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possible, which will be bounded by the voluntary promises I
have received.

Lib. No. 86

Upon the receipt of this Intelligence I immediately de-
termined to settle all my Accounts with the Board, and had
them drawn out accordingly, in two parts, the one ending the
29^th of September which according to my Articles I sent in the
25^th of March, and the second I intended sending in, as soon
as I received the Report of the Board on the former. It was
not 'til the other Day, that my Sister informed me she had
received an Order from the Board, directed to me, to send in
the second Account, which my extreme illness, at that time,
and total incapacity for Business inclined her to suppress 'til
my Recovery, of which she inform'd the Board herself: This
Order I have not yet seen (my Sister not having it with her
on Sunday last, when she inform'd me of the receipt of it)
but the Terms of which I intended always, and am very ready
to comply with, as far as it lies in my Power, if your Ex-
cellency will be pleased to befriend me so far as to direct the
Writ to be withdrawn. And on the other hand if Things are
driven to extremity your Excellency will consider, how far
his Lordship's Credit may suffer, after the various assurances
of Support & promises of protection he has made me, if it be
possible he can be conscious of the arrest, and if otherwise,
how far your Excel^y may escape censure, in an affair of so
delicate a nature, and which will be severely canvass'd both
in England & America. I trust, it will appear that I have
Acted upon the Credit of my own Bond as uprightly and
faithfully as if it was supported by that of the most responsible
Securities, and even could any flaw be found in it, I have
known Lord B. too long, and have too good an opinion of him
to conceive he would take undue advantage of it, or subject a
man, to whom he has once professed a Friendship, to so ig-
nominious a process. I am
Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient &
p. S. I beg you will most humble Servant
pardon the Paper & B. Allen
Pen, being the best I could get,
April 9^th 1769

p. 85

Ordered by the Board, That M^r Clapham do give Notice
to the Rev^d M^r Allen, the late Agent, That in Case he will
without delay, submit to pass with this Board a regular Ac-
count of his Transactions during the Time of his having acted
in the Office of Agent & make Satisfaction of the Sum which
shall be found due to His Lordship on such Account; the
process against him shall be withdrawn, as thereby the end,
or purpose thereof, will be Answered.
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