Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library

Boston
N Engl 26 May 94

From M Addington
rec^d 13 August 94

These came by the Ship Pelican Samuell Doggett————
Commander and accompany the Acts and Laws made att the two
last meetings of the General Assembly in November and February past
together with the minutes of Council from the Fifth of October unto the
Fifth of Aprill last, and the Duplicates of what passed before to that
time the First being forwarded by Cap^t Gilbert Bant, Commander of the
Ship America, who I understand was arrived, and I hope they are in yo^r
hands, there having been no conveyance from this Port until now
- I have also by this sent the late Treasurers accompts for y^e yeare
1692 and the beginning of the year 1693. All which papers are
committed to the s^d Commander, directed unto your Honour
I have his Receipt to deilver them with his own hand, God sending
him a safe arrival; the Accompt has, according to y^r Hono^rs direction
been laid before the General Assembly and the several articles of
payment therein, are vouched. Some exceptions were made by a
Committee of the Representatives, and answers returned to the same,
the Copys of both which you will receive together with the Accompt.
Nothing since has been further discoursed there about; the Assembly
meet again the next week, at which time I shall pursue my
motion relating to your Honours allowance, which they have under
consideration. I hope the relaxation of a considerable part of y^e past
charge, by meanes of the late repose from annoyance by the Indians
will encourage the granting of something that may be handsome
having had a little breathing.

His Exc^y has lately been to visit the Garrison at Pemaquid
And other the Eastern parts of this Province and to informe
himselfe of the temper and carriage of the Indians, having made
an Exchange of the hostages, and demanded the delivery of the
Captives according to their Engagement, for which they made some
frivolous Excuses promising to do it; they are continually followed
with the unwearied solicitations of the French Emissarys, comeing
among them, who stagger them, and have a great ascendency over
them, by reason of their Religion, being generally prosilytes. 'Tis
nothing but Interest will be likely to hold them. The French are
likewise labouring to corrupt the Maqua's and other Nations of the
Indians westward, and to draw them over to their side. The Governor
of New Yorke has lately been at Albany to endeavour the holding of
them, but it's not altogether groundless feares that the French have
too far prevailed, and if they should gain them it would prove very
pernicious to all their Maj^ties Interests in these parts. You will
have a further accompt of affairs here in the minutes of Council
I shall embrace all opportunities to lay before you what may occur
for their Maj^ties Service, which I shall alwaies strenuously endeavour
in my Station, and upon all occasions approve my selfe

Boston May 26 1694

The foregoing is copy of what went
of Cap^t Dogget this comes by Cap^t
Sears who sailes hence in Company
with him

To the Hon^ble William Blathwayt Esq^r