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Last Night I was honored with your Letter of the 4th Instant inclosing sundry Resolutions of Congress, which shall claim my closest Attention the Moment the Troops under the Command of General [William] Thompson are past Tyconderoga, he and they arrived at Albany on the 24th Instant. General Thomas, I have Reason to believe reached Quebec Yesterday. Dr. [Benjamin] Franklin and the other Gentlemen Montreal on the same Day, and the last of the Troops with the Cannon, Military Stores and some provisions I dare say will be at St John's to Day-I saw them set out from Ticonderoga on Thursday and left it myself the Evening of the same Day, and arrived at four next Morning at this place, where I am doing all in my power to prevent a Detention of the Troops coming up for Want of Craft.