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Besides the paper Sent to me by Mr. Bosom- worth you have Sir a Certificate of M. John Pye Recorder of Savannah who I desired to be present at the Opening of my Goods, weh. were
Value of cares and hardships suffered.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Mr. John Terry to Mr. Verelst.
Insinua. tions cast in regard to Mr. Terry by Capt. Lemon.
Carried Directly from on board the Loyall Judith to the wharf And publick Magazine of Savannah In Order to Clear My Self of the Asseperssions [sic] Capt". Lemon would have Laid on me By his insisting to Search my goods as if he had had intelligence that I had Robbd him or the ships provissions, I hope this Certifi- cate will be Sufficiant to Distroy that part of his insinuations, I wou'd have had the Magis- trates or Some of them to be Also present but None of them Would grant me that fav.,- You also have a Certificate of Mr. Bolzius Minister of Ebenezer ich. shews what Care I did take of his people Signed also by Mr. Vigera And One from the Highlanders, all weh. papers Sir I beg you will Lay before The Board, In Closed also an Acct. of Disbursments According to your Orders Amounting to Thirteen pounds Nineteen shill & 4ª. for the Ballance of neh. is due to me Eight pounds Nineteen shills & 4ª .- I had five pounds of M. Stephens at Savannah in Order to pay Some disbursements that Capt". Lemon had made for weh. My Note was to Stand good to the Said Mr. Stephens till the balle. of my Ace'. was paid But when the said Gentlemen was going to pay me £14 : 2 : 6 wch. wth. the £10 you were so Good to pay me in London Made together Twenty four pounds 2/6 Which was for three quarters Salary Due at Christmas Last, he then was please to Stop the said five pounds And return'd me my Note, that is all the Obligation I have to him
An account of disburse- ments.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Mr. John Terry to Mr. Verelst.
Sir if M' John Cholie hath Call'd or Sent to you wth. an Assignation of Seven Guineas I gave him on you before I Left London please to Dis- charge the same out of the Ballce. due to me on my Disbursments, And pay the remainder to Mr. Abrahm. Dupont who will call upon you, And if the said M. Cholie hath Not been with you please to pay the whole ballee. to the said Dupont who will go & take up My Note, I heartily beg your pardon for all this trouble-
Sir as I hope the Hon. the Trustees will Grant me some Considerations for the trouble I have had. I Also hope that from thence you will be Able to Reimburse your Self the primium you paid for the £70 I beg'd of you to Inssure for me. In Case you have Inssured the Said Sum. And whatever there may be Over and above please to pay it to the Said Dupont And you'll Very much oblige me, who am wth. all due re- spects
St. Your Most Obedt. & hum Serv .. John Terry.
Here follows a List of Such as died in the passage, vizt .---
A Male Child of Geo. Eigel aged 18 month Bernhard Klockers Son Aged 4 yr3. & a. half. the wife of Norman Mac- donnald aged 29 yrs. Daniel Mackay a Labourer Aged 32 yrs .- a female Child of Geo. Douglass Aged 2 yrs. Ann Murray
Mr. John Cholie.
Mr. Abraham Dupont.
Considera. tions for trouble asked of the Trustees.
List of those who died on voyage over.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Mr. John Terry to Mr. Verelst.
a Single woman Aged- 18 yrs. Cathrine Mackay Aged 6 yrs. And Ann Cotton a Single woman aged 23 yrs.
Ann Cot- ton's clothes blew over- board.
Mary Joliff changed husbands three times.
This Ann Cotton is the person for whom I bought the ('loaths that Are charged in My Acct., hers having been blon [sic] Over board As they were hanging up to Dry. And she then was Naked in bed, if she had Lived She Should have paid for them. As to Mary Joliff of wch. I wrote you about, I phisickt her As well as I could & so Brought here, She hath already Changed husbands three times I heard. the Gene'. recª. a packet Yesterday and that there is a minister Comming wch. we want very Much. I was in Good hopes to have recd. a line or two from you Sr. by said packt but have Not been so happy,-The Same.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
COPY OF LETTER FROM JOHN TERRY TO HARMAN VERELST ESQR. AT HIS HOUSE IN QUEEN SQUARE WESTMINSTER IN LONDON
RED WAX SEAL
Frederica in Georgia 17th June 1742.
