I give your honor hearty thanks for your readines in assisting us with guns & powder, but frustrate by your own skarcety, I have bought at Burlingtoun 1000 lb powder & given order to buy all what may be had at Philadelphia & intend please God to send for it by land with a convoy of 40 men, & shall endeavor that their Maties may be proclaimed thereabout over record, I give your honor also hearty thanks for the care, and desire if possible onely for the present 1o have a catalogue of bookes and papers there belonging to this province, I further desire your honor for a mutuall & neighbourly correspondence as occasion shall requyre,in all matters conducing

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to their Mamies service &, I shall omit nothing that may appeare serviceable to your intrest & wellfare, I shall add no more but that I am sir &c.

THE SAME TO THE SAME.

A: 1689: the 30: October in fort William Honored Sir: -- Inclosed is a letter which was intended by Major Savits who departed before I had it ready, Since I had the honor to receive yours by John Moll, for which I am infinitely obliged, I have newes Since that there is secured in the fort and toun at delaware 5000 lb powder, which I intend please God to fetch by land with a convoy, the 50 souldiers for assistance to Albany are to depart to day or to morrow • Enclosed is a coppie of a letter from London by the last ship that arryved at delaware last June from doctor Cox to Mr flathan, where your honor may see the character & opinione they have in England of sir Edmond. Collonell Byard and the late Mayor & custome master abscond themselves & cannot be found to answer for which may be alleged to them, I desire your honors further friendly correspondence, after my respects I remaine sir &c.