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In the Ship Samuell and Henry by Mr Benjamin
Jackson my Clerke, (whome I dispatched to give you
a true and exact account of the condition of this their
Ma^ties Province to the preventing of false reports and
Calummies) which I hope you are before this satisfied of
and having this opportunity I could not with out dispens
ing with the trust their Ma^ties have reposed in mee,
omit to acquaint you of what since has occurred
humbly intreating you to say the same before their
Ma^ties

On the 23^d of Decemb^r last I sailed for Pemaquid in
order to meet the Sachems of the Indians and to bee
informed of their behaviour and fidelity to the articles
made with them, at my arrivall I found that their
Ma^ties Ennemies the french, had used their utmost
endeavours to break the Same but they have been
without successe, for the Indians have without the
any difficulty changed their hostages which are kept
att Boston & pledged for their fidelity.

The Indians also Informe mee that the small
pox is very [sore] at Quebec and sweeps away many of
the Inhabitants and Indians, which seemes encoura
ging for an attack upon them in the spring if their Ma^ties
think fitt, and with Some assistance from England .
If their Ma^ties are pleased to comit the conduct of their
forces unto mee, who am ready to serve their Ma^ties in
that Expedition with my life and fortune, I doubt not
but by Gods assistance to [redeme] that place to their Ma^ties
obedience and of what honour and advantage it would
bee to the Engllish Crowne I submit to your Judgem^t

[illegible]s

If anything else of moment had occurred I would
not have failed to Informe you thereof but having no more

To the Hon^ble William Blathwaite Esq^r

18 Jan [seal] 1693/4

From S^r W^m Phips

Rec^d 28 Mar 94

The Indians [illegible] from
the Small Pox vey rife
at Quebeck

To
The Hon^ble
William Blathwaite Esq^r
Clerk to the R^t hon^ble the Lord of the Committee
for trade and fforeigne Plantations
at
Whitehall