208 Records Illustrating the History of Maryland

P. R. O.

Maryland

B. I. Vol. 2,
B. E.
p. 41

Lieut: Gov^r Nicholson to the Govern^rs of

Maryland.
21. Sep^tr & 27^th 8^ber 1690.
Gentlemen
There being three shipps of good force in York River that
will be ready to saile for England by the 20^th day of October I
thought fitt to give you notice thereof, that what shipps or
vessells you have ready in their Maj^ties Province of Maryland to
Saile for England may by that time be ordered by you to come
for York River there to make upp a Fleet according to his
Maj^ties commands.
I received a letter from the Commodore of the fleet dated
the 8^th of this inst: which gave me notice the Fleet were in
good condicon and then forty Leagues att Sea. I am

James Citty 27^th October 1690.
Gentlemen
I rece'd a Letter from Maryland dated the 8^th of August last
signed by Jn^o Coode and eight others with a Coppy of a paper
without a date signed Henry Wriethosley Clek Assist: which
paper imports that Cap^t Coode was continued Principall and
Commander in Chief of their Maj^ties Forces within that Prov-
ince and w^th the advice or assistance of twenty persons there
named or any seven or more of them to manage all affaires in
the Intervalls of Assemblies. And in that Letter it is desired
that all letters be directed to the President and therein Richard
Hill is accused for Treason against their Maj^ties Whereof
myself and their Maj^ties Councill here takeing Notice and
hearing the said Hill was on board some of the shipps goeing
for England, he was sent for on shore and Bond taken with
security for his appearance before the Right Hon^ble the Earle
of Shrewsbury their Maj^tie'^s principall Secretary of State to
answer such matters as should be objected against him since
which I received a Letter from M^r Nehemiah Blakiston dated
the 17^th of September wherein he writes me he is appointed
President of the Committee for the present Government of
Maryland and sends me a Coppy of a Letter from Cap^t John
Coats about the Indians being att the head of Potomack and
that the Piscattua Indians complained that some of their Indians
were killed.
Gentlemen, this account made me order the Officers of
their Majestie's Militia on Potomack to send out souldiers to
range to the head of that River and they could not find nor
understand that any strange Indians had been there and the
Commanders going over to the Piscattua Town and enquiring
into the matter the Emperor of the Indians declared he knew
nothing of strange Indians nor that any of his Indians were
killed.