Sir
In Closed you have a letter for Mr. John Simpson in weh. is all the Accts. of the provis-
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Mr. John Terry to Mr. Verelst.
sions he ship'd on board the Loyall Judith for the Use of the passengers, wch. I Leave Open for yr. perusall After wch. please to Seal it And Cause the same to be Deliver'd to him-
If I rightly Understand Sir the Orders I had given to me by you in Respect to the said pro- vissions, I think I was at the Expiration of the Voyage To Sell what should be then Remaining, for the Benefit of Mr. John Simpson And to Remit to him the produce of the Same, And by way of preferance To lett the passengers have of Said provissions what they thought. proper To Buy, they paying for the same, And that after they were Supplyed, And If Any still Un- sold to Dispose of it to Any body. But you'll See Sir by the Said Inclosed Letter it was Not in my power to fullfill that part of my Instruc- tions, for when I Landed the said provisions at Savannah I had them Carried to the Store for their Security, But I did not then Imagine it would Be no more in my power to take them Out Again. And that I should Be prevented to proceed According to my Instructions.
Messrs. Stephens & Jones Made a Jest, And Laught at the Power I had to dispose of the said provissions, And told me it Meant only that I was to Lodge them in their Store. And would not Suffer me by Any Means to have Any thing to do with them afterwards.
Soon after a Surgeons Mate, to Gen1. Ogle- thorpes Regiment Came to Savannah who Brought me a letter from his Excellency, who
An account of provis- ions shipped by Mr. John Simpson.
Instructions in regard to pro. visions.
Unable to carry out in- structions.
Mr. Terry laughed at by Mr. Stephens and Mr. Jones.
A letter from Gen. Oglethorpe to Mr. Terry.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Mr. John Terry to Mr. Verelst.
had Orders to purchase And bring with him all such provisions he could Meet with Which Made Me Again Apply to the Above Gentlemen for the Said Provissions, But to No purpose, So was compelld to Leave Said provissions In to their hands, And take M. Stephens receipt for the same.
What those Gentlemen Meant in Using Me So I dont Know And why they refused W. Bol- zius Minister of Ebenezer the quantity of pro- vissions he wanted to Buy for his people I Neither Know -- But this I do Know, that they took a Memorandum from me of the Prises Each particulars Cost in England, in Order I suppose to remit the Amount of the whole Ac- cording to those Rates to M'. Simpson wch. I am Since informed hath been done. tho said provisions have been sold at Double that prise
I could have Sold the Said provissions at a very Adventageous prise for W. Simpson Biscuii being then at 25/ { hundred, flower at 23/ Butter and Cheese at 12ª. ₹ pd. And Every thing in proportion, if this had been wth. an intent to dispose [sic] the Same Again to the poor people at the same prise, all woud be well- But Sir, Mr. Bolzius As before Men- tionned wou'd Not be Sufferd to buy for the people who had come with me, the quantity he wanted, wch. was yet Very Small, And the Little he was Suffer'd to buy, was at An Advanced prise. The Revª. M. Orton who has been here told me, that what he bought of those provis-
Rev. Mr. Orton paid double the prime cost for provisions.
Mr. Bolzius, minister of Ebenezer, refused provisions he wanted to buy.
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Mr. John Terry to Mr. Verelst.
ions he paid Double the prime Cost And Up- wards.
If all this is for the Benefit of M'. Simpson, or such as you Are Content wth., I am St. very well Satisfyed, And value the Gentlemen for So Doeing !
