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him of the two by Description to him as J saw them; and
doubtless the Murderers is amongst this very party, One of
these Jndians presented a bent Bow and Arrow at the English,
at their first coming to Lootons, but was prevented by the
rest of his Party as a small inclosed paper mentions by
Captain Maxwell, and no doubt but the rest of their party
would 'a seconded him, had they been further from the house,
Looton since has convoyed them over Susquehannah Riveras
informed to me; Sir, J have used my Endeavours to scann
the Depth of this matter and will be too tedious to trouble
your Excellency with Every particular, but hope M^r Looton
will be called before your Excellency to give a more ample
Account of them, and his heathenish Trade on the Sabbath
Day: Captain Maxwell and the said Thomas Jones are fit
persons to testify against him; Sir, J have been creditably
informed lately of a great Cabal in our County held by the
grand Leaders of the Jacobite Party (viz^t) Col Coursey Major
Sayer, Col Darnall, Maj^r Dorsey, Richard Smith, Samuel
Chew, and John Hinson, their Rendezvous was at Darnalls,
Chews, Dorseys and One Marieen Duvals, but the Occasion
of meeting is not to be known: Sir, J shall not communicate
any thing further at present, but the Presentation of my most
humble service to your Excellency who subscribes himself
S^r
Your Excellencys most Obedient servant
To His Excellency Lionel Copley Esq^r Nicholas Greenberry
Captain General & Governor in Chief
in and over his Majestys Territory & Province of Maryland
humbly present
with hast for their Majesties service

Liber K.

Jnclosed in the aforegoing were these following Letters Viz^t

M^r George Ashman July the 18th 1692
Sir
J have been up at Captain Richardsons this very day with
sixteen horse, and We were going up to M^r Thurstons, but J
was very well informed that the Jndians was gone away up to
Susquehannah River, and they was very peaceable and did no
Body no harm, and very friendly they was, We finding that
returned to Captⁿ Richardsons, and stayed there about two or
three hours, in the mean while Captⁿ Richardson came home,
and after a while We had some Discourse, We all came
home Every man to house, had not been above an hour at
home, but Captain Richardson sent down a Man which is his
Overseer in all hast, for the Indians and did fire off several Guns
at the hogs, and without doubt have killed some, I do not

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