Was then produced & read a Lett^r from Augustin Herman
to the Chancelo^r setting forth the great Damage and injury
the Inhabitants in Baltemore and Caecill Counties doe daily
receive p the Delaware Indians driveing away and killing

their Stocks, the said Indians pretending that most of the

Land in the upper p^s of the s^d Counties doth properly belong
to them, The Summe whereof being Duely considered It was
ord^red,
That Augustin Herman and Jacob Young be Empowred p
Commiss^o from the Governo^r to treate with the said Indians
touching the pretence they make to the land in the said two
Counties as to what part of the Land in both or either of the
said two Counties they make claime to And what Satisfaction
they require to quitt such their claime thereto. An Acco^t
whereof that they the said Augustin Herman and Jacob
Young rend^r to the Governo^r and Councell with all Expedi-
tion possible and as conveniently they cann.
The Common Rumo^r that the Sinnequo Indians (by Insti-
gation of the Remaineing p^t of the Susquesahannoghs now
amongst them) are Designed to come downe and make
warr upon the Pascattoway Indians toward the Latter End of
this Summer w^ch the s^d Pascattoway Indians doe verily beleive
and suspect, being taken into consideration it was Ord^red,
That Jacob Young be Empowered to goe to the Old Sus-
quehannoh ffort and to treate with the great men of the Sin-
nequos Nations touching the said Rumo^r according to such
ord^rs and Instructions as he should receive from the Governo^r
relateing thereunto
In pursuance whereof the Hon^ble Thomas Notley Esq^r did
Empower the said Jacob Young p his Instructions und^r hand
and Seale to goe accordingly to the Old Susq^h ffort and
address himself to the greate men of the Sinnequo Nations,
and p p^rsents or otherwise according to their Custom to
Remind them of the League w^ch they latly Entred into with
us and our ffriend Indians in w^ch number the Pascattoways
were then by name included and soe long as they continue
our ffriends we are bound to protect and Defend them, and
therefore we hope that the Sinnequos will not violate their
League with us by useing any Acts of Warr or Hostility
Against the said Pascattoways or any other our ffriend
Indians without just cause given and haveing first made us