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haveing an Accott M^r W^m Partridge late Treasure^r in province of
New Hampshire is gon for England doe humbly refer my selfe
to mine [to] Lords Plantations & yo^r selfe 1stt Jan^ry 1694 As to the
Acco^tts they were then sent w^th the Exceptions made in Councill
did likewise send copy of his Mittimus & now is sentt
his Acco^tts w^th the Exceptions & Copy of his Mittimus I doe Supose
his secrett goeing or as I may say his runing away is by
Advice of Cooke & Hutchison att Boston Vaughn Walderen &
Moody at Piscatagna. he is a person w^ch hath gott 3000£ by
y^e King in the [Mastt] Trade &c Since my arrivall in y^e Goverm^tt
itts said he is gon to make up his Acco^tts as late Treasure^r butt judge itts
for some other ends of Vaughn & Walderen &c.

if he appears to presentt his Accotts am of y^e opinion [he] oughtt nott
to be allowed untill he clears himselfe of the charges herewith
sentt he is very well feathered

if he produces Acco^tts allowed by y^e Assembly &c w^ch he hath said is his
discharge & cared for noe more in Answer I never committed
the Acco^tts to y^e Assembly for theire Allowance likewise Exceptions
made in Councill was after y^e pretended allowa^s mustt say one
may better steale a House then another looke on

I am humbly of Opinion s^d partridge is nott onely to presentt Acco^tts
& pay y^e [illegible]ttas, butt he ought to answer & suffer for his contemptt
in not obeying of Warrants for paym^tt of mony according to the
rules & methods prescribed by the Kings Instructions likewise
charging y^e Kings Acco^tt for worke w^ch never was done & embezelling
the Kings Mony & converting y^e Same to his own use

he has many knavish & [Shufelling] tricks noe trust to be given him
if he gives Security in England to Answer for his Acco^tts if care
be nott taken will offer suretys worth nothing & leave them

As to his recognizance here I shall doe y^tt which by good advice may
be for his Maj^tys Service he haveing in his recognizance ac
knowledged himselfe in Debted to the King 1000£

I have lately perused his Accotts As for errors often
by his firstt Accompt

sever^ll Articles charged by ord^r doe judge M^r Hincks as presidentt
could ord^r nothing butt by [&] w^th the Councill I demanded the
Acco^tts for w^ch M^r Hincks gave ord^rs butt could never se y^e Acco^tt
of particulars likewise when I had y^e firstt view of y^e Acco^tts
M^r Hincks had nott then signed ord^r for y^e moste whatt jugling
betwene them Two afterwards I know nott he charges for commisio
& Mounting the greatt gunns £51:11- w^ch is £18:14:- above 5 [per cent]
commission w^ch oughtt nott to be w^ch you se in the acco^tt w^ch
they had noe power of allowances or disallowances, whatt he
charges by ord^rs from my selfe you may se by minnitts of
Councill all by Advice & consentt of y^e Councill you will se in
bottom of s^d Accott 90[illegible] was designd for M^r Hincks & himselfe &c
but finding his Acco^tts narrowly scrutined into Scraches y^e same
[outt] as se the bottom of s^d Accott.

As to the 2d Accomptt
There is 36[illegible] charged for [flamps] & noe worke done
five pounds p^d penny noe ord^rs from myselfe or M^r Hincks
Eight pounds seven [shills] pd Jose s^d partridge & Jose came to me in a contemptous man^r att Wests House demanded Allow
ance of the same answered could nott butt by ord^r Councill nott w^th
standing which he charges the Kings Acco^tts w^th the same

he charges £29:5:11 for Mony p^d severall Souldiors of Hampton
for w^ch noe ord^r he had a warrantt to pay Cap^tt Dow of Hampton
mony for Souldiors Dow demands the Mony he refuses to pay
Dow acquaints him he mustt have the Mony by virtue of y^e
warrantt he replys he will pay the Souldiors & nott him [theys]
the warrantt trampleld on

Cap^tt Walton Comand^r of his Maj^tys fourtt had a warrantt for £80:16:6s
demands the whole Mony according to warrantt he pays £28:7:-
to Walton, pays partt of y^e Mony to Souldiors und^r comand of s^d Walton
contrary to Waltons ord^r butt judgeing he would be called to Acco^tt
for nott paying Walton the full summ ^he pays Walton £19:4:8 in full
& gives Walton a bond for y^e Mony p^d to the Souldiors thatt he mightt
have a discharge for y^e whole if this be rightt I know nott whatt
is wrong, butt doubtt nott butt y^tt w^ch may be prop^r will be done for
preventing such contemptous carriage for y^e future

As to Boston Govermtt they satt 5 weaks pastt a bill for 2000£ the Coun
cill & Assembly nott graunting the same to the King y^e L^t Governo^r
att presentt hath laide itt aside Reasons given why nott graunted
to the King, because nott to be Accountable in England & the presentt
Treasurer declaring he will lay down his place if Accountable to y^e
King, thus have hinted att matters, crave Exscuse & remain

20 Dec 1695/6
From M Usher

For His Maj^ties Service
To the Rightt Honn^rble William Blathwaitt
Secrettary of his Maj^ties Plantations
Att his office near
Whitehall
[illegible]