In the beginning of 1754, emmisarys were very busie in spreading a report that the Governor had extracted vast sums of the supercargo of a Spanish ship put into New London by distress, and so embarassed the affair that the Colony was lyable to pay for the ship and cargo, and that the Governor had pleaded with the Assembly to tax the Colony for it. These reports were so imprest that in most towns they were discoursed of as certain facts. Tho this was a palpable breach of peace there was not a justice found to bear any testimony against it except the court at Litchfield. Yea those very men that had approved the Governor's conduct in the Assembly now did nothing to assert the truth in his vindication.

At the next election the Governor was thrown down with a vengeance, and when down thought worthy of no more respect than a comon porter.

When he saw himself thus for future despised and hated by all as a betrayer of his trust and enemy to the Colony which had conferred so many honours upon him he found it a burden too heavie to be easie under. He, therefore, complained to the Assembly that he was condemned unheard, and therefore petitioned that he might be examined upon oath concerning these facts before the Assembly, and submitted himself wholly to their censure, but the doors were shut against him. Yet after this election the aforesaid opinion for the choice of the Governor and Deputy Governor ceased like some other plagues that are periodical, and may it forever cease.

What one Governor suffers and another gains by an intrigue is of no great importance to the public, yet in my opinion it is best to let things proceed in their natural course and that our wise men did wisely to stop this opinion as foolish and dangerous, for according to the proverb What is bad for me may be bad for thee, by turns.*

In the year 1755, an expedition was made against the French in North America under Gen" Shirly and General Johnson. General Shirly did nothing but blunder. Gen11 Johnson beat the French at Lake George and erected a fort there. Gen11 Bradock was defeated and slain.

In 1756, the expedition was renewed, and by the misconduct of Gen Shirly and Gen" Web the French took Oswego and our flotta on Ontario. The fort was demolished and the garrison led into captivity.

*What is here printed in italics is canceled in the manuscript. — Ed.

In 1757, Gen" Web lost Fort William Henry and our flotta on Lake George. The garrison capitulated to before him, but the French suffered the Indians to murther many of them and strip and horribly abuse the rest. The fort was demolished.

Great Britain dost thou take delight

To see America look chearly?

Suspend us in no spider's Web

And never more send us a Shirley.

In 1758, Gen" Amherst took Louisbourg, the islands of Cape Breton, St. Johns &c. The inhabitants were sent to France. Gen Abercrombie came off with loss and Carilong. We took Fort Frontenac and in the fall of the year Dequesne by Gen" Forbs.

S. Since it is upon your desire I have exposed myself by this mean performance, I hope you will receive it with candour. I have nothing but my memory to depend upon, which in a man advanced to the eighty-first year of his age is but a poor library. Yet I am confident the chronology and the facts are true and will be found so when inquired into.

I have long wished for a History of New England and hoped Mr. Prince his Chronologie would have laid a good foundation for it, but he has left it unfinished.

This small mite cast into this treasury is my whole substance, and if men of ability would out of their abundance. cast in proportionally we might have a good History of the Colony and of New England, before it is too late to get materials.

I am &c.

To Mr. President Clap.

R. WOLCOTT.

Beach, Rev. John, 311; his account of Clap, Rev. Thomas, 323; his account of

othy, his account of Litchfield, 316.

Rev. Commissioners, royal, 328.

Commissioners of the U. Col., 4-7, 303,
328.

Branford, Messrs. Merrick and Russell's Connecticut, Bulkeley's sketch of, 99;

Rev. Cornbury, Lord, 77.

Goodrich, William, 205, 207.
Goodsell, John, 310.
Goodyear, Stephen, 302.

Graham, John, account of Stafford, 316.
Greenwich, sends no deputies, May,
1689, 155; rate refunded, 216; S. Mon-
son's account of, 312.
Gregson, Thomas, 302.
Grimes, Benjamin, 228.
Griswold, George, account of Lyme,
1 288: Matthew, justice, 141.
Groton, Mr. Owen's account of, 293.
Guilford, Mr. Ruggles' account of, 286.
Haddam, Mr. Fisk's account of, 280.
Hale, Joseph, account of Ashford, 298:
Robert, 293.
Samuel and The-

Hall, John, 309:
ophilus, 308.

Hamilton, Gustavus, 262, 265.
Hamlin, Giles, 198, 225; justice, 140:
John, 265.

Hanford, Thomas, 314-5.

Harris, Joseph, killed by Indians, 317.
Hart, John and Thomas, 265.
Hartford, account of, 275; Dutch at
325; Sir E. Andros comes to, 137, 331;
Fletcher comes to, 331; court of ses-
sions records, 142; election at, in 1869,
155.

Harvey, Hannah, Josiah, Mary, 235.
Hawley, Joseph, justice, 141:

Rev.

count of Fairfield, 309.
Hollister, Stephen, 225, 263.
Hooke, Rev. William, 320.
Hooker, Dr., 331: -Rev. Samuel,
282:
Rev. Thomas, 275, 282.
Hosmer, Rev. Stephen, account of Moo-
dus noises, 280.

Hudson, John, sheriff, 140.
Hunn, Nathaniel, 310.
Ingoldsby, Major, 212.

James II, 153, 169, 172, 182-5, 187, 192;
sends quo warranto, 132, 331.
James, John, 277.

Jerratt, James, 229.

Johnson, Gen. Wm., 335.

Jones, John, 310:

198, 210, 305.

Jordan, John, 229.

William, 191,

Joshua, his grant of Coventry, 298.

Judson, Joseph, justice, 141.

Killingly, account of, 298.

Killingworth, Rev. J. Elliott's account
of, 291.

Kirtland, Daniel, 288.

Knell, Mr., very aged, 312.

-Mat- Knowles, Thomas, 235.

Gidney, Bartholomew, 139-40.
Gilbert, Benjamin, 205, 229:
thew, 301-2.
Glastonbury, account of, 282.
Gold, Hezekiah, account of Stratford,
312: Nathan, 191, 311; justice,

141; judge, 198; commissioner to N.
Y., 230.

Laws of Conn., commented on, 103.
Laws of England, how far in force, 106,
122, 222, 232, 256, 261, 263.

Lebanon, account of, 295.

Leete, Andrew, 198, 287; justice, 140:
William, 286, 302.

Middletown, Mr. Russell's account of, Preston, Treat & Lord's account of, 292.