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part of which wee doe dayly here the beating of drums and
vollyes of shott and are certainly informed That they are all
in Armes and designe over here, soe that though (thanks be
to God our distracted people begin to Recover their sences
Yet they continueing out of theirs wee have reason to feare

endeavour by all meanes possibe to prevent But must desire

your Speedy Advice whether it may not be proper for me to
have a company or two of my Regiment and Capt Brand his
troops in a readinesse that wee may be upon our guard and
be capable of securing these frontier parts from plunder if
faire words (which shall be first used will not prevail with them
to returne home peacebly they having first been throughly
informed of the unparrelled falsity of the said Rumours I have
noe more at present to offer but onely the tender of my humble
respects to your hon^r and to assure you that when occasion
serves noe body shall be more forward to demonstrate their
fidelity to my Lord and the Governmt then
Yo^r hon^r most humble and
most obedient Servt
Edward Pye.

Pray advise me whether my stay in this County at this
juncture may not be necessary and consequently my absense
from the provinciall to be dispenst with all I must beg you
to send me per the bearer 3 or 4^ll of pistoll powder I haveing
none but one barrell of common powder unfit for use.

March 30 1689
My Lre being deteyned by mistake just now I am forced to
open it to let you know that Maj^r Beale is arrived with a party
of horse from Rangeing downe the Coast of this side of Poto-
mack and does declare he saw noe foote of any Seneca Indian
And that he appeased severall litle uproars occasioned by
Idle reports of a mans beating his boy for lettin his cow be
swampt etc And that he sent M^r Brightwell to Virg^a who
seeing noe Christian soul in those parts they being fled to
their forts He satisfied the Capt of the ship that lyes there of
the falsity of all reports and prevailed with M^r Hinson and his
wife to returne out of Virg^a
The Maj^r designes now home and soe up the Easterne
branch To the hon^ble the Deputy Leiu^ts
with care and speed for my Lord and countrys service

Liber B.
P. R. O.

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Hon^r S^r
Yours of the 28^th instant came acceptably this moment to
our hands together with the certificates there inclosed for all
which are thankfull and for answer doe acquaint your hon^r that

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