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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1671-1681
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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1676-1678. 149

 
Att a Council held at St Maries April 19th 1677

Present the
Deputy Governour Coll Henry Coursey
Chancellour Coll Thomas Taillor
Secretary Major Benja Rozer
Surveyr Generall

Upon the petition of Chotike that his ffamily is in much
want of Corne Ordered that he have three barrells of Corne
from the Deputy Governour & that he be paid for it Out of
the publique.

Att a Councell held at Mattapony Sewall the thirtith day of
April 1677.
Present the
Deputy Governour Coll Henry Coursey
Chancellour Major Benjn Rozer
Secry
Surveyr Genll

Was then taken into consideration the way and manner of
treateing with the Susquehanough Cinnigo & the rest of the
Northern Indians & of concluding a peace with them.
It was Unanimously concluded on that Coll Henry Coursey
one of the Council should be employed as Embassador or
Envoy to be sent to New Yorke by the way of New-Castle

Lib. R. R.
upon Delaware to that purpose according to the tenor of
Comission & instructions to him then given dated this day
the Comission signed by the Governour & Sealed with the
great seale of this province the Instructions also Signed by
the Governour & Sealed with his Lopps lesser Seale at Armes
& are both expressed as follow Viz.
Thomas Notley Esqr Leivtenant and Cheife Governour of
the province of Maryland under the Rt Honble Charles Abso-
lute Lord & Propry of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon
Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. To all to whom these presents
shall come or any wayes apperteine Greeting in Our Lord
God everlasting Whereas the Susquesahanoughs Sinnigos &
divers other nations of Indians inhabiteing to the Norward of
this province, have formerly committed divers murthers &
other Outrages within this province upon which there hath
ensued a Warr betweene his Majestyes Subjects resideing
within this Province under the Goverment of his said Lopp as
well as with those resideing under the Govrment of his Sacred
Maties Collony of Virginia, & the said Susquesahanoughs. And
whereas the said Susquesahannoughs have sithence and 		p. 119


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