In Closed you have an Acct. of what provis- sions were shipd on bord for the Use of the pas- sengers, also An Acc. of what was Expended During the voyage with two Separate Acct. of what I recd. out of Each ship, And An Account of the whole to wch. is Annexed a receipt for the same from Mr. Wm. Stephens
I hope Sir you And Mr. Simpson will Allow me My Expences at Savannah where I was de- tain'd Near five weeks On Acct. of the Said pro- visions being I had No Other Buisiness there, And I should think it very hard if I was to bear them MySelf, therefore I leave it to both your Discretions-
Youll Also find Sir an Affidavit of Mr. Loach whereby he Justifies himself for Not having been able to give Me An Acct. of what was Ex- pended on board the Europa Capt. John Wad- ham
I would have Made Capt" Lemon give me Satisfaction for the proviss" Wanting, but could Not persuade the Magistrates of that place to Take Cognisance of it, But they readily took Cognisance of the provissns. It is Needless Sir to tell you how Negligent they all were to see
Account of expenditures on voyage over.
Expenses for five weeks' stay in Sa- vannah.
Affidavit of Mr. Loach.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Mr. John Terry to Mr. Verelst.
me rectifyed. The Lord help all such as Lives Under their Government for it is a most sad one And No wonder that the Collony is in the Condition it Now is, &c-
A note from Capt. Lemon.
You'll also find Inclosed a Note of Capt". Lemon where by he promises to be Accountable to M'. Simpson for About a firking of butter And two Cheshire Cheeses. as if he was not Ac- countable for the rest that is wanting, still I thought proper to take that,-
Personal indebt- edness to Mr. Simpson.
You have also a bill of ?sell or Note of what provis™8 : I took for my own Use And, for which I Stand Indebted to Mr. Simpson and wait for a line from you or him on that Acct.
On theese heads Sir I thought proper to write you a Separate Letter Supposing it might be More Agreable to you whose good will and favours I shall allways seek all oppertunities to gaine And Merit And under who's protection I heartyly. beg to be, if I can in any ways be of any service to you here, pray freely Command him who is wth. all due respects / Sir
Your most Obediant hum Servt. John Terry.
I hope Good Sr. if Any Oppertunities offers for my advancemt. you will be so Kind to Re- member me as being intirely devouted to you I also hope you'll favour me wth. a line to inform Me how farr my Conduct in this voyage hath appeared Agreable to the hon the Trustees & you
June the 17th. 1742.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Wm. Stephens to the Trustees.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
LETTER FROM WM. STEPHENS ESQR TO THE TRUS- TEES ACCOTANT RECD 13 SEPT. 1742
Savannah 13 July 1742.
ST.
This Evening I recª the enclosed, ₹ Express from his Excellence at Frederica, with the Joy- full News which youll find therein; & his Orders to stick at no Expence in sending it forward to you: for which End I send my Son, who I am sure is as able as willing, to make the utmost Dispatch to Charles Town :
I wrote you of the 4 May & 9th of June, with the usual papers &c (of wch more hereafter) ; and was upon writing you again a week since: but the Spaniards after several years threat- ning, at length made an Invasion upon us in earnest, with upwards of 30 Vessels of War of all sizes ; entering into the Harbour of St Simons on the 5th. inst, notwithstanding what smart op- position they met with in doing it; & immediate- ly landed a Body of men said to be about 600. How they have been rec", you'll herewith be in- formed best by his Excellence himself. If the Men of War which he expects from Charles Town to assist him, are not too dilatory; tis hoped the Enemys Ships will be all pent in, & delivrd into the Generals hands. Whatever be the Event which Providence has appointed; we
The Span- iards made an invasion in earnest.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Wm. Stephens to Harman Verelst.
All parts of Colony alarmed by descent of enemy.
are now greatly encouraged at the happy Suc- cess, which has thus far attended his valour & Conduct. This Descent of the Enemy upon the Colony, you may imagine has alarmd all parts of it: and as it has fallen to my Share, to have the Direction of the Militia in these parts; I have bestirred my self to the best of my power, in putting our selves in such a Posture, as may conduce most to our defence if attackt by small Partys: or if they should be too numerous, to secure a good retreat : but I hope they ll have little Stomach to come here, after our General has done with 'em yonder.
I shall wish to write you more perfectly in few days ; and at present must conclude
S'
Your very humble Servant Will : Stephens.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.) LETTER FROM MR. WM. STEPHENS TO MR. HAR- MAN VERELST.
Savannah 18 July 1742.
S'.
Col. Steph- ens' son sent with letters to Charles Town.
