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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 555
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Maj: Taylor to delr
Exar Geti'll Records
to Mr Brent vide
£o: 95 and 96.
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Major Thomas Taylor of Dor: County
haveing informed some of their Honrs that
his sickness has been the occasion of his not
comeing over according to Summons from
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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this Board touching his delivery up of the Records belonging
to the Exar Generall's office at the City of St Maryes It was
thereupon ordered that an order issue to the said Taylor from
this Board to deliver the said Records &c to the said Brent
and that he forthwith transmit a list thereof to their Honrs the
which order to the said Major Taylor accordingly issued.
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Coll. Stevens Treaty
with the Nanticoke
Indians.
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Coll. Stevens made return of the Instruc-
tions touching the Nanticoke Indians to him
sent as followes vizt
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Sumersett County
Maryland ss./ August the 11th 1687.
Met at the house of Capt: John Winder in Wicocomico
River in the County aforesaid.
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Coll. Wm Stevens
Coll: Wm Colebourne
Mr Fran: Jenckins
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especially nominated and chosen
by Coll: Wm Stevens for Assists
accord: to Comisso &c.
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Mr Christopher Nutter Interpreter and John Mallet alsoe his
Assistant.
Met at the time and place of Indians as followes.
Opeter Brother to the late Empr Unnacocassinon
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Cotah
Omapatoe
Wannamah
Hamatoh War Capt:
Passemeaca
Chinopah
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great men
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The persons above mentioned met in pursuance of a Com-
mission dated the 22th of July 1687 from the Honble the
Deputyes Lieuts in Councill directed to Coll: Wm Stevens,
Opeter as chief and he with the great men was kindly saluted
according to Instructions many matters were discoursed of
touching the late Empr and the league made with him and the
renewing of the same touching which Opeter and the great
men exprest themselves very ready free and willing to doe
And have agreed for the more convenient confirming of the
same that thirty dayes hence ten of their great men whereof
Opeter to be one will goe over to St Maryes to meet all the
Deputy Govrs to settle matters it is agreed alsoe that Coll:
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