Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 366 Title: James Campbell's First Letter Home from Fort Oswego Author(s): Campbell, James Dr Sir I wrote to Arch: and you every opportunity I could find in my Last I gave him an acct of my marching in to The indian Country to a Place called osweygo. I am now arriv'd there after a Painfull and Laborious march through a Desart uninhabited Country, so you cannot expect to hear from me often while I continue here which I hope may be of short duration and shou'd be glad at my return to see you well and relate you my adventures which are beyond all Description on Paper, so you must use your best endeavours to get me otherwise Provided for. this is at Best but a Banishment from my friends but from all the world as to news I can give you none, for our operations are quite secret some say we are to attack the French in their Settlements but that cant well be done without a declaration of war, We in our march here did expect to be attackit by them and their Barbarous Indians however we did not meet them, I fancy we got forward before they cou'd way lay us however thats conjecture we are now entrenching till more forces Join us I wrote my Sisters from Virginia about sending out the remainder of my shirts &c as I have no Prospect of being soon back again, and must soon have some cloath to make new ones, as mine are in Genll. Pretty well worn. I shall begg to be remembred to all my acquaintances and friends tell them I often remember them and hope to see them all at my return in good health send my Particular compliments to Dongalston Blythswood Mains Cloud Hamilton &c and must conclude with wishing you health & happineſs and I am your dutifull son James Campbell Camp at OsweygoMay 28 1755 Pray dont forget me to Mr. Lawrence Collquhoun I hope The Bridge and turnpike road are now finish'd since I left Cork I have not heard from any Person & Dongalston not even with my Baggage. Arch will be curious to hear of me so youll communicate this to him and to my Aunt.