Isaac Addington letter to William Blathwayt, 1697/1698 January 25

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My last unto your honour was of the 1st of November
past per Captain 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 referring
to the Government were transmitted unto the Right Honorable the Lords
Commissioners of the Council of Trade and Plantations by his Majestys
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 further 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
buisness 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

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Herewith your honour will receive a Duplicate of the
Accompt sent by my last unto their Lordshipps beginning the 27th day
of May 1696 and carried down unto the 11th of November following
Together with the further Accompt of the Treasury from that time
unto the 22d of May 1697 and the Several Orders of the General
Assembly for their Approbation and Allowance of the said Accompts
The hurrys and distractions of the last Summer 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 imerited favours have laid me
under to your Service

Sr. The News of peace was bid welcome and entertained with
the universal rejoyceing of his Majestys 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, It's hope 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

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They will be obliged in a little time to Submit themselves.

We have been waiting with long expectation to hear of his Excellency
the Governours arrival, but the time being so far run out since
several Merchant Ships arrived here who accompanied him part of his
Voyages 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 communicated by him who
is ambitious of being accounted of the number of

William Blathwayt Esquire

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25 January: 1697/8

From Mr. Addington