SHIPTON _Secretary's Office, Halifax, April 30th, 1770._ Captain * * * Godfrey * * * has the Governor's permission to occupy the Fort and barracks of Frederick on the St.John River, &c., &c.
RICHARD BULKELY.] After spending the winter at Halifax, he chartered a brig in the month of May, 1770, and then putting on board his goods and stores sailed for Fort Frederick with his wife and family.

On his arrival at the fort he carefully surveyed the situation and concluded that he would abandon the idea of trading there.
He found no one at the fort to assist him in protecting it, and a few days after his arrival the Indians became so troublesome and threatening that he found it would be impossible to remain there, protect the fort single-handed, and carry on trading operations successfully.
One afternoon the Indians appeared before the fort in numbers, threatening that if the place was not vacated at once they would murder the occupants.

They then made a rush and got within the enclosure, and soon after retired.
Captain Godfrey had fortunately purchased from the master of the vessel in which he brought his merchandize to the fort, a small boat.

The boat had been securely moored at the island below the fort.
The day following the assembling at the fort the savages again appeared and attempted to steal the boat, and would have done so had not Mrs.
Godfrey succeeded in reaching the shore in time to discharge a musket at the thieves.

The Redskins pulled the boat to the spot where she stood, but Mrs.Godfrey never moved from the position she had taken.