482 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676.

U. H.
Journal
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an old Paper and a Meddall shewed by these Indians w^th a
black [and] Yellow Ribbond thereto, and th^t the Said Jndians
[did] Say the very first day in the Evening [thereof] that the
Same was a pleadge of peace [given and] left with them by
the former Gover[nors as a] Token of amity and friendship as
[long as the] Sun and Moone Should last, And this [Deponent
saith] that To the best of his Remembra[nce all the] Virginia
Offic^rs were p^rsent When [the Indians] were bound, And This
Depon^t [Saith] that [the] first night of meeting with the s^d
[Susquehannahs] he was ordered to declaress To them That
Major Truman did beleive the Senecaes had done the Mischeife
and not they and that he was well Satisfied Therein
Signed &c

The Upp^r house doe appoint the place of meeting of the
Comittee for the Inspection of Lawes alreadie made for Offic^rs
ffees To be in S^t Marys Roome in the Court house and the
time two of the Clock in the afternoone
Signed &c

The house is adjourned for half an houre

The house mett
In answer to the Message this house Receaved
from his Lo^p and upper house by the Hono^ble Coll
Wharton this house are of oppinion th^t Cap^t Alien with his
Troope in Case of meeting with any Strange Indians th^t refuse
to give an acco^t what they are or fly from him that he w^th his
troop vse his vtmost endeavour to force and Compell the Said
Indians in And th^t his LoE, be desired th^t Cap^t Alien at his
goeing out may have a friend Indian with him to acquaint
Cap^t Alien Which are friend Indians and w^ch not
Signed &c

The house adjowrned Till 10 a Clock
Tomorrow Morning

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On Satturday May the 20^th 1676
The house Mett
Present as Yesterday

Touching the Murder of the Susquehann^h Jndians [Ca]p
Jn^o Alien being Sworne and examined Saith [that] about the
25 or 26 day of September on Sunday [M]orning the Mary
Land forces appeared before the Forte under the Comand of
Majo^r Truman Who Sending Hugh ffrench and another to the
forte there Came out two or three of the Indians and more