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thfjy got however Ad. Int. Commandeur Plettner to 

 talce the seat ; They thought it now best to convoke both 

 Courts, which was the 12th Inst., the Kiesheers ye same 

 Day met for the purpose of choosing two members for 

 th<! Court of Policy in place of the Governor and Fiscal, 

 as Woi-F was deemed not fitt, BRETON and De Mellet 

 turn'd up (that recessary Policy). The Serious Buisness 

 of the Cobler vas now a chief obje6l in view, a new 

 Fiscal was requisite which office Mr. Heyliger was 

 prevailed on to accept Ad. Int., so that he is now in- 

 vestigating that Plott. It was tho't best, and in order 

 to undeceive the Stabroek Representatives, that the 

 Burger Captains should call together all the Inhabitants 

 in their different Quarters and they have unanimously 

 in each approved of ye present form of Government 

 without any Inr ovation, tot tyd en wyl\ and I have the 



satisfa6lion to inform you that the time of my C p 



being at last expired I yesterday humbly lay'd my resigna- 

 tion at the feet c f the Bench, as doth confrater Graves- 

 ANDE (and he has sold your Joulter again after one 

 ride), there is a lew member chosen in place of BRETON 

 but have not heard as yet who. So far for Politicks, 

 and we are even till now longing for ye arrival of our 

 natural Prote6lors, and it seems the unanimous wish that 

 none others should come. — I have the pleasure of saying 

 we are all pretty well at the Grove. — Polly has been 

 very Poorly, caused by what we had been some time 

 dreading; she grows better as fast as can be expelled. 

 We have been lucky yet in having abundant opportunitys 

 over from B'dos to take our C. (Cotton) away; 17 of 

 yours went ye other Day and I expe6l to send 13 to 

 morrow by the Mary, the prices have been favorable as 



