Yesterday Mr. Peyroney set off from this; who I hope will also meet with your Honour's approbation and indulgence, as his behaviour has merited a reward from his Country (such he looks upon this to be). Mr. Campbell ⁶⁶ arriv'd Yesterday, after appointing the Musters for the Northern Neck. I was not a little surpris'd to hear him say he was to have Half of my Salary, especially when he at the same time gave me to understand he expected it was the half of the 70 [£], exclusive of the 30 [£] which he has for his two County's which is near a third of what I get for the whole 11 Countys; a great disporportion this. I hope your Honour gave Mr. Campbell no room to expect this, for I think it exceedingly hard that I shou'd give so much more for a deputy than others, especially when the duty is much easier. For the Middle district which has 10 Countys; Muse gives but 40£; Colo. Thorton ⁶⁷ gives yet less for his while I, by Mr. Campbell's account is to give 65£, or at any rate 50£. I hope, if your Honour is kind enough to continue me in that office, you will not oblige me to give such an exhorbitant allowance to a Person who, by all acc't knows nothing of the duty he has undertaken. I can get a Person whom I have taken great pains myself to teach, and who is perfectly acquainted with every part of the Service, to do the duty of the whole for the same that others give, and I shou'd be very glad for the sake of having the Countys kept in tolerably discipline, and for the favour of obliging me, your Honour wou'd indulge me in this, as I will engage it shall turn more to the Publick advantage,

[Note:Colin Campbell, deputy adjutant of the Northern Neck. Washington's cash account for 1754 shows that he paid Campbell £25 for the last half of that year. ]

[Note:Col. John Thornton, of Spotsylvania. ]