On Wednesday last, the 14th inst, I sent off my Son Express for Charles Town, with divers letters & packetts from the General; some for England, some for sundry persons of Distin-
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Wm. Stephens to Harman Verelst.
guishd note in Charles Town. The great pur- port of the whole, was principally to inform us how Affairs stood with his Excellence at that time, under such an Invasion as the Enemy had lately made; and how happely he had repulsed some of their Partys, whom he had attackd with such success as is scarce credible; killing great Numbers, with very little loss of men on our side; & intimating the prospect he had, with fair hopes, of discomfiting this great Armada, by Gods help. This acct I thought of too great Importance, to risque the sending by an uncer- tain way on water, but dispatchd my Son with it over land from Purrysburgh to Charles Town; from whence I am now expecting him: but cannot delay the good News weh comes tumb- ling in one after another: wherefore I take the Opportunity of sending by a Friend just setting off for Carolina what advices I had fresh from his Excellence last Night : and as we hope every day for better & better; as I have opportunity, whatever comes to my hand of that sort; my Dnty & Zeal will not suffer me to withhold a minute longer than need requires. I say noth- ing of wt we are, and have been doing here, for a time past : I have shewn my best endeavour, and hearty good Will to promote such things as may most conduce to our preservation in case of the Enemys nearer approach : but at present they have to deal with. one who is Master of Courage and Conduct sufficient (tis now hoped) to make the Dons respect their attempt. The enclosed papers will best shew you how things
Genl. Ogie. thorpe's success with the Spaniards.
Fresh advice from Genl. Oglethorpe.
How things go in the South at present.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Mr. Christie to Mr. Vernon.
go in the South at present; & as for wt we do in this part of the Colony, it may as well be read hereafter in my future Journal. You'll of course imagine ; what I write at this season may need correction in such a Hurry: & you'll be so kind to do that in behalf of
Your very humble Serv. Will : Stephens.
To
Mr. Harman Verelst.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.) LETTER FROM MR. CHRISTIE TO THE HONBLE MR. VERNON AT HIS HOUSE IN GROVESNORS STREET NEAR GROSVENORS SQUARE 20 JULY 1742
RED WAX SEAL -
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Sir
I am going into a Country wch. I Intend not as a Visit but an Abode for life I fain woª : make my self agreable to the Gentm: Trustees who are chiefly concerned there And I hope always will continue as being I apprehend the most able & I am persuaded will be the best Guardians of that Province especially as they are now more than ever aprised of its true Interests & whose Hon':
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Mr. Christie to Mr. Vernon.
& Credit are in some measure concerned in the Success of it.
The reason of this my @ticular Application is the desire I have that what I communicate may be kept a Secret. Thomas Stephens who styles himself Agent for the people of Georgia is verry pressing wth: me for some Affidavits to be sworn by me before a Master of Chancery in Order to be made use of before the King & Council where he Intends to renew his Suit & give the Trustees fresh trouble And as I can- not see any Interest of the people that such pro- ceedings tend to but rather to gratefy some Mallicious purposes I have absolutely refused his request but far from consenting thereto I shod: heartily wish That the Trustees wod. make a Decleration of all the benefitts & advantages they Intend to give the people & that such De- cleration being made in the Town Court of Sa- vannah The people shod: sign an Instrument under the publick Seal signefying their Sattis- faction & thanks & at the same time recalling that troublesome hotheaded Sparks Appoint- ment wch. I am persuaded wod: be the shortest & most Effectual method of putting a Stop to his proceedings & be a means of reconciling the people & bringing 'em again to the Collony As I am thoroughly acquainted with all the people & have some Influence over 'em Do hereby Offer my Service to Effect it in conjunction wth: such others as you shall name-
If my Intentions herein shall meet wth: appro- bation I shall receive a Sensible pleasure if not
A desire that com. munication be kept a secret.
Thos. Stephens pressing Mr. Christie for affi- davits.
Thos. Steph- ens' request for affidavits refused.
The recall. ing the appointment of Sparks a means of recon- ciling people of Colony.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Gen. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
I shall have the Sattisfaction of having offred it as I am conscious it wod. much conduce to the peace & wellfare of that Collony.
