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pected to be the said Mons^r Casteene who together with the
said Northern Indians imbrued their hands in so much Prot-
estant Blood in New England and since so near us but three
Years ago in Skennelicot twenty Miles above Albany which if
so your Excellency may suppose their designe to be evil and
our condition deplorable if not timely prevented by putting a
stop to their further incursions all which I leave to your
Excellencys Wisdom in the management of so great an Affair
and altho the hard censures & calumniations of some ill
affected Persons may and are endeavouring to bring me in
dis-Esteem with your Excellency yet I shall acquisce in this
being supported (I hope) within with the Truth and inno-
cency of a good Conscience and as I have hitherto approved
my self faithful to their Royal Majestys Interest here I hope
to Continue the same to your Excellency as being under them
our Supreeme and always Remain
Your Excellencys humble Serv^t humbly Devoted
To his Excellency Lionel Copley Cha Iames
Esq^r Captⁿ Gen^l and chief
Gov^r in & over the Province of
Maryland
haste for their Majestys especial Service

vid post
mark x February the two and Twentieth day Anno Dom
1692 I came from the Indian Cabbin I informed Captain Iames
& M^r Tilton that I saw the Wife of Mons^r Casteene and those
Indians that I saw are Northern Indians that came from
Penobscott this done by the Request of Captain Iames and
M^r Tilton as witness my hand
Robert Drury

These Indians that I saw was upon Coll Harmans Mannor
this day abovesaid I Came from their Cabin
Robert Drury

Liber K.

May it please your Excellency
In my former I gave your Excellency an Acco^t of what I
had by Information from Robert Drury and many others Con-
cerning the French Man together with those Northern Indians
that have now Erected their Indian Fabricks upon Coll Her-
mans Mannor and no doubt think themselves safe enough
from any discovery but my former was only upon Suspition
since which time I sent Drury to find what he could further
Discover and by good hap got a Sight of the Indians in their
Cabbins whose second information is above under his own
hand, who is ready to make Oath to the same when required

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