_Lieutenant-General Hawley to Major-General Blackeney._
Edinborow 10^{th} Jan: 1745-6.
SR,--I had a verball message from you by a man this morning
desyring reliefe. I am getting the foot, who are come up,
repaired as soone as possible, for withe the nine days marche,
after all things others they are good deale harrased butt in good
spiritts.
I shall move towards you, if possible a Sunday, in the meantime
let me know by the bearer or some other way, how long you can
hold out, no more now but that I am sinceerly yrs.