I am Hon'd. Sir / with a most profound Respect Yor. most Oblidgd / humb: serv': Thos : Christie.
Londr. July the 20th: 1742.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
DUPLICATE OF BRIGR GENL. OGLETHORPE'S LETTER TO THE TRUSTEES 5 AUGUST 1742 RECD 24 APRIL 1743
Gentlemen
Lieutenant Sutherland whom I send Express will give you an Account of the wonderfull man- ner God has been pleased to Defeat the Span- iards in their Invasion of this Colony. I refer you for particulars to his Account & must De- sire you to Grant to him 500 Acres of Land which I have ordered to be set out, about 16 miles from Darien, also 500 Acres for Lieut. Charles Mackay who assisted in the Defeat of the Spaniards in the Granadeer [sic] Savannah. I am Gentlemen Your Most Obedient humble Servant
James Oglethorpe
Freda. in Georgia 5th: August 1742
Lieut. Sutherland and Lleut. Chas. Mac. kay instru- mental in defeating the Span- fards.
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W'm. Stephens to Mr. Verelst.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
LETTER FROM WM STEPHENS ESQR. TO MR. VERELST, 13 AUGUST 1742 TO 7 SEPT-RECD 12 FEB 1742
Savannah August ye 13th : 1742.
Sir
Since my Letter of the 9th. of June # Capt: White in the Victory; I wrote you of the 13th & 18th of July; the first of which went ~ Capt: Fraser in the Dolphin; having the good Luck to reach Charles Town just as he was ready to sail; the latter I hope found a Conveyance thence soon after. Both those Letters accom- panied such Packetts as I recd from the Gen- eral; whereby their Honours will have full In- formation of the State of War we have lately been in with the Spaniards so far, & with what wonderfull Success the General repell'd the Enemy at St: Simons; beating them both by Land & Water, with a handfull of brave Men, thro the Conduct by Gods Blessing of his Ex- cellence, who shewed himself a Gallant Com- mander: insomuch that had the Succours from Carolina, which he often press'd for, come in Time; in all probability the whole Fleet of the Spaniards must have been pent up in Jeykyll Sound, & fallen all into our Hands: which the Enemy were so apprehensive of, that they went out to Sea with great Precipitation; & a few Days after, behold the long expected Naval
Full infor. formation of the state of war.
Genl. Ogle- thorpe's wonderful success in repelling the enemy.
Arrival of long expected naval force from Charlestown.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Wm. Stephens to Mr. Verelst.
Force from Charles Town, arriv'd off the Bar of St. Simons, consisting of divers Sloops, Skooners, & such like .. , full of Men & Ammuni- tion of all Kinds, under the Conduct of two of his Majesty's Frigates, with whom Capt. Thom- son also join'd, little or nothing inferiour to either. The Bird thus flown; there was no Oc- casion then of making a pompous Shew with such a Fleet at Anchor: wherefore the Men of War ('tis hoped) made a Cruize upon the Coast, in Quest of the Spaniards &c; & the small Craft return'd to Charles Town, with mighty Shouts & Huzzas (as a Friend of mine tells me who saw 'em come in) for the Victory over the Enemy .--- You'll not think it strange that the Hurly Burly we have been in here during those transactions, render'd me uncapable of giving much Scope to those two last Letters; nor indeed will the weak & sickly State we are at present in, allow me now to be so particular in many things as I would wish : but having made shift daily to note some of the most remarkable Occurrences ; thereby to make a Concatenation with what is past; I send you herewith my Journal continued from the Date of my last of the 9th of June; which I hope may be accepted, till I can enlarge farther; & find my thoughts more compos'd. Whilst I am writing this Mr. Jones is just ar- rived with divers Packetts, Letters &c from Frederica; which I apprehend will cause my breaking off here a few Days, referring to my Journal for what I note farther on this Occa- sion.
Men of war made cruize upon the coast in quest of Spaniards.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Mr. Stephens to Mr. Verelst.
August 19th.
