of lieutenant-colonel. He had previously served in the Fifth
Massachusetts Regiment, in which he was commissioned ensign early
in February, 1745. The regiment rendered gallant service under Sir
William Pepperrell at the taking of Louisburg, and we have abundant
evidence of Glasier's reputation as a brave determined leader in the
following document, the original of which is to be found in the
archives of the Massachusetts Historical Society:

"AGREEMENT. We whose names are underwritten have enlisted
ourselves voluntarily to go on ye attack of the Island Battery at
the mouth of the Harbor of Louisburgh provided Beamsley Glaizer is
our Capt. on said attack and then wee shall be ready att Half am
Hours warning[77]" [Signed by forty individuals.]

[77] The date of this document is probably May, 1745. The Island
Battery was one of the most formidable defences in Louisburg.

Captain Glasier served subsequently under Sir Wm. Johnson and Gen'l
John Winslow.

The idea of securing large grants of land in Nova Scotia was taken up
by officers of the Royal Americans, the 44th foot and other regiments
at Montreal early in the year 1764. Among the promoters were Capt.
Thos. Falconer, Capt. Beamsley Glasier, Capt. John Fenton, Rev. John
Ogilvie, D. D., (chaplain of the Royal American regt.), Major Thos.
Moncrief, Capt. Daniel Claus, Capt. Samuel Holland, Brig. Gen'l. Ralph
Burton, Lieut. Wm. Keough, Lieut. Richard Shorne and others.

Captain Glasier seems to have obtained am extended leave of absence
from his military duties and for three years most of his time was
spent in trying to settle the society's townships. He sailed from
Quebec on the 28th of August, 1764, and after exploring the southern
coast of Nova Scotia and entering many of the harbors in order to get
"the best information of the Goodness of Land, and Conveniency for
carrying on the Fishery," he at length reached Halifax on the 26th of
October. The events subsequent to his arrival we shall let him
describe in his own words.

"Upon my arrival I waited on the governor, and gave him my
letters; he rec'd me with great politeness and ordered a meeting
of Council the next day in order to consult where I should pitch
upon a tract of land suitable for such a Grand Settlement, for it
is looked upon as the most Respectable of any in the province, and
I must say that everybody in authority seem'd to interest
themselves in the thing and give