in my opinion of the Necessity of sending immediately a Committee into Canada.

The New York Congress have sent me twelve thousand five hundred Dollars to raise a Regiment in this Quarter for the Canada Service; I have already too much Business on my Hands without this addition but as the General Committee of this County meet on Thursday, I will lay the Request before them and if they think it can be complied with I will do my Endeavours.

I have an Infinity of Trouble with those people to whom I promised a Bounty to march into Canada. Inclose a Copy of a Letter which I yesterday delivered Col. [Seth] Warner ー I hope what I have here recommended will meet with the approbation of Congress. If he should be able to form a Regiment out of the people mentioned the Number of Troops in Canada will notwithstanding be less than what Congress intended, as the two Regiments cannot by any Means be raised out of the other Troops now in Canada ー It will besides save a very considerable Expence which must necessarily accrue by his Men coming away and others being sent in Lieu.