At Peniaquid there is another Fort built after the same manner as I am informed a particular description whereof I am not capable of giving having never been there however its a great charge q

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Govermn without being any thing of advantage to it, having officers there with

twenty men always in pay, And which makes it yet more chargeable, I am forced to send If stores thither, altho' its near four hundred miles from this place from time to time provisions

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His Maty were pleased that I might draw of the men and arms from that place with the guns being that I might have leave to put them further into the country I would place them of light carriage

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where I will give your Lo h P an ace1 hereafter

And then if his Maty were further pleased to annex that place to Boston, being very convenient for them in regard to its vicinity affording great store of Fishery

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for that purpose lying

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along to the eastward of them And in lieu of that to add to this Government Connecticut @ Rhode Island, Connecticut being so conveniently situate in its adjacing to us and soe inconvenient for the people of Boston by reason of its being upwards of two hundred miles distance from thence, all

Besides Connecticut as it now is takes away from us almost all the land of value that lies adjoyneing to Hudsons River