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My most humble service to the Earl of Anglesey and to Sir
Lionel Jenkins.
(Endorsed)
Maryland. March 11^th 1681.
Lord Baltemore's Letter
Rec^d April 24^th 1682.

Letter from Lord Baltemore to William Blathwait. dated
26^th March 1682.
March 26^th 1682.
Sir,
Some days since I writt by one Capt: Francis Partis who
sailed hence the 14^th inst: in my letter I sent you a Copy of a
letter from W^m Pen to some persons in the upper part of my
Province, which by false information of some masters of vessels,
he concluded would be found within his territorie of Pensyl-
vania. I also sent you a Copy of another letter from myself &
Council to the Comander in Chiefe at New York, by which
you will perceive we are endeavouring by all the best ways
and means we can to preserve the inhabitants of this Govern-
ment from the outrages and violences of the northern Indians
I now take the liberty to send you herewith a letter I received
very lately from Colonel Cadwallader Jones, who commands
the Fort on Rappahannock river in Virginia, by which you will
see that Captain Josias Fendale (lately banisht Maryland) is
now a resident in Virginia where there is a particular eye over
all his actions. He is certainly the most likely person in both
these Governments to take the advantage from the discontented
party in Virginia to stirr up another rebellion there, and had
he not been narrowly watcht, whilst he was in Maryland, he
had broke out last summer here, and then our neighbours in
Virginia would not have remained long quiet. The Tryall of
this person, and of some others I sent you about a month since
by one Captain Christopher Evelin; and their duplicates I sent
some few days ago by Captain Partis. When anything else of
moment happens you shall not faile of a true account, that, by
your means, the Lords of the Committee for foreign Plantations
may have the true state of affairs of Virginia and Maryland in
relation to the Indians; As yett both Governments are in
peace; some discontents and dissatisfactions in Virginia about
the business of Cohabitation, of which the Lords of the Council
will have speedy advice (I doubt not) from the Governor &
Secretary there. There will be an Assembly April next in Vir-
ginia, and the Assembly here is prorogued till that month, so
that I expect to recieve motions from the Governor & Councill
in Virginia about a Cessation but whether they are qualified
there for passing such an Act, I and my Councill do much

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