ffort William 1689: 24 March Major wintrop sir -- yours of the 17^^ of ffebry last past by Capt Lodwicks I have well received and am obliged for your good advice I shall not be wanting in continuing of good correspondance, and hope it will be answered it being as you will observe a great necessity -- for his Ma^'^^s service in these troublesome tymes about Albany we are sending up forces & three members of our councell to settle & order all things there whereof I have given an account to the Hon^i^ Gouernor Bradsted &, have sent him a coppy of a letter received from Barbadoes & delivered to give you the perusall thereof to which I referre you, Capt Lodwicks is quyte reformed since his voyage to Boston declaring that he was better Informed of the country criminalls their wickedness & intends to keep a better correspondance with us we have newes of Capt Storme

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safe arryvali to London with whom I have sent myne Ensigiiewith letters to his Ma'ie, so that we hope by the first to receive a gracious acceptance of what we have done having no more to trouble you for the present after myne respects I remaine sir your humble servant

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A : 1690 : 26 March in fort william. Honorable sirs -- I received yours last night & am in expectatione of the other gentlemen, tell them I cannot be able to answer your honors Just request onely I rather choose to fall in the hands of the Lord then man, & find not that house fitt for such generall & great concernes, but we can propose one two milles of the toun a good & nett house by Capt. Arian Cornelis where no small pox is, but God be thanked the infection is not so great nor mortall as it is represented to you, the bearer shall take care to inform e you &c.