458 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692—1694.

Liber K.

At a Councill held at S^t Peters near
S^t Marys City the 9^th day of March Anno
Dom 1692
Present
His Excellency the Governor

the honble

Coll^o Nea Blakiston
Thomas Tench Esq^r
Capt Iohn Addison

Captain Iohn Courts
Tho^s Brooke Esq^r

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Was produced and ordered to be read a Letter from M^r
W^m Harris to his Excellency with a Letter and severall other
Papers inclos'd from M^r Charles Iames of Caecil County con-
cerning the inroad of some strange Indians to the head of the
Bay and that had seated themselves upon the land of M^r Cas-
parus Herman expecting more to Come to them, which infor-
mation the said Iames had given by his said Letter &c^a as
follows (viz^t)

from Cecil County February the 15^th 1692
May it please your Exc^llcy
The supposed King of the Indians together with the French
man who were this Summer rec'd by Coll^o Herman and now
resident upon his Manor together with the Eight Hun^d Indians
which are to Come in amongst us this Spring hath so allarmed
the Inhabitants of this County (upon suspition of their being
northern Indians) that I thought it my duty to enquire into the
matter with all the speed imaginable and in order thereunto I
sent for one Drury whom I was sensible had been in the late
wars in New England whose Examination I have inclosed
sent your Excellency, he further informs me th^t this French
man th^t is now at Coll Hermans hath an Indian to his Wife
and that he was seen in a Coat lined with rich Fur this Winter
M^r Iohn Thomson also informs me that he saw one of these
Indians naked in a Bitter Cold day I am also informed that
this French man owned himself to Coll Herman to be the Gov-
ernor of Cannida's man, and since that did publickly declare
that he had been a Captain in Cannada and for some misde-
meanor fled from Cannada, Coll^o Herman informs that he
is a man of Excellent Parts, I am also informed that he
speaks severall Languages, so that if your Excellency is
pleased to sum these Evidences together (viz^t) an Indian to
his Wife clothed this Winter in rich Fur, one of their Indians
naked in Winter, the French mans contradictory Relation of
himself a man of Excellent Parts & speaks severall Languages
which make up a Harmony corresponding with the inclosed
oath, so that they are Vehemently suspected to be northern

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Indians and this very French Man by the said Drury sus-