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<Circular Letter to the Governors of the American Colonies, inclosing Copies of plan for the future Management of Indian Affairs.>

July 10.

To James Murray Esqr. Governor of Quebec.

Sir,

fol. 428.

fol. 407. 415.

Having under our Consideration a Plan for the future Management and Direction of Indian Affairs throughout all north America, under one uniform and general System of Administration, we herewith transmit to you the Heads of this Plan, desiring you will report to us, as speedily as possible, your Opinion thereupon; and to the End that you may be apprized of the particular Parts of it, upon which we wish to receive more particular Information and Intelligence, we likewise transmit to you Copies of our Letters to the Superintendants for Indian Affairs, in which our Sentiments upon this plan are fully explained.

So we bid you heartily farewell, and are,

Sir, your very loving Friends,

Hillsborough

Geo: Rice

Bamber Gascoyne

J. Dyson

Exd.

<A like Letter was wrote to Montagu Wilmot Esqr. Govr. of Nova Scotia. Benning Wentworth, Esqr. Govr of New Hampshire. Francis Bernard Esqr. Govr of Massachussets Bay. William Franklin Esqr. Govr of New Jersey. John Penn Esqr., Depy. Govr. of Pennsylvania. Horatio Sharpe Esqr. Depy. Govr of Maryland. Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Govr. of North Carolina. William Bull, Esqr. Lieut. Govr of South Carolina. James Wright Esqr. Govr of Georgia. James Grant Esqr. Govr of East Florida. George Johnstone Esqr. Govr of West Florida.

N.B. Letter to New York, see the next following.>