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[Greenwood to Waldron, 1752.]

Sir I have made all the inquiry that ye Shortness of the time. wou'd allow of concerning my Lord - but cant hear ye least Lisp of what you write, his Brother knows Nothing of it — M1 Griffin & M2 Sam Wentworth are ye Only Gentlemen-that my Lord ever held any correspondence with and they are Strangers to ye Glad Tydings — Neither can I hear of any body that has had one Line Since his Departure

His Brother that went to ye Westindies is long since returned and left his Mother well at his Aunts Who on her first Arrivall wou'd not know her but on her mentioning things She knew every body Else were Strangers to She Embraced her as a Sister Where tis probable she will Spend her Days—

I expect Daily to hear of Mrs Masons Arrivall for every Vessell that arrives tells of her Embarkation in ye Spring from that placeI suppose She will wait ye Oppertunity of coming with Cap Smith who my Lord tho't was ye first that graced his head with a pair of horns

Last Wednesday saild from this place Capt Henry Winslow of Portsm° Bound for So-Carolina, in a very fine Ship belonging to Mr Joshua Winslow, but he had ye Misfortune to run Ashore on Cape Codd where he lost ye Vessell but is Saved with his Crew - Another Vessell inward bound came Ashore bottom upward, one that Sail'd with him — has met with Misfortune, As we know by things on ye Beach from her but cant tell whether She Weather'd ye Cape or is on farther Down - Fryday came into Nantasket a Mast Ship bound to portsm that was blown of Last fall to Antiqua - The small Pox Sir -is in 16, or 18 families to be Depended upon and by tomorrow noon t'will be transplanted to above treble that Number I am now Drinking Tea with two Young Gentm- that receive the Puss tomorrow with ye Multitude tis Generaly aproved, & will be almost Universally Practiced, I have Devoted my time for ye Present, to ye Service of my friends that are to have it, which are very numerous, I expect to be worn out -- I dont intend to endanger my friends by my Letters I shall take all ye Care imaginable to avoid Infection & Shall Desist writing to you, Without your Desire to ye Contrary I have sent you a Print of ye Coast lately Published which is tho't an Accurate Draught -- t'was done by an Acquaintance of mine & Should any of yr Friends want they may be Supply'd by letter -- my Compliments to Madam & be pleased to let her know my Mention in my last was ye Real Sentiments of my Soul, & that no Young Lady is capable of inspiring those Ideas, that was raised by her Superior & Shining Accomplishments

Be pleased to Excuse inconection and every other fault - I told you before I was in Company, here's Severall Women Present, What with their Tounges & what with ye Subject that employs them I'm quite incapacitated to write to a Gentleman of yr Penetration

usuall Candour will excuse it

I am Sir Y Most Obet Sert to command Monday 23 March - 1752

Your

Jn° Greenwood:

PS- Tuesday Morns -- Sir since I wrote ye Above -- ye 16 — I mentioned is Multiplied to-nigh 40--by ye Common way

My Lords aunt made Tom Martin a Compliment of a Likely Negro man

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[From Copy of Letter, Waldron to Greenwood, March 27, 1752.]

Dear Sr

It is quite a Melancholy Account you give me in yors of ye 23 Curr -I pray God have Mercy on your Town I am obligd for the News you told me of one Kind and another, and shd be exceeding glad to maintain an epistolary Correspondence with you but I think, I dare not receive another Letter from Boston, during the Rage of the Pestilence there.

As to my Lord, I am persuaded somebody had a Letter by the last Ship, which gave a Hint in his favour but by whom it was sent or to whom, I know not, perhaps from J. Huske to his Uncle Plaisted, but this is only a mere Conjecture

I am told our Gov' and Majestrates are taking all possible Care to prevent the bringing in of the Small Pox amongst by securing the Port, and Land Passage also -

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I give you my hearty Thanks for the Map you sent me I wish you Health and Strength to be a Comfort to your Friends in their Distresses, and with mine and Mrs Waldrons best Respects, and Wishes for your Prosperity and Happyness I am Sr your most humble Servt RW March 27 1752

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Mr Greenwood

[Waldron to Greenwood.]

I can't understand that the last ship bro't a Single Line abt my Ld to any of his Friends in these parts, which I believe was no small

Disappointm1 to some of them. I have had a Whisper, that a Boston Gent was inform'd by a Letter from London, which came in Smith that my Ld was like to Succeed but such a Hint seems too slender a Foundation to build upon.

