a good & perfect settlem' of y^ other Colonyes on the Coast which I am Labouring to represent & -if your excellency can by your Information from myself or othei's put it forward it will be a true seruice to y^ Crown of Engl^ Your excellency hath every day reports from y^ severall parts here coming to you that may Inform of y ' troubles, disapoyn*, mines & danger y* y ' severall Governm*^ by yc french & Indian & by themselves labour onder that I need not prticularly enforme you, I ask to be accounted your Excellency's Correspondent in euery thing that may Import y"^ Majesty's service & am perticularly S"" Your. To My L'l Inchiquin

GOV. SLOUGHTER TO JOSEPH CHURCH,

Sir -- I have heard several Complamts of oppression and injury done to severall Inhabitants of Dartmouth and Little Compton driving them from their familys forcing of them to Warr and levying of taxes upon them wiChout Authority and other Abuses by you and others, their Maty's Subjects ought not to suffer at this Rate and asm-e Yo^ selfe if I hear any more Complaints of that nature I will take such methods to ease the subjects as will effect you otherwise than you are aw^re of at present.! am

S' Yo« Fort William Henry

May ye Eighth 1691

To his Excelln«=y Henry Slather Govem"" and Commander

in Cheife in and Over their Maf'^s Province of New

Yorke &<=a in America, and to his hormo''ble Cour.cell

The Humble Petion of Joseph Sackett That yo' Petno^ was