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over to Exeter & shall send another Tomorrow & follow
it myself so as to be there at night if possible. Hannah
seems inclined to stay at Exeter, at least till she is well
again. In the Confusion of moving, our Things got so
mixed, that without makiOng, the Rendezvous of them at
Exeter, it will be impossible almost to sort them for her
& you. I wish on Saturday morn.g, if the Weather is
good, you would be early at Exeter, leaving Polly with
the Children & we will engage one Team with the most
necessary things to get to you by (Saturday) night, & I
will ride over with you to Kingston —this is upon supposition you are situated to your mind or call be, there.
Our apprehensions are so lulled, we begin to think this
place secure, & a fortiori Exeter, but I propose neither
of them to you unless your mind is fully composed;
indeed'till public affairs have taken a more certain Turn,
we know not what may happen. I inclose you a Letter
fiom Brimmer with the happy news that our Friends in
Boston are like to be liberated. I send you the last
Paper, with their last most cruel but artfull Act, &
you'll find they are framing another for some of the
Southern Governments. The Reinforcement from England is hourly expected, but we canll get no certainty of
their numbers. Cap.t Callahan's Papers all went to Boston. Cap.t Lyde arrived yesterday at Cape Anne. His
papers have gone to our Congress. Our Cousin, J.
Quincy, was a passenger with Lyde & the report is, died
two hours after he got ashore with a Consumption; if so,
he is gone fiom trouble eno', I think. Our Congress
have determined upon an army of 30 thous.d Men, for
the four Govern.Imt, of which we raise 13 or 14 thous.d
The Inlisting Orders are issued; they talk of a paper
Currency to support the Expence, the worst manceuvre
I've yet heard of-Heaven avert it. Nance canll best tell
you how and when she got here. I hurry her to you,
Polly canll guess why. My tenderest love to her, your
little ones & yourself.
Excuse me further,
your affectionate Friend & Bro.r
J. Jackson.