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The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925
The Calvert papers, Vol INo. 6. SECRETARY KEMP TO LORD BALTIMORE.
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4 Febr: 1638 Mr Rich: Kemp Secre: of Virginea to me Concerning Sr Frances Wyatt from Virginea
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To the Right Honoble and my very good Lord the Lord Baltimore these humbly Present
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My Lord
I receiued Lately a Letter from Sarieant Maior Donne and a Leiftenant Evelyn wherein I was desired wth all secrecye and dispatch to certifye certeine depositions to prove the designe of poisoning the Indians in the tyme of Sr ffrancis Wyatts Government, as allso that through his Oversight and vnskillfull Carriage many people were drawen from theire Plantations to theire greate priudice and to the much dishonour of the Nation, to wch purpose I haue vsed all possible Indeavour and sent them in this inclosed packett wth other materiall writings extracted out of the Records affirming the Slaverye indured by the people theere vnder the Tyrannye of the Companye. Theire further Advice was to direct my Letters in a Cover eyther to my Lord Matrevers & Mr Endimion Porter for Capt Bond (they being both his ffreinds) But I have declined that course not being Confident enough of a safe conveiance to eyther of theire hands. And therefore Assuring my selfe of yor Lorpps pardon heerin I did pcure one Mr Clegy an Agent for Mr Jennings to direct the packett to him and by this meanes to be sent to yor Lorpp.
By the ffirst Shipp the Rebecca yor Lorpp may perchance have vnderstoode of the bad newes wch then freshly arrived before the going of that shipp concerning the cutting of yor people at Maryland. But I am confident it will prove but an Indian flam to amaze vs wch is usuall among them. My reasons being that both yor Brother himselfe and Boates from this Colonye speedilye went to inquire the truth, wch if it had bene our owne Boates at least would have returned and given the alarum, for if tht be soe, the Danger knocketh att our owne dores, and wee are resolved to meete it and not Attend it.
Next wee have made particular inquirye both of the Chicohoming Indians and the Pamonkey Indians whoe are
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neighbouring to the Wicocomicoes concerning whom the Report goeth, that it was committed by them. But these know nothing thereof, wch if they did, they would ffreely relate being Enemyes at prsent to those Wicocomicoes. yf they have attempted anything and that more danger be doubted. Wee will be readye wth our whole forces to Vindicate yor Cause, and assure theire further safetyes. Thus humbly resting
Yors Lorpps faithfully and humbly to serve you
Rich: Kemp
James Cittye this 4th of ffebruary 1638.
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