20 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

Liber R.

bly crave your L^spps pardon for what is amiss and subscribe
myself
Your L^spps ffaithfull and obedient Serv^t
Thomas ffrancis

S^r There were many Indians scene at
the head of South River on the same day at Severall Planta-
tions but noe harm done.

Thus directed viz.

To the R^t hon^ble Charles L^d Baltemore Lord & Prop^ry of the
Province of Maryland &c^a
In humble manner Present
p the Sheriffes Messenger

p. 252

Coll Chandler.
S^r These are to give you to understand that last night the
fforeign Indians did robb me of Linnen, Blanketts, and weare-
ing clothes and Rings to the value of Thirty pounds sterling
they have not left me any clotheing but what I had on and
almost all the chiefest of our Linnen, and they have taken
away Eleaven Pascattoway Indians being One Man and Tenn
Weomen and Children, every roome in the house they have
ransack'd I expect every hour to be cutt off, or at least they
will take the remaind^r of what they have now left except some
speedy course be taken w^ch I have small hopes to expect; not
else save respects from Your Serv^t
Tho: Hussey
May it please
Your L^spp:
I am informed that there came yesterday a pty of the
Sinniquo Indians to M^r Henry Hawkins house and tooke
away an Indian man of his Susquehannoh where he was
at worke in the Shopp and carried him away with them.
They were supposed to be about fourty in number ;
there was a pty of them (which is supposed to be the
same but more in number at M^r Husseys, for M^r Hussey
said there came about fourty to the house besides a greate
many which was all round the Plantation. What Injury they
have done him you will be certified by the Inclosed note from