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Garden, Tower Hill. " I have no news at present," the writer saj^s, 

 " or yon might depend on having it ; only I am heaving down, with 

 expectation to go with the squadron early in the spring to Quebec. 

 It is extream cold here : my pen and ink is ice. How poor Mackerly 

 finds it at Quebec I shall hear in about May. Our squadron is in 

 good health at present. Not the least sign of having Post. I shall 

 be glad to have all the news you can furnish me with by the first 

 ships, and to know if you can receive my pay : or the Neptune, if 

 you'll mention it to Captain Hentwell : anything that's in his power, 

 he will be so kind as to do it, I know. By this same opportunity I 

 have writ to Captain Jervis and my friend Denham. I am in great 

 hopes if they should come here, they will bring what beer and wine 

 with bottles they can for — Dear Sir, your most sincere friend and 

 liumble servant to command, ISTath'l Bateman." (3) A document 

 written and signed by Gen. Carleton at Quebec in 1774, addressed 

 to Benjamin Riimsey, Esq., Ordnance Store-keeper. " Quebec, Mth 

 Sept. 1774. Sir : You are hereby ordered and directed to issue out 

 from his Majesty's Ordnance-Stores in this Garrison, to Mr. "Wilkin- 

 son, Quarter Master to the 52nd Regiment of foot, the undermen- 

 tioned, they being for the service of the said regiment ; and for so 

 doing, this shall be your sufficient justification : Flints, musquet : 

 1000 : Flints, carbine : 200 : Musquet ball-cartridges made up :9144. 

 — -Guy Carleton." (4) A. receipt signed by Geo. Pownall, Secretary 

 and Registrar of the Province of Quebec, in 1786. " Quebec, 2nd 

 May, 1786. Received from Henry Caldwell, Esq., Acting Receiver 

 Grgneral for the Province of Quebec, the sum of thirty-nine pounds, 

 fifteen shillings, sterling, being the amount of my account for dis- 

 bursements and contingencies as Secretary and Register of the 

 Province from 11th October to 10th April, 1786, pursuant to His 

 Honor Lieut.-Governor Hope's warrant, dated the 1st May, 1786, for 

 which I .have signed three receipts all of this tenor and date. — Geo. 

 Pownall." (5) Captain Jean Baptiste Bouchette's "Account of 

 Expenses incurred in getting Intelligence," &c., in 1778, with his . 

 receipt attached, dated Quebec, 2nd April, 1779. "1778, Nov. 25. 

 To paid Post hire to Ustette and back to get information of a large 

 ship reported to have been seen from thence, by order of Lieut.- 

 Governor Cramahe, X2. 1779. March 1. To ditto to Kamouraskn 

 and back, to deliver the Commissions of the Captains of Militia, &c., 

 .£3. To paid ditto with ditto, for the villages and back settlements. 



