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boag or derection how they shall he suplyed. Capt. Wayt comanded me
to returne James Cheavers for absenting himself after he had prest him
whom I have sent to make his own defence. Your humble Servant,
Marlborough Octob:
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1 st
, 1675. John Rudduck.
Sum of the gareson souldirs Informed me when I was geting to seale
my letter that the Constable had been this morning and warned the soulders
to com to me for theire vectls for the Town would diet them no longer
I desire derectiou in this case and allsoe that he had warnd them that did
quarter them to quarter them no more John Rudduck.
I am of Nesessity constrained to provid victles for them till I heare
from the Councell how they will order it.
Copt. Poole's requisition, enclosed in the above letter.
To the Comisary at Malbery Sur we want drawers and wasteots and I
am forsed to let men goe home to fetch clothing beeas they want and have
no supply Sur I pray send sum soft tobacow and bred by thos persons
I pray send me the runlit of lickours for the army will drene us doutles
not els but rest yours
date oO : 7 th : '75 Jonathan Poole Capt.
Another letter from him is in Mass. Archives, Vol. 67, p. 279 :
Second Letter of Lieut. John Rudduck to the Council.
For the honoured Governor & Council.
Honored Sir After my humble Duty p r sented these are to signify to
this honored Councel that upon heariuge the Councell was Informed the
Constable had forbed the men that were quartered in the town and sent
them to me for quarter sum cam to me this morninge and threatened me
if the men were taken away I should Answer it and many threateninge
words and many were gathered together about it I understand great
Complaints are like to be made against me to the Councell but I hope the
honoured Councell will have Charity for me till I can com to Answer for
myself : in Regard to the charge of the town and of the Country. I cannot
with convenience come down the charge of the mageseeu beinge committed
to me troubles me very much they are offended that I bringe the
souldiers to meetinge with me and say I must have soe many men to gard
me it well known to many that it have bene my practise ever since I
have had a family I use to have them to meetinge with me I thinke it my
duty having a garison of Souldiers to have them to meeting with mee
allsoe I seet sum of them the on half to gard the Town in the forenoon and
the other in the Afternoon anil them that do not ward I have to meeting
with me : when we met together to apoynt houses to be ffortified I would
have had houses apoynted and men apoynted to these houses but the In-
sign would not yeald to that but would have the town caled together to see
what houses they were willinge to goe to and to fortify soe the designe was
that my house should not be ffortified nor have any gard if danger be they
themselves will have the Inhabitants to gard theire houses but if 1 have
any I must have of the soulders and be at Charges to maintaine them myself
I have propounded to them that the Inhabitants be equally devided
to the houses that are to be garded and the garison soulders divided likewise
but they would not yeld to that soe unless the honoured Councell be
plesed to determin this thinge it will not be determined sum have manedged
theire maters soe that I have Leetle or noe comand of the Inhabi-
tants of the town the sum of all is there are that cannot swolow that pill