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25 Jan. 1697/8

From M^r Addington

My last unto your honour was of the [1^th] of November
past [by] Cap^t Robert Bowes, who I hope arrived Safely. I therein
gave your honour a Summary Account of the State of affairs here
at that time, and what Acts and Laws, and other writings refering
to the Government were transmitted unto the R^t Hon^ble the Lords
Commissioners of the Council of Trade and Plantations by his Ma^ties
Ship the Falkland, which Sailed for England Some Short time before.
This is the next conveyance that has offered from this place by which I
have forwarded the farther Acts and Laws, Minutes of Council and
Journal of the Assembly. Since my former I have been favoured
with a Letter from Mr Povey, who therein informes me That the
Accompts of the Treasury are to be transmitted unto your honour
for the Information of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury (the
business of the Plantations being somewhat altered upon the new
Establishment from what it was heretofore, the whole not remaining in
the care of one Office) which I have accordingly attended, and
Herewith your honour will receive a Duplicate of the
Accompt sent by my last unto their Lord^sps beginning the 27^th day
of May 1696 and carried down unto the 11^th of November following
Together with the further Accompt of the Treasury from that time
unto the 22^d of May 1697 and the several orders of the General
Assembly for their Approbation and Allowance of the s^d Accompts
The hurrys and distractions of the last Sumer has prevented the
bringing forward the Accompts of this year to be laid before the
Assembly, which will be made ready against their next Session
What will be further incumbent on me in the discharge of my duty
I Shall readily observe upon notice thereof and shall most cheerfully
embrace all occasions wherein I may testify the high obligations
which your honours repeated and merited favours have laid me
under to your Service

S^r , The news of peace was bid welcome and entertained wth
the universal rejoyceing of his Ma^ties Subjects here, being tired out &
exhausted by a long wasting War, and divers other distressing
calamitys befalling them in the two or three yeares last past, as
Scarcity of bread, Sickness &c. If the Indians who lye out in Rebellion
can be but reduced, Its hoped the Province will again revive. All
things are in a present quiet, the Indians having attempted nothing
for several months. If the French do not countenance & supply them
They will be obliged in a little time to Submit themselves.

We have been waiting with long expectation to hear of his Exc^y
the Governours arrival, but the time being so far run out since
several Merch^t Ships arrived here who accompanied him part of his
voyage and the weather having been lately so severe, that We are out
of hopes of seeing him before the Spring, when the Season will be
more propitious for his gaining the Coast. The Ships bound in hither
had a more favourable opportunity than those designed for New Yorke
and a very Speedy passage.

Nothing more offers at present worthy your honours notice.
As any thing of moment occurs, it shall be comunicated by him who
is ambitious of being accounted of the number of

Boston N England
January 25th 1697/8
Mr Blathwayt Esq^r