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,