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Nov. 17. To RICHARD WALDRON. - About Dunbar, Thomlinson,
Waldo, and matters in New Hampshire.
Nov. 17. To Lord WILMINGTON. -About some legacies "left
by Thomas Thetcher to some of his family here."
Nov. 17. To -- STORKE. - Desires the continuance of his good.offices, and desires him to employ or recommend Jonathan
Belcher, Jr., whenever it is in his power to do so.
Nov. 17. To - How; same to -- ARNOLD. - To same
purport.
Nov. 17. To - MOLINEUX. - To similar purport.
Nov. 18. To Sir JOHN STRANGE.- Solicits his favour and
patronage for Jonathan Belcher, Jr.
Nov. 18. To Dr. MICHAEL LEE DICKER. - Thanks him for his
great friendship. "You will please, Sir, to let me inform you
that some of the attacks made upon me lately have been by
one Mr Samuel Waldo, a N. E. man now at London (whose
haughtiness and malice is hardly to be equall'd), & to facilitate his design he has recommended to the Duke of Newcastle one Mr Shirley, a lawyer in this town; to be my
successour. He came hither from England some years agoe,
after being drown'd in the South Sea (as I have been told).
He has a large family, and I beleive in lean circumstances,
is personally known to the Duke, was once his neighbour in
Sussex, and he has a kindness for the man, & would be
ready to serve him. I should therefore take it as a fresh
obligation from Dr Lee Dicker, if you or any of your particular friends have easy access to the Duke, that their good
offices might be imploy'd with him to ward of anything
he might otherwayes be perswaded to do to my prejudice.
This would be a singular service to me at this juncture."
Nov, 18. To JOHN WOODS. - Desires his influence with Speaker
Onslow " and with such others at Court as you have weight
and influence upon."
Nov. 18. To Sir JOHN GONSON.-Thanks him for the present of
his Charges to the Grand Juries of Westminster and London,
and desires " that you would imploye your good offices in my
favour with his Grace, the Duke of Newcastle."
Nov. 19. To RICHARD PARTRIDGE, -About Thomlinson, Kilby,
young Clark, "the forged letter," Jeremiah Allen's friendship for the Governor, the efforts to secure his removal,
Jonathan's extravagance, etc.