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MS46.02: William Blathwayt Papers
Richard Wharton Letter dated November 14, 1680

I am hon^r d with yo^rs of y^e 14^th of Aug^t & thereby Understand how much M^r Harris
mistook his Ransome, And yo^r Ready & charitable care to advance y^e Same
proposed, what is now demanded, cannot readily be raised out of his Estate
though much more Valuable Neither have any of his friends, y^t are willing
to contribute either money in England or any Certaine way, In so short a
time to procure it there, A faire opertunity Being ship^d for an order for y^e
Indian Corporacón money, yo^r supply being then thought Sufficient,
neither hath y^e Collony of Conecticot any Bank or Certain Creditt To
Express their Just intentions Upon this Exigent, soe y^t Except M^r Doan
Upon y^e Letters now sent him Send y^e Money or some otherwise be
moved with Compasion & give Credit To Conecticott Collony, or those y^t
Ingaged to M^r Doan, M^r Harris must remaine in Captivity till more
effectuall means can be found for his Inlargm^t The Security Tendered
To M^r Doan is good & y^e Ingagem^t of y^e Collony of Conecticott may bee
Depended on, And if y^e Interest propounded be to Short y^e Ingagem^t Offer'd
M^r Doan rises to 8 [per cent] which shall Certainly be made good if
Desired & paym^t made in England, in two years or in this place
with allowance for Exchange, I see not how any y^t have money to
spare, can more Charitably or profitably Imploy it, And if y^e Security
be Doubted, It is in yo^r power to make it more Certaine, by obligeing
Conecticott, to what may be more Satisfactory before their business bee
Despatched, S^r pardon these p[re]sumptions, which proceed from my
zeale & Incapacity to p[er]forme what is Recomended to yo^r goodness and
Charity. In case M^r Doan failes one M^rs Small y^t seems much
concerned for M^r Harris will waite upon you on his Behalfe

The Pacquett & papers under yo^r Cover are Conveyed & so many of y^e Narrogan
sett propreit^r s as are p[re]sent acquainted with their obligacons to yo^r selfe
in y^e Caviat already given, & Recomendacón promised. My Lord
Culpeper when heer was pleased to acq^t . himselfe with our p[re]tencóns
& petition To his Maj^tie , And what his Lordship thought needfull was
then p[re]pared And Duplicates given to him, y^e originalls missed
Conveyance & will with this it's hoped come to M^r Doan &
Lewins hands & suddainly to yo^rs My Lord Culpepper hath been
33 dayes upon his Voyage, he will bee able to give a p[er]fect Acc^tt
of y^e publicke state of these Collonyes & Controversyes y^t Crave
Decission If in any thing I may be Serviceable to y^e Interest [under]
yo^r Inspection or yo^r selfe yo^r Comand will be Cheerfully entertaind
and obeyed by