Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

Hee is likewise very troublesome to the present management of liis Mat 73 customs I desire that as soon as may bee I may know what his M&P 3 pleasure is should bee done with him, what ace* I have here given y Lopi of him is as moderate as may bee farr short of what I might have represented @ yet have spoken nothing but the truth. What I have done has not been out of malice, for I beare none to him rather pitty, but purely with an intent to >s

doe his Ma^ service

@ to secure his interest, as I doubt not will appear to yr L0PP

and

if

bee to be blamed for any tiling in the Series of this affair its for too much forbearance

Thus my Lords I have given you as good an account of the Revenue received, @ by whom as I can mismanaged and by what meanes I shall theres fore now proceed to give your Lopp an estimate of what charge the maintenance of this Govermt has been hitherto to mee @ what will bee requisite for its further support Its a very hard thing upon mee that coming over hither in troublesome times, finding noe revenue as also how the same in a great part of it has been

@ yet having three garrisons to look after @ the forts in the condition before mentioned, @ finding such contest between the Governm* of Canada @ this about the Beaver Trade the Inland Country @ the Indians, to purchase, as I was obliged by my instructions, sixty odd miles, upon