Edward Randolph letter to John Povey, 1688 October 3

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His Excellence putting vp his papers, shewed me the extract
of Collonell Dongans Letter to Mr Blathwayt of the 21 of
ffebruary 1687/8: wherein he sayes I know what is your
due there is some money will come in next Aprill to be
sent ouer to a clerke of the Councill & a Solicitor & it is to bee
a hundred pound a peece: per Annum. if Connecticutt be
joined to this Government I question not but a hundred per
Annum more might be added: to the Clerke of the Councill
I haue enquired into this matter of Mr. Courtlandt who
remembers that abouve a yeare ago Collonell Dongan did in
Generall termes Speake of 100lb: to some at Court but at
the same tyme as he well remembers he said it should
bee ordred in England & not from hence: which he then did
not well vnderstand what was meant & has at no tyme since
heard any more of it:

Sr you wrote me somewhat of it formerly which I did
then communicate to his Excellence who at that tyme professd
that the alteration of the Government here should be no prejudice to
Mr Blathwayt or you: wee want onely the forme ^ ^{& stile} of that
Article in the Virginnia account whence I beleiue Collonell
Dongan was encouraged to write to your Office. I know it
will be allowed with advantage: that of the addition of Con
necticutt was to animate you in procuring that for New Yorke.
& accordingly you were to expect from hence.

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New England
3 October 1688
From Mr. Randolph
Received December 1688

Nothing of the clerk of the
Councill or Sollicitor for
New York: