Isaac Addington letter to William Blathwayt, 1694 November 13

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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 Summers Campaigne.

Sr. I have written unto your selfe or Mr. Povey by evry opportunity
from hence this Summer save only by one small Vessell, 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 Captain Berry who sailed hence the 23d 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 with
his Excellency 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 Excellency being pleased
to accept the care of them himselfe, to be conveyed unto your hands
Also

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Also in the same Ship are sent the Copies of the Affidavits &c
relating to the Complaints exhibited by Mr. Brenton and Captain Short
against the Governour directed to the Right Honorable Mr. Secretary
Frenchard, and are committed unto the care of Mr. Nicholas Roberts
who comes Passenger in the same Ship with the Governour

The Lieuenant Governour was very studious to observe his Majesties
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
demed, 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 sometime 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 preevent
Surprizals and to give assistance toour Neighbours of New Hampshire
Were it not for the distresses and manifold difficulties attending the
War the publick affaires here would be managed with much Ease
to general Satisfaction, and I hope without just grounds for
complaint. The particular fflames which have been blown up
and

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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 Exchange or otherwise
I have not been wanting in Endeavours in that regard, being
studious to express my Obligations unto your Honour in whasoever
falls within my Compass and to render you the best of my services
craving leave to kiss your Honors hand. I am

To the Honorable William Blathwayt Esquire

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13 November 1694
From Mr. Addington