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827) 848 Cap.t Paggen July 22.d 1698 Hon.rble S.r His Ex.ncy received yo.r Le.rs of y.e First of Feb.ry 1697/8 & also one from M.r Issaack Millner about y.e same time and thereby observing by reason of yo.r own more near and weighty concerns you had Committed the Management of our affairs as to purchasing arms ammunition &.ca to the Care of y.e said M.r Millner we hereby Express to you how glad we are that you have Imployed so worthy & Intelligible a Person therein through whose Care and Dilligence we may reasonable Expect a Sufficient & satisfactory answer to our desires and now s.r by Cap.t Barth Whitehorne we Transmitt to your First bills of Exchange for two hundred and fifty pounds ster of which s.d bills in our opinions are Conceived to be most pper and convenient for their receipt had Cap.t Whitehorne been Cleared his bills should have been sent you we have p y.e s.d Cap.t Whitehorne sent you one pair of Bullet moulds And doe desire what arms you or M.r Millner send in upon the Acco.t of Money Remitted to you by George Plater Esq the Barrells may be of such Board to Carry Bullets of that size and not otherwise you having sent us such moulds for Each County of this province amongst the last arms therefore it is we desire you that for Every Barrell of powder of a 5 pound weight you will send Five pound of Barr Lead & y.e money now Remitted you we desire may be disposed to purchase what in the inclosed script is directed but especially Intreat you to Buy us twelve Rheame of large Ruled paper according to y.e sample inclosed Hon.rd S.r we desire you will give us notice from time to time of what bills you have or shall receive upon this acco.t which if not payd we desire you to have them protested as soon as the time is out great inconveniencys some times happening for want thereof also we desire you will ord.r M.r Millner to give us a particular acco.t as to M.r Plater whether he Remitted money sufficient to comply with the last Order of Councill for purchasing arms of which matter we send you a full acco.t of the proceedings therein Lastly we desire that the arms ammunition &.ca are sent in you will take care to have them sent one half in one ship and the other half in another and such as are bound for Severne as near to this place as may be being it will ^save much^ Charge in Fetching them hither we thought good to advise you that we have also writt to M.r Issaack Millner to the same Effort and nothing further at present offering we Remain S.r Yo.r Assured Friends and Obliged humble S.r Pray let all the arms serv.ts Fr Nicholson be sanquind as well as y.e pistolls Hen Jowles as Fewzees &.ca Tho.s Tench True Coppy W Bladen Cl Comiss M.r Isaack Millner Worthy S.r Your L.re of the 4.th of Feb 1697/8 his Ex.ncy was pleased to communicate to this Board wherein we observe yo.r Readiness to serve this province Therefore Request you will dispose of two hundred and Fifty pound sterl by bills now remitted to Cap.t Paggen by the hands of Cap.t Barth Whitehorne which we desire be layd out and disposed off to purchase such ammunition as herein is desired as what powder you send in pray lett it be in small Barrells containing 25 weight such being thought most proper and convenient for this Countrey you will receive from Cap.t Whitehorne one pair of Bullet moulds which you are desired to Return by the next conveniency and acquaint you y.e our Reason of sending y.e said |
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
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