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Indians to kill all the Nangetico Indians by reason that they
might have the better opportunity to kill the people of Virg^a
and further doth declare that Coll Darnall and Coll Pye and
M^r Boareman is all one the Senecas and did say God dam M^r
Boareman for he is all one the Indian And further did
declare M^r Boareman did crye to the Indians and say that the
protestants would kill the papists first and then all the Indians
and Coll Darnall and Coll Pye and M^r Boareman did tell the
Indians that they must make hast and kill the protestants
before the shipping did come in for after the shipping came
they will then kill the papists And then they would kill all the
Indians. And further the Indian doth declare that the Eastern
shoare Indians are hired for the same purpose.
Wee the subscribers are ready to take our oathes that wee
did heare the Indians declare these words the day above
specified
Signed
Burr. B H: Harris
Ralph. R. Plott
John West

An accompt of a further Information given by Burr Harris
as he returned from Examinacon of the Indians
That on Saturday last he met with a boate goeing up the
River that came lately from St Maries and after inquiry what
newes in those parts they told him that Coll Pye was lately
heard to say that he did hope before Easter day to wash his
hands in the protestants blood and that if he had the prince of
orange there he would thrust his sword up to the Beame in him
And they did further informe the said Harris that there were
two or three masters of shipps dayly looking out for Coll Pye
to carry him on board shipp in order to transport him for Eng-
land And further the said Harris declared that yesterday
came over from pomonky with him an Indian called Chicarter
a warr captaine that was goeing to Cap^t Brents and told him
Capt Brents had sent for him and further the said Indian
told him that they did heare the Englishmen in England had
cutt off their Kings head and that there were abundance of
dutchmen comeing in a greate many men And that they

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should bring abundance of Matchcoats and other things with
them signed
Potomack Creeke 19 March 1688/9 Burr. B H; Harris.

Thomas Thompson was told by a greate man of an Indian
that the Sachia Indians had hyred the Seneca Indians to come
downe and kill the Virginians And that they had carryed

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