Office, which I have paid upon the Provinces Account. I leave it therefore to the General Court to Determine what they think right to allow for the Agency, and am with great respect their most Obedient Humble Servant, ACCOUNT JASPR MAUDUIT. Dr. Province of MASSACHUSETTS BAY WITH JASPER MAUDUIT, Agent Cr. SIR, — Your favours of the 13th December 1763 by Capt. Maxwell I rec'd. Observe you mention that Two bills of £100 each of the same number, have been presented to you for payment, one in favour of J. Gardiner and the other in favour of Royal Tyler Esqr. and that you have discharged them both; for which I am obliged to you; That Bill in favour of Mr. Tyler, thro' my great hurry of business I have omitted recording and consequently have drawn for One hundred pounds more than I should have done; but as Dr. 1764 April PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY WITH JASPER MAUDUIT, Agent 1 Cr. To Cash for fees to the Treasury Clerks on rec'g the War- To do. Doorkeepers at the Treasury 12 To do. Fees one Guinea pr. Thou sand on £45,419.18.6 May 12 To Commission rec❜g and paying £45,422. at the Pay Office 10.9 To Cash in hand To Sallary 1 Mass. Arch., civ. 275. 12.12. 2. 2. 48. 8. 454. -56,333.17.6 1764 April 6 By Ballance of last Account sent II By Cash, part of the Compensation for 12 By Cash for 92 Ex chequer Bills paid and January last 13 By 239 Exchequer Bills, being the Re mainder of the Compensation for £2095. 3.5 21,519.18.6 the last bill I drew on you was in favour of my son Harrison, which he has endorsed to Messrs. Champion and Haley for £721, you are desired to pay but £621 which will rectifie the mistake; but if you before this reaches your hands have answered said draught, I will take care and have it rectified, in the bills I shall have orders to draw upon you, for our services for the year 1762. My Compliments to your Brother, and believe me to be with the utmost sincerity Your most Obedient humble Servant, H. GRAY. THOMAS CUSHING TO JASPER MAUDUIT BOSTON, April 9, 1764 SIR, - I have received your much esteem'd Favors of the 24th December and the 11th February last. Am glad if any information I gave you relative to the Sugar Act was acceptable. I have perused your Letters to the Speaker and the Memorial you presented to the Treasury. The Memorial1 is generally allow'd to be handsomely drawn and the Arguments, used, much to the purpose, but your Friends are sorry to observe some concessions you have made. It was presumed you woud not have conceeded to any Duty till you had heard from the Court. They have Instructed you to the Contrary and its probable will think themselves oblidged to disavow any concessions you have made of this nature; I have wrote your Brother more particularly relating to this matter, as I learn he drew the Memorial, and therefore shall wave saying any thing further upon it. The Court ought to have instructed you before, their silence I suppose led you to think they woud acquiesce in a Duty if it was such as the trade woud bare, 1 See p. 144n, supra. |