Isaac Addington letter to William Blathwayt, 1692 July 16

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I may not Omit to render my hearty Acknowledgment of Obligation
and Gratitude unto yourselfe for your ffavour in the Honour confer'd
upon me by their Majesties appointing me to be Secretary of their
Province of Massachusetts Bay; In which Office I shall studiously
Endeavour to approve myselfe in all Loialty and good ffidelity
unto their Majesties Service. And in Obedience unto his Majesties Commands
Signified to me in a Letter from the Right Honorable the Lords of his
Majesties most Honorable Privy Council, the Committee for Trade and
fforreign Plantations, I have by Captain John Ware Commander of
the Friendship, transmitted unto yourselfe the Acts made and
passed by the great and General Court or Assembly, with the
Copy's of the Minutes or Journals of the Council &c. to be laid
before their Lordships, And shall take care to forward Duplicates
thereof by the next Succeeding Convayance. I am Informed by a
Letter fromm Povey, that yourselfe was pleased to Order a Box of
Rul'd paper for that purpose; but am not advised sto whose care it was
committed, I have made Inquiry about it, but cannot hear of it, In want
thereof I have Endeavoured to attend the best direction I could gather
from Mr. Poveys Letter for the fforme of transcribing of the Journals of
the Council, and hope you will please to have me excused, if it do not so
exactly conform to what was expected, what is wanting or amiss therein,
upon your Intimation shall readily be amended for future. The Affayr's
of the War, together with the intending of what was necessary for Settle
ment of the Government has put upon those hurry's that may render
things done less digested and imperfect. Sir His Excellency is now
setting forward an Expedition against the ffrench and Indian Enemy
and intends to go in person to conduct that Affayre, which I hope will be
attended with good Success for the giveing Check to the Insolence of
those treacherous and barbarous Enemys. he purposes to Embarque
within a few day's, And I understand is preparing before his departure to lay
before his Majesty an Account of the present state of Affayres here
by which you will be more fully Informed; With the tenders of my most
humble Service, Praying the continuance of your ffavour. I Subscribe

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To the Honourable
William Blathwayt
Esquire
At the Plantation Office
London

Present

New England
16 July 1692
From M Addington
Received 6 September: 1692