To proceed from where I left off .- I am next to acquaint you with what you'll otherwise easily collect from the Perusal of my Journal, & other Papers sent you, that we are at present in a very indigent State in this part of the Colony : most of our active young Men being yet retain'd by his Excellence for the publick Service, & such Uses as he judges proper ; whilst it has pleased God to visit us with a grievous Sickness, that few escape a Share of. When I look into your Letter of the 24th .. of March last (now recd) to see what is doing, that relates to us in England; there I find a most dreadfull Account of that unexpected Disappointment the Trust met with, on their Application to Parliament for support- ing the Colony. What Anguish of Mind can you imagine Dear Sir must come upon me on this Occasion, which calls fresh to remembrance those base Actions of my Son, who has been so great an Instrument, among others, of creating more mischief than his poor Fathers utmost en- deavours here can (I fear) ever compensate for? My depriving him of any Benefit here- after, from what little Improvements I have made (which would have been three times more, could I have found Hands at reasonable Wages) is but a very unequal Return for his obstinate Disobedience; & to shew him therein some Marks of my Resentment, I shall take the Advice you are pleas'd to give me, in applying to the honble Trustees by Petition &c very soon in the manner you prescribe
In a very indigent state.
A sickness that few escape.
Trustees met with disap- pointment.
Son instru. mental in creating more mis- chief than father can compen. sate for.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Mr. Stephens to Mr. Verelst.
&c; but I have not yet reed any of those Boxes or Parcells from Frederica that Capt. Thomson brought with him, as @ Bill of Loading; except the Packett above mention'd only- After so many & great Provocations given by a mon- strous Crew of People here; sufficient to have wearied out the Patience of those honourable Persons who are the Patrons of this Colony; to see them yet retain such a tender Regard to its Welfare, & persevering in their Endeavours to support it, in spite of an ungratefull People, taking pains to hurt themselves; is such an In- stance of generous Benevolence, as is beyond the Apprehension of Brutish Dispositions, what Value to set upon it. Let all the World judge, & the Guilty go away ashamed.
Such a blow from Parliament.
Such an unhappy Blow from the Parliament. must at this Time be a little astonishing to the Inhabitants of Georgia without doubt; more especially the most peaceable & industrious; & if there are any wicked & malitious enough to conceive a real Joy (as there may be a few found who put on an outward Shew of sneering at any thing that has the Appearance of Dis- tress) let such Disciples of the Devil, chew wholly upon it, & allow none else to pertake of that Pleasure with 'em, which leads to Ruin.
Disciples of the Devil.
The utmost Frugality, without Doubt, so strongly recommended in both your Letters, is indispensably necessary for keeping the Colony from utterly sinking, till the happy Day comes to revive it : & I hope no Want of Diligence or Care shall be laid to my Charge in exceeding the
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Mr. Stephens to Mr. Verelst.
least Penny that can any Way be saved, after I get it.
The £40 to M' Bolzius, & the £5 to his Car- penter, will be paid as I am directed: & what you are pleas'd to write in your Letter of the 29th of March relating to the Sums returned insuper in the Trustees annual Account; I am in hopes will be duly scrutinized when we get M. Spencer among us; who has had the Misfor- tune to lie sick ever since he came, & continues yet at Frederica. I am glad to find your Re- striction not to meddle with any Sums which the General is accountable for, before Mich'mas 1739, & should have been more pleas'd, if that Restriction could have been extended farther : for Reasons which I avoid naming now, & wish I may never find Cause to do hereafter. The Appointments for Mess". Watson & Spencer to be 2ª & 3ª Bayliff's will be given 'em as soon as their Healths will allow 'em to meet, when they'll also take upon each of 'em, the Office of one of the Assistants, whereby I understand M. Jones is removed from those Places; but where- as your Letter says, that £2000 now sent in Sola Bills are to be issued by me MIT. Henry, Parker, ME. Thos. Jones, & Charles Watson, or any two of them; I conceive M. Jones is at Liberty to act therein, whenever he inclines so to do or occasion may require .- Mr. Terrys late Be- haviour, having render'd him so obnoxious, by flying out of the Colony for Fear. during these Times of Tryal: I presume there will be no farther Thoughts of promoting him to the
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