upon us a fortnight since on their way from Georgia
to C7 Town. The ladies told me their papa had
met with cruel Treatment from Gen A Oglethorpe;
when he was so ill they dispair^ of his life, the
Geni would not give him leave . persuant to the
Doctor's advice to leave Frederika and stay a short
time at Savanah forthe change of air. He had all
his letters intercepted and could neither send nor
receive any, and when by Mrs Cook's going to
England herself she procured leave for her hus-
band's return to England, some of Mr Oglethorpe's
creatures contrived to keep it in the Secretary of

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Warr'R oiiice a month, and his son was obliged to
come at last to fetch him. They sail from hence
in about ten days for London. I hope Col. Cooks
representation of his conduct, and this change of
ministry, with the Enquiry about to be made, how
the publick mony has been apply ^. for some years
past, among w®^. those large summs that has been
given for Georgia must be accounted for, will
produce some good effect. From the expected
alterations in Georgia we draw some hopes of see-
ing my dear papa settled with us once again.
In order to end the story the following letter,
although not written until 1745, is given at
once : —

To George Lucas J:

We hear that Cap*. Utting has had his Tryal and
honourably acquitted, and we shall in all probabil-
ity have a forty-gun ship stationed at Port Royal.
