1690: 7th Aprill In fort William HoNBLE Sir -- Myn last to your honor was by the way of Rhoad Island in great haste onely representing to your honor the great necessity of a general! meeting in N: York to which I referre your honor, 1 have also for the same purpose sent to all parts east & west & am sorry that Capt: B!agg was denied, Livingstone being represented to your honor such malefactor charged w^th treasonable crymes, we have caused to search his house at Albany & find that he has conveyed away all box & papers concerning his Majestys revenue, having received same a wholl year without giving an account so that his Matie will loose considerable thereby, he was not able to doe the least hurt concerning the five nations more then they did, wee have gott possessione of the fort without violence nor bloodshed, & have setled there all things to great Satisfaction of the Indianes that was then there present, tuo of the chiefest mohacks sachems desired to come to York & discourse me.

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be received the greatest satifactione Imaginable discovering the great delusiones the Convention of Albany have putt them under, my greatest work w^as to take away the umbrage the new England people gave by departing in that Juncture of time & broke our order by violence, which was indeed breaking the silver chaine you mention & covenanted to, he will that appeare true that your agent represents it to his Matie that new England was such w^arlike people & like to make him Emperor of this moderne empire, but I contribute the fault to no body but their sweet Secretary Allan, he rules those parts, his honor the Governor having write to me that he had but the name of a Governor & your honor feares they will be discouraged to assist us, unless wee accomodate &L ease that matter whei'e rather I must say without abusing the good people among them, our calanuties & divisiones are indebted to them.