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here both Dutch and Jndians are very much Displeased at itt
but J Demanding Justice of the Governor he knew not well
how to deney me my Desire is yo^r Wors^p will be pleased to

Liber H. H.

advise and alsoe send some person or persons which may
make further Enquiry into the matter As for me J thinke
it is pitty such barbarous accons should soe passe Jt will be
as much as for to tenne of to be English men and J pray be
Active in this matter of soe greate Concernm^t Thus with my
respects J rest Yo^r wors^ps to Comand
W^m Hollingsworth

The Jndians that haue Comitted this murther soe farr as wee
perceive, are some of this River, but Hue up in itt J alsoe aduise
yo^w that the Jndians Doe threaten to Cutt some other English
men that are here in this River to retourne home to their

familyes If not p^rvcntcd by some other meancs

W^m H.

S^r
I vnderstood from M^r Hollingsworth of the murder of foure
men belonging to this Province, by the hand of some Indians
yo^r neighbours, And further that upon his accusacon yo^w had
Comitted them to Guard I send this Expresse to yo^w to be in-
formed of the true State of the matter. It is not our Custome
to putt vp the injuryes of Indians, nor to bury the blood of
Christians in forgettfullnes & oblivion, Therefore I request yo^w
to deliuer me the Indian Prison^rs that I may deale with them
according to our Justice in like cases I am now at Spesvtia, and
there shall remayne till I haue provided for the safety of the
people and the hono^r of our nacon and there shall Expect an
answere from yo^w to S^r
Spesutia 15^th May 1661 Yo^r Servant
Superscribed P. C
For the hono^ble Alexander Dhinoijossa
Governor of new Amstell

Right honorable
Yo^rs 15^th may ould Style reed, the 26^th of New Style out of
which wee haue scene that upon the advice of M^r Hollings-
worth yo^w are come to the Hand of Nathaniell Utye for to
examine the Lamentable murder done by the Sanhikan Indians
vnto foure English men; (It is thus) forasmuch as hath appeared
to us that here haue been foure psons, out of the Province of
Maryland, which after two dayes stay departed from hence to
their plantacons as they sayd And by the way are mett by the
said Indians by whome they are murthered, And on Marettico
or the iron hill mett them two Indians comeing from the Min-
quas Country to one of them they did give a hatt and nothing

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