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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1679. 375
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the reprsntation of my due Obedience and best of service
Subscribe in great haste
Your Ldspps:
ffaithfull & most Obedient Servt
Portobacco Charles County Rando: Brandt
June 20th 1681 :
Thus Superscribed
To the Rt honble Charles Lord Baltemore absolute Lord and
Propry of Maryland,
haste post haste for his Lspps Service
Rand0 Brandt
May it please your Ldspp:
20th June 1681:
I recd: your Lspps Commands relateing to the Delivery of
ffifty pounds of powder to Mr Cheseldine but doe find it
cannot possibly be spared haveing sold all of what was
ordred into my Custody in reference to your Lspps Commands
signified in a Letter from Mr Llewellin when the powder was
sent up; off which I have here sent your Lspp a pticular Accot
of your Ldspps Commands of the i6th Instant as also the former
shall be duely observed, and my small endeavours shall not
be wanting for the preservation of the Inhabitants of this
County; ffor news it is most certain that the strange Indians
which lay by the Zachaiah ffort have carried twelve of the
Zachaiah Indians away with them (notwithstanding the peace
made in the presence of Captn Brandt) and are gone, their
tract hath been seen by one that was hunting for horses
about the Pascattoway ffort since they went away and the
tract leads towards the Creeke. Capt Brandt is now gone to
Zachaiah to make what Discovery he cann, and intends to
take James Smallwood along with him, he knowing best those
Indians which was Deteyned by the strange Indians at the
ffort, which if proove to be there yett will make a greate dis-
covery there by: he intends to vse his utmost to keepe them
from a further Agreement, and continue rangeing betweene
the said ffort and the ffrontire Plantations of this County,
which seemes to be much approoved off by the Inhabitants
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thereof, We are Informed by the Zachaiah Indians that these
Indians that Come downe are not Sinniquos but a mixt people
of severall Nations, some Susquehannohs, some Aquaiacoes,
some Doags and part of two other Nations which I have
forgott; Yett they be the same party that cutt off the Matta-
woman ffort as appeares by four Prisoners that they had
amongst them which were well knowne by James Smallwood
to belong to the Mattawomans; likewise those Prisoners
informe our Indians that these are the party which doe them
all the mischiefe, and that the Sinniquos never doe them
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