Robert Carter advises William Robinson, ca. August 20, 1705, that the new governor, Edward Nott, has agreed to an election for members of the House of Burgesses, and that Robinson's Richmond County neighbor, John Tarpley, then the sherif, will probably work against Robinson's re-election. Carter adds that it will be necessary that complaints about former Governor Nicholson's administration, especially about the actions of the collector and of the Naval Officer of the Rappahannock, come from several counties, and that he sends two pages about Nicholson that have been copied from a book.
I Waited upon his Excellency Govr. Nott
last week it was
thn. agreed tht an assembly Should be held to meet the 23d of
Octobr. & writs for Choosing of burgesses Issud accordingly
tht you may be early upon your guard I thought it not
amiss to let you Know this, tht you may be upon your to prevent the Designs of yr. Sheriff
who I am
guard
very apt to think will prese his utmost Endeavors
to keep you f [rom]
being Elected.
we Labour under a great Many grievances tht it will
be necessary to have come from Severall Counties
. Should be glad I Knew how to talk wth. you I Mention
only one at present, tht the trade of our River is very
much Injured by the unjust b[ehaviou]r of our Collectr. &
Navall officer in their offices, the former hath
Exacted Such prodigious fees of a Small Craft tht they
have in a Mannr. left us
I here Send you two leaves, I have had Copied out of a
printed book, Concerning the behavr. of Govr. Nicholson
but there is wanting