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all false your hon^rs Company would be acceptable among
the people, noe more but rest Y^r hon^rs servts to Command
whilst I am
From the house of Bazil Ninian Beale
Warren my service to yo^r
Lady and my neighbour
Directed to Coll Darnall.

Maj^r Beale
Your letter of yesterday came to hand and its contents
have been duely considered on in Council and for Answer
doe first give you to understand that the subject thereof was
before communicated to us by an Express from Coll Jowles to
whom we immediately returned our answer and at the same
time sent a sufficient supply of Armes powder and bullets
under the care of Coll Digges with an assurance of further
supplyes from time to time if occasion required it which Armes
wee doubt not are before the writing hereof safe delivered to
the said Coll Jowles But with this precaution wee desired that
all that might be layd aside and that without making of any
noise he the said Coll Jowles should with such of the neigh-

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bourhood as he should think fit goe to the head of the River
or else where suspected to discover the truth of the matter
And finding none but the accustomed Indians peaceable and
in noe hostile or unusual posture Our advice was to offer noe
abuse or provocation to a peacable people but to cherish and
preserve the peace wee soe long and happily have enjoyed
But to the Contrary if they found the Indians or any other
Enemies in any warrlike posture against the English or other
inhabitants of this province That our orders was to use his
utmost endeavours to suppress them and to give us immedi-
ate advice thereof and that wee would not onely supply him
with amunicon and armes but also did assure him That wee
would stand by him with our lives and fortunes and upon all
occasions should expose our persons and Estates in defence
of the peace quiet security and safety of all and every the
Inhabitants of this province without exception All which wee
hereby Reiterate and Confirme to you and desire you to give
the same assurance to the people with whome you shall con-
verse And as for your part and the perticulars you give us of
your past and intended proceedings Wee have thought fit to
let you know That wee highly approve and commend what
you have done and very well like your prudent way of goeing
with ten or twelve men to try and discover the truth of the
matter and further doe assure you that your good services to
this governmt shall never be forgot But the same shall be
rewarded with all the favour and Recompense this Govern-

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