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Duplicate No 3.
My Lord Your Lordship's Commands of 23d December No 1. I have the honour to receive, and am exceedingly happy my Endeavours to dispatch the Detachment of His Majestys Troops to Lord Dunmore, have enabled his Lordship to effect useful Services for the King. It is always an inward heartfelt Comfort and Satisfaction to be assured that one's Endeavours to forward His Majesty's Service, meets with His Majesty's Approbationー
The Hinchinbrook Schooner arrived on the 20th of last Month from Boston. By the Dispatches I have received from General Howe, I fear several of my Dispatches to the Commander in Chief have miscarried, they were all sent to Lord Dunmore,
except one which was sent by a Vessel from hence the beginning of November, that I contrived to get loaded with Oranges Honey and Live Stock for Boston, but we have not heard My Lord of this Vessel since she sailed out of this Port.
The Hinchinbrook brought me Letters from Captain [Andrew] Barkley of the Scarborough, and Major [James] Grant of the 40th Regiment, who are detached with four Men of War and a Command of Troops to procure Provisions on the Coast of Georgia.
I sent to them with all dispatch every Assistance I could think of, Pilots for the Coasts that are acquainted with all the Plantations on the Islands and on the Main, and Vessels that they might employ, and every Information that I could imagine would tend to facilitate the Service they were upon. A Transport Ship from England arrived the 22d of last Morith with Captain Van Braam, and on the 28th another with Lieut. Vanipper and Recruits for the 60th Regiment. I have the honour to enclose Your Lordship a State of them; there is as yet My Lord no appearance of the Companies from St Vincents.
St Augustine 5. March 76
[Endorsed] St Augustine 5th March 1776 Govr Tonyn. (No 3) R/ 22d August Dup[licat]e Origl not recd (1 Inclosure)
