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England people to enlist under British officers, 

 that they found it impossible to engage men to 

 scr\^e in the British regiments, or under British 

 officers. It was proposed as the only expedient, 

 that bore the appearance of success, to procure 

 some of the New England officers, who had 

 served in the former wars, to engage in the 

 businesSo Colonel Winslow, of Marshfield, was 

 at tliat time reputed to be one of the bravest 

 and most experienced of the provincial officers. 

 He had been an ofiicer in the expedition to Car- 

 thagena, under general Went worth ; and had 

 much of the military genius and spirit, which 

 bad distinguished his family in the Indian wars 

 of the colonies. It was concluded that if he 

 would engage in the business, the men might 

 be raised with ease and expedition. Monck- 

 ton visited and consulted Winsiow upon the 

 business, Winslow vas pleased with the pros^ 

 pect, but wished to have the command of the 

 troops himself. MoncktcJh was extremely anx- 

 ious to procure the men, but could not think of 

 giving the command to Winslow. After seve- 

 ral attempts to compromise the matter, they 

 cam.e to tiiis agreement, that Winslow should 

 have the command of all the men that should be 

 raised in the New England provinces, and be 

 equal at all times in command to Monckton, 

 but only in time of action ; on which occasion, 

 the command of the whole should be in Monck- 

 ton, who was to be considered as the senior of- 

 ficer.* This point being adjusted, Winslov/^ 

 was commissioned by governor Shirley, and 



* Winjlow'3 reiatacn to the author in 1764. 



