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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On Tuesday last, the General Assembly of Massachusetts presented an address to Governor thanking him for his recent journey to Penobscot Country to counter French and Indian encroachments, establishing a fort there, and resolving to extend the service to August 1.
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The following ADDRESS was presented to His Excellency the Governor by both Houses of the General Assembly of this Province, on Tuesday last.
May it please your Excellency,
YOUR Excellency's late Journey to the Penobscot Country, for searching those remote and exposed Parts of the Province from the Encroachments of the French and Indian Enemy, is a fresh Instance of your great Care of the Interest of this Government, and of your Zeal and Faithfulness to his Majesty.
Such a Service performed with such Expedition by your Excellency, demands our grateful Acknowledgements, and we take this first Opportunity to render you our sincere Thanks for the same.
The taking Possession of so valuable a Tract of Land, and fixing a Fort on the Penobscot River, in so advantageous a Situation, must of Course tend greatly to the Detriment of the Enemy: who are hereby deprived of the only Opening they had left to the Atlantick, and will be of very great Service to promote Our Settlements in the Eastern Country.
The securing to us the Possession of this River, is a Matter the Court have very much at heart; and it gives us the highest Pleasure, to see your Excellency (always attentive to the Publick Welfare) leading us into such Measures, as are most likely to effect the same.
We fully agree with your Excellency in the Method, wherein you propose to employ the Men, now in that Service, and have therefore come into a Resolve to lengthen out the Establishment made for the Penobscot Service to the first of August next.
Copy attest,
Tho's Clarke, Dep. Secr.
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Boston
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Tuesday Last
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resolve to extend the penobscot service establishment to the first of august next
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The General Assembly presented an address thanking the Governor for his journey to Penobscot Country to search for encroachments by French and Indian enemies, taking possession of land, and fixing a fort on the Penobscot River to secure the area and promote settlements.