Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library

13 Novem - 1694
From M Addington

Nov 13 1694

Hon^ble S^r

I hope I may by these congratulate your safe Return from
Flanders; the which I should rejoyce to hear of, and the success of
the summer Campaigne.

S^r I have written to your self or Mr Povey by every opportunity
from hence this Summer: save only by one small Vessel, which went
at the same time with four or five more bigger and of better force.
I also by two several conveyances forwarded the minutes of Council
and the Laws made by the General Assembly with two Copies of
the late Treasurers Accompts and gave you a summary Information
of the affairs of this Province. I am in hopes that some of my letters
and papers are arrived having no perfect Intelligence what Ships
are taken. And by Cap^t Berry who sailed hence the 23^rd of September
past I transmitted the minutes of Council, and other the Laws
made afterwards. But for fear of miscarriage I have in the ship wth
his Exc^y sent all the Laws made from the Eighth day of November
1693 to this day, with the Duplicates of what went by Berry, and
the further minutes of Council to the end of October, and of the
General Assembly unto the middle of the same, his Exc^y being pleased
to accept the care of them himself to be conveyed unto your hands
Also in the same Ship are sent the Copies of the affidavits &c
relating to the complaints exhibited by M^r Brenton and Cap^t Short
against the Governour directed to the R^t Hon^ble M^r Secretary
Trenchard, and are committed unto the care of M^r Nicholas Roberts
who comes passanger in the same Ship with the Governour

The Lieu^t Governour was very studious to observe his Maj^ties
commands in directing that affair with an equal hand, and
allowed free liberty to all persons to offer what they had to say
in those matters which are [swoln] to a great bulk and possibly
some of them but little to the purpose, which if they had been
deinied, the parties concerned would have accounted themselves
injured, the validity and pertenency of them will come under con
sideration in the proper season, when the parties make improvement
of them.

We have for some time now past been quiet from annoyances by
the Enemy, but are daily expecting fresh attacks, being at a
very considerable charge for the guarding of our Frontiers to prevent
surprizals, and to give assistance to our Neighbours of New Hampshire
Were it not for the distresses and manifold difficulties attending y^e
War, the publick affaires here would be managed with much Ease
to general satisfaction, and I hope without just grounds for
complaint. The particular flames which have been blown up
And possibly shone abroad, being pretty well extinguished
and uncomfortable heats occasioned by those Fires allaied.
Preparations are making and a Ship taken up for lading of
Naval Stores, which will be dispatched with all the speed possible
by which conveyance care will be taken to remit the hundred
pound I formerly acquainted your Honour, was granted you by the
General Assembly, which could not well be sooner provided for by
reason of the difficulty of Returns from hence by Exch^a or otherwise
I have not been wanting in Endeavours in that regard, being
studious to express my obligations unto your Honour in w^tsoever
falls within my compass and to render you the best of my services.
craving leave to kiss your Honors hand, I am

Boston in N England
November 13th 1694

To the Hon^ble William Blathwayt Esq^r