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' Treaty, and have an account [80] of this Contribution, I 

 ' intend again to Write to you, being very defirous, & 

 ' mould think my felf very happy, to be favoured with a 

 ' few lines from your felves, or any Gentlemen in the Eaft- 

 ' ward parts. Thus leaving you to the protection & gui- 

 ' dance of the Great God of Heaven and Earth, who is able 

 ' to protect and fupply you in your great difficulties, and to 

 ' gi ye y ou deliverance in His own due time. 



/ Remain, Gc7itlemen, 

 Your 7noJl ajfured Friend to Serve you to my titmojl power, 



Benjamin Church. 



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'Efq; Wheelwright, Sir, I intreat you, after your perufal 

 1 of thefe lines, to communicate the fame to Capt. John 

 ' Littlefield, Lieut. Jofcph Story, and to any other Gentle- 

 4 men, as in your judgment you fee fit: With the tenders of 

 ' my refpe6ls to you, &c. and to Maj. Vaughan, 1 ^ and his 

 ' good Lady & Family. To Capt. Fryer Voi & good Mrs. 

 ' Fryer, with hearty thanks for their kindnefs whilft in thofe 

 4 parts, and good Entertainment from them. My kind Re- 



153 William Vaughan was born prob- gail, and Elizabeth. [Savage's Gen. 



ably in Wales; lived in Portfmouth; Did. iv : 368.] 



freeman, 1669; 1672 was Lieut, of cav- 154 Nathaniel Fryer was of Bofton, 



airy under Capt. Robert Pike; Coun- where he had, by wife Chriftian, James, 



fellor of Province of N. H. and Chief- Sarah, and Elizabeth ; removed to Portf- 



Juftice of Sup. Court; died 1719. He mouth; married, as fecond wife, Doro- 



married 8 Dec., 1668, Margaret, dau. thy Woodbridge ; Deputy, 1666; Cap- 



of Richard Cutt; had Eleanor, Mary, tain and Counfellor, 1683 ; died 13 Aug., 



Cutt, George, Bridget, Margaret, Abi- 1705. {Ibid, ii : 214.] 

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