The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-10-15


I for long time piekH the pockets Of the fsvera
officers, both civil and military under me, by O.
hliging them to pay part of ther iaiaie,, fees,
&c.-I ruined one 7ksmas c., Tn -
Of Fwf p with whom was in parta,rfhip
a. to his falary, pefqu6,es, and quantity Of
dry goods for Which made him pay round
fun. (my 4 fixing all bis stsd,, sc )--how-
ever as found all theie tricks wee 40 m Te than
piesi.g. G OLD IF gingerbread, csmpaf'd 9th my
fbira II mossy rsiav'd 20, make a bald frsks
At the Croq0s !-.here knew could fsgsr iargs
fans.
Ia order to perpe,rate this isjamsEs plan, got
intimately acquainted with one 3 c., Co.'s
of S., Ia peer E1bls KHAvs qVbs ! kzssr
<pssH DO any fbisg / DESIRED biw tsv q inls
wsss)--I caulsd him Jsrgs qUssb ms, ieveral An
gEsiia paRe,, &c--whieh brought me very large
Ium and him iomelhing pretty III theo pu, him
in the way Of clearing ia and ant v,fTe.s at hi'
port with only baLLaA that had Msia0'S, SEgar,
Vine, Frsif, sc. sc. in doing wh'ch was got
large (sn5 Of msssy, quantities OF Wine, Frait,
sc. SEC. lmall part of which | allowed him
lit is true when he was lufenGed fer doing
thofe Viis things, which / put him upon did
every thing bad mas could do, TO fave him, and
rails the man who iunly had him dilmils'd I! for
(Which I hope ! 6al bavs Bis Jorsivsss6 hin or
der then to ward OF my rum, on being repTeisnted
home, by the SssUsysr- Gsseysi as a venal pick-
pseksf 0FPIcER OF the Crown, (4vbieb qvas an
ABSOLUTE (aal. / procured Pbiiasfbrsp to pub
LIN my aa,e Of the cafe, with many orher Ja ffiss,
W hlch.he did 70 much to my fafnfat7iss that
procured him from my lard d Il above
7eol. per annnm.t as i of A. ioI
H---,and A--y G--l for yssr pro.
vizSs Of NJ B. for sVbicb villain
GUS al5iss now 60eertly ak forgiveness OF GOd
aud your counsrys
Being thus elileally htua,ed. Il found il abfo-
Ia ely neceGary to Arke out f1msthns new to
admisiarafias 10y way Of bait) not only to make
M felt neceiiasy peFlon TO be continued IN khs
government, but 10 enlarge my plau Of getting
rsssy) IL therefore mott svieks4ly and mafeisgG
Turned plan, with nanny under me in govern
ment--whD were as bad and as ready 10 ges mesey
(ss @aitsy bsaV) at the expence OF their country,
rs was Ill found upon the mssv hint given
70 lom., now high up 10 yOur part OF the world
that my plan was quickly imfSsUs4 upon and
adopted by them and in faet (good People am
asqO telling irgfb, az lies would only add to mi
gsiI az thls unfortunate hour y I was absolutely
led on by fbsm, even fatfer in my 5.jamsnS piasJ.
than ever intended God forgive them and
caufe them Ipeedily to repent as do ssg0, or they
mutt com: to my untimey end i---~hich God
knows they defeIve even more than l, who an
now going to lufsr for all my mo& isfa@ss'
pr aetiees ILL.,
now own with the gresteA esntsagiss Of
heart, that ihofe ba(s men my advfers and abet-
tors (qvbe at pvslfst sajeyfbe i.fgwsEs JrSi:f7s
THEIR and my kabors)-shrough my un~easied
machinations, have robbed you Of yohr j4F figtffs
priviIsgE and msssy 1--we have fonjTsd0 made
you bJslsfs TsVks made our grseisu JsFsskiga2
l. - - Il H. - Emmln~A
you like ssersss! and hav: hlI'd their Mode with
the mott enormous ideas of your rriHsipts and fH-
fesfiOs,, tor which God forgive them aud me -
I,'strue bar,erej, or rather agreed with feseral
of your preient men in power to pay me certain
quota of thefalaries they fsief< Through me, when
LETT the government ALTO thol- have procured
ihems5nce my prime misifsrl6ip with my lord Of
H--b--but mott of them have very badly
paid me and indeed loms Of them, CT bavf re a.
ION 10 fbisk) never intended e. 10 do, after they
gain'd their ends a Jsrsfgg u tbfir brig al
VILE az I-.l) They have pefSaded me time after
time, lince my arrival in England to urge many
bajS, faLs and yfaHdaIsE5 inhnuations 10 M
mafsy) againA men and things Rz0bieb ksSqU 70
be faLSl --but they had ssIersd ne 70 far in our
isfamsss plan, thar could not f-tfaa withou, be-
ing ruined III therefore pgjbsd all their paisGJ,
and GAINED svsry ere for tbfmI-as ny lord was
always ready to do what would have h'mh Z
I muif now further own, that after my Arrival
here fem NJ -, induced ny Isrd Of H.
Cube xvzs Alzvays ready 10 indulge ws) to form a
new board Of sxeifS in Id OF aUbjeb %0z,
10 be fbs bsadl a fed where imagined my aVa
ricswould have JsH fesbs (aH zVbieb BIZ LOAD.
SHIP Pr. . fsieiag Tvsks fo) butProvidenes or
dered that my expeditions fhouli be blstssd, for
I foon found that Hr " Mt1s and other be-
ssaPafrisS Of that eosufrv knew too mach Of my
kzavry in AwGrifa to luffeT me 10 put ny feat on
that already unfortunate ialnd, which mutt Owr
was mott lucky event for hem land Tor which
qDicksd and ssresEsvr intEnsion now ak pardon
OF that much injured People.
tsEERIFr-( taking out bis wateh) Sir jon
hBeD 1k@sH snf.l
ann now under neeeiIity Of concluding, bu
before / do, I NUT give you one hint, ~hiei
hope ~il make fowe (isaN amends for the ma
ny Injuries have done your couniry,--wh'el
is-lhat you let your country then know whsr
you rsturn-4thais Jsek R----soS. D.
Md, together with Cbarlg, Bsss &c.
&c. sc. &c. have been doing You every i'll iEe'
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