“Whereas, onehundredandfiftywaggons, withfourhorsestoeachwaggon, andfifteenhundredsaddleorpackhorses, arewantedfortheserviceofhismajesty'sforcesnowabouttorendezvousatWill'sCreek, andhisexcellencyGeneralBraddockhavingbeenpleasedtoempowermetocontractforthehireofthesame, IherebygivenoticethatIshallattendforthatpurposeatLancasterfromthisdaytonextWednesdayevening, andatYorkfromnextThursdaymorningtillFridayevening, whereIshallbereadytoagreeforwaggonsandteams, orsinglehorses, onthefollowingterms, viz.: , withfourgoodhorsesandadriver, fifteenshillingsperdiem; andforeachablehorsewithapack-saddle, orothersaddleandfurniture, twoshillingsperdiem; andforeachablehorsewithoutasaddle, 'sCreek, whichmustbeonorbeforethe20thofMayensuing, andthatareasonableallowancebepaidoverandaboveforthetimenecessaryfortheirtravellingtoWill', andeverysaddleorpackhorse, istobevaluedbyindifferentpersonschosenbetweenmeandtheowner; andincaseofthelossofanywaggon, team, orotherhorseintheservice, ' payistobeadvancedandpaidinhandbymetotheownerofeachwaggonandteam, orhorse, atthetimeofcontracting, ifrequired, andtheremaindertobepaidbyGeneralBraddock, orbythepaymasterofthearmy, atthetimeoftheirdischarge, orfromtimetotime, , orpersonstakingcareofthehiredhorses, areonanyaccounttobecalledupontodothedutyofsoldiers, , Indiancorn, orotherforagethatwaggonsorhorsesbringtothecamp, morethanisnecessaryforthesubsistenceofthehorses, istobetakenfortheuseofthearmy, andareasonablepricepaidforthesame.
