1747 July 6 . Elijah Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts].
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Box 1, Folder 69
Williams has ordered the arrest of two men who refused to go on a scouting expedition to Hoosick.
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1747 July 7 . John Wheelwright ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts].
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Box 1, Folder 70
Wheelwright informs Dwight that he supplied money to Colonely Josiah Willard with money for Fort Number 4.
1747 July 8 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts].
2 pages
Box 1, Folder 71
Complains about his fellow officers, and disparages their inaction upon learning that enemy forces approach.
1747 July 9 . Israel Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Hatfield, [Massachusetts].
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Box 1, Folder 72
Williams informs Dwight that the men cannot move without money or provisions.
1747 July 11 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts].
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Box 1, Folder 73
Explains why his men find the new pay proposal insufficient, and continues into a lengthy description of a corpse that Williams' men found in a nearby river.
1747 July 12 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts].
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Box 1, Folder 74
Includes confirmation of an attack on a settlement 80 miles north of Albany. Williams also urges Dwight to order a counter-attack on the French troops.
1747 July 27 . John Chandler ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l.
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Box 1, Folder 75
Contains a short note from Chandler pertaining the use of his men.
1747 July 29 . Eleazer Melvin ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northfield, [Massachusetts].
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Box 1, Folder 76
This letter describes Melvin's March to Fort Number 4, and states that his men are "uneasy by reason of being almost naked and barefoot."
1747 July 31 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts].
2 pages
Box 1, Folder 77
Informs Dwight that Fort Number 4 is almost completely out of food, and that enemies are frequently moving around the Fort.
1747 August 4 . Thomas Cheney ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northfield, [Massachusetts].
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Box 1, Folder 78
Cheney's men lack clothing, and would like time off to visit their families, but they are generally peaceable. Cheney has not seen his family for four months.