Pray inquire about him and hand me what you can pick up

Be pleased to tell me also how tis in Boston in regard to the SmallPox; for tis commonly said here, that what yo' Town Clerk publishes is not altogether to be depended on

I wrote yo ye 6 Currt -- With mine and Mrs Waldrons Complimts I am Sr Yo' most humble Serv1

R W

March 20 1752

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[Earl of Holdernesse to Lords of Trade and Plantations.] Whitehall 30th March 1752 My Lords

An humble Representation, having been laid before the King, setting forth the present flourishing State of His Majesty's Colonies in America, as well with regard to Number of Inhabitants, as to the Increase of Trade, in those Parts of His Majesty's Dominions, & that it is highly necessary, that the greatest Care & Attention should be had, to the Good Government of, & regular Administration of Justice, in the said American Colonies, His Majesty was graciously pleased, to refer the said Representation to a Committee of The King's Most Honourable Privy Council, directing them, to consider of the properest Means of obtaining this desireable End, & the said Committee, having made thereon their humble report to the King, His Majesty was pleased, to direct an Order of Council, a Copy of which is herewith enclosed, & to which, your Lordships will please to conform yourselves hereafter.

And whereas your Lordships are hereby directed to prepare a Draught of an Additional Instruction, to be sent to the Governors of all His Majesty's said Colonies & Plantations, directing them, to correspond for the future, with your Lordships only; excepting in such Cases, as may require His Majesty's more immediate Directions; I have His Majesty's Command, to signify to your Lordships, that it is the King's pleasure, you should transmit to one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, in order to their being laid before the King, all such Letters, as shall, for the future, be addressed to you, from any Governor or any other Person or Persons, acting as such, in

any of His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations in America, which may in any wise, relate to His, or Their Conduct towards the Governors or other Chief Officers, of any Foreign Prince, Power or Potentate whatsoever; As also such Letters as may relate to the Transactions of any Foreign Governor, or other Officer, towards them, or any of His Majesty's Subjects. under their Direction & Regulation; And also, that your Lordships should, in like Manner, transmit unto one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, a Draught of such Answers, as you shall prepare, to be given to any such Letter or Letters, as shall fall within the abovemention'd Description, in order to its being laid before His Majesty for His Royal Approbation; and your Lordships are hereby directed not to transmit to any of His Majesty's Governors, or other Person or Persons, acting as such, any Orders or Directions, relating to His or their Conduct, so far as it may affect, or be anywise construed to affect, any Foreign Prince, Power, or Potentate, whatsoever, untill the same shall have received the King's approbation, signified to your Lordships by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. As to all other Matters of Correspondence, which shall from hence forward pass, between your Lordships and the respective Governors in America, you will please to proceed in the usual Manner.

And whereas your Lordships are further directed, by the said Order of Council, from Time to Time, as Vacancies shall happen by Deaths or Removals, to present unto His Majesty for His approbation, the Name or Names of such Person or Persons, as your Lordships, from the best of your Judgment and Information shall think duely qualified, to be Governors or Deputy Governors, or to be of His Majesty's Council, or of His Council at Law, or Secretaries in the respective Plantations; And likewise to present to His Majesty, for His approbation, the Names of all other Officers, which have been, or may be found necessary for the Administration of Justice & the Execution of Government there, excepting only such, as are, or may be, appointed for the Direction and Regulation of His Majesty's Customs & Revenues, & such as are or may be, under the Directions & Authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. I have the King's Directions, to inform your Lordships of His Royal Intention, as to the Manner of your Proceeding herein, Vizt That in all such Cases, where the Names of proper Persons for any of the Offices abovemention'd, have usually been laid before His Majesty in Council, Your Lordships, are to follow the same Method for the future & in all other Cases provided for by this Order of Council, your Lordships are to transmit to One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, to be by Him laid before theKing, for His Majesty's

approbation, the Names of such Persons as you shall Judge the most Capable, of Executing any such Office or Trust as specified in the abovemention'd Order of Council.

[Document endorsed "Letter to L GovTM Phips relating to the Murther · of the 3 Indian Children at Port Reservay Rec'd Aug: 30 1752"] Hampton Aug. 13, 1752.

Sir, The other Day when I was at the Sholes I hear'd it publicly said among the People there that two Schooners belonging to Richard. Talpy and Henry Carter went into Port Reservay the 7, of June 1752. Invited three Indians on Board and in the night Thomas Horn Jun William Caswel and Peter Barter Jun' kill'd them, if your Honour wants more public Knowledge of the Affair, send over and there you may hear enough thereof at the Sholes.

Please to cause the above to appear in public print that all may be on their Guard.

I have sent the same to Governour Wentworth and to Governour Hobson.

Hampton Aug. 13. 1752. I am your Honour's and Country's

Friend & humble Servt

P. I.

P. S. If but one Officer goes over the Murtherers can easily escape for the Sholes lay partly in each Province

N. B. 13 Hands in both Schooners -
The above was superscribed as following viz.

To His Excellency

Spencer Phipps Esq

Lieu Governour of the

Massachusetts Bay Q. D. C.

Copy Examined Fra: Foxcroft Asst