Autograph letter signed : Camp at Pruym, to [Richard Hill], 1705 June 23.

Reporting on the activities of the Duke of Marlborough in his expedition to the Moselle; reporting on the Duke's efforts put together a coalition of force; reporting on the Duke's travel and the results of meetings; reporting the Duke's concern that they could not put together a sufficient force; reporting troop movements and enemy positions; adding "Thus I have given you a short history of our Expedition to the Moselle, where I hope I shall never come again, tho' His Grace has promised the Emperor and the German Princes to be back in six weeks, if our affairs below will permit, and he can have good assurances that he shall be better seconded upon his return...I hope we shall soon have some good news from our fleet that may make us a little amends. The French had not begun to fire on the Cittadel of Liege on Sunday night, so that we shall certainly come on them unawares."