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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 479
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with the more ease to reimburse himself as well what he hath
really expended of his owne private Estate, as alsoe what
profitts and advantages he hath made thereof, which he humbly
conceives is his Lops and was your Honrs design in conferring
the same Office upon your Petr The person nominated to
succeed your Petr will thereby be noe sufferer, but capable of
your Honrs favourable Inclination to him the next yeare, all
which is humbly offered to your Honrs serious consideration by
Your Honrs most ready and obedient humble servant
Jno Baker.
Their Honrs have nothing of their owne knowledge neither
by report or information to alledge against or charge the
Petitioner with, but haveing already passed their grant of the
said office to Mr Garratt Vansweeringen, for the considerations
sett forth in his petition, they cannot receede from thence.
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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Eastern Shore
Indians Audience
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The Kings of Pocomoke and Assateague,
with severall of their greate men, and greate
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men of other nations of Indians on the Eastern Shore came
and presented themselves to the board for Audience.
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Interpreters.
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Which was admitted them, and an Indian called
Tomm together with one John Townesend of
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Pocomoke allowed their Interpreters.
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Indians present
10. deare skinns.
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The King of Pocomoke and the King of
Assateagrue make present of tenn deare skinns
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in token of Friendship with his Lordship and the good people
of this his Province, which was accepted of as such and thankes
given them on his Lops behalf.
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Pocomoke Indians &c.
Complt & request
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They proceed to deliver the substance of
their address in manner following and
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first they sett forth, that five severall Nations of them (viz)
Pocomoke, Annamessex, Manoakin,Nasswattex, and Aquintica
are seated and doe cohabitt at a place called Askiminokonson,
They complain that one Charles Scarborough and others had
seated upon some part of their land called Askiminokonson
Neck where they themselves designed to seat in the Face, the
Land where they at present are, on the other side the Creeke
being worn out, that by the Incroachments of the English they
had already been driven from Pocomoke to Aquintica, from
thence to Askiminokonson, and from thence they feare they
shall be forced to some other place and soe never be fixed
without some care be taken to prevent and put a stopp to the
Incroachments of the English, that one Mr Whittington and
Capt: Osbourne had taken up land within their bounds.
They alsoe complain of great damage done them in their
Corne Fields and other their labours and improvements by
Cattle and horses by meanes of two bridges over the head of
Pocomoke River, and Askimenokonson Creeke through which
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