THE SAME TO THE SAMEf

Anno 1689 : the 9th August in fort Winiam Honored Sir -- The 7th of this instant was my last to you by 1 sox-luitTs, who petitioned to goe to their parents, who were

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sike, I have received the letter from Governor Broadstreet whicl» you have been pleased to send me by the bearer, being advised of sir Edmond Andross escape & their diligence about the pursuance of them we have had newes of his stope at Rhoad Islan.i about tuo days agoe, It is about eight dayes date, we have perceived some expectation by the grandees which no doubt had intelligence & hope to see him here, they were much in discouraging the people to work, spreading abroad it was onely my notione & ambition to make such doing & hasting for fortification that I was obliged to gett the children who gathered in . one day above 100 load stones. The mayor & severall others are departed from hence, It is thought now to meet sir Edmund we are upon our guards, & hope that they are frustrat of their expectatione, expecting the honor of an answer of my former and this, I shall in the mean tyme advise you of all what passes by all opportunities & after my respects to you and major Gold I recommend you & us in the protection of the Almighty & remaine your &c.

TO THE GOVERNOR AT BOSTON

1689 13 August

The above is a coppy of myne last by John Moll to which I referre myselfe since I have received news from Albany as by the coppy of the enclosed your Hon^ may see, whereupon we have answered & according to our capacity have complied with their desire as by the enclosed copie of my letter to them, and ance have verball newes that the people that came from the Indianes report that there is killed & taken by our Indianes of the french & their Indianes above 500 & the informatione of the three men killed was false, the place called Schorachtoge belongs to the Magistrates there, who doe still Justice for their Mamies King ■william & Queen Mary by the oath they have suorne to the late King James it is the uttermost frontiers & there are six or seven families all or most rank french papists that have their relationes at Canada & I suppose settled there for some bad designe &are lesser to be trusted there in this conjuncture of tyme then evei