the judges such as devote themselves wholly to that

soe small to support

them @ their familys in that station as is set

forth in their petition which I have herewith sent to his Maty for his consideration, neither can the

Attorney-generals small perquisites bee able to maintain him in going thro his Mat ys concerns, which

may take up his whole time, without the addition of such salary as his Mat? shall think fitt to allow

Your Lop 3 taking all this into y r consideration, cannot but think his Mat y must be in debt, which however would not have been very much had Mr Santen done his duty

What revenue there is is with the ease @ satisfaction of the people @ paid without grumbling, tho» as much as modesty can bee put

upon them

Soe that if Connecticut be not added to the Goverm1 it can be hardly able to support itself. if it bee added, thee revenue will

But

bee sufficient to keep the King wholly out of debt

Mr Santen taxes me with covetousness in not allowing sufficiently to the officers employed. gardly I have not been, but the revenue being soe small to bee as good a husband for the King as I could

Nig-

% having soe great a charge, I endeavored

I'm sure better than I ever was for myself.

And

truly I have been put soe to it to make things doe that what small pquisits I got, I have disburst,