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I have read both your L^rs of y^e 16^th July & 14^th of
Oct^r w^th the Acts of Assembly
the and other Transcripts & Duplicates of y^e same
wherein I am to own your great care and
punctuality which I desire you to continue
for his Maj^tys Service I understand at y^e same ^time
you had rec^d my deposition for y^e office of Auditor
which came to you w^th the Letters patents
without any [L^re] from my selfe w^ch was occasioned
by y^e great hurry I was in upon my attending his
Maj^ty into Flanders, nor can I at present give
any other instructions [yⁿ] such as are contain'd in
y^e grant it selfe & Deputation. The intent of
both of them being that the publick acco^ts be duly examin'd
and presented audited, and presented in a proper
method to the Councill & Assembly for their Allowance
and so to be transmitted unto [by land]
The Chief end of troubling you was rather for their
Maj^s Service then for any p[ar]ticular view of [profit]
which I do not otherwise propose to my selfe than as
may be thought reasonable by such who have the
direction of those acco^ts and in y^e first place I
should be glad your pains & care were duly considered as By this conveyance the Governor receives
a L^re from his Maj^ty the contents whereof will
afford you [complaynt] enough But your Zeal for
his Maj^ty Service & y^e publick good will carry you
through it. I shall not add any more at
present but that I am

Mr J^sa Addington

Febr^y 26^th 1692/3
To Mr J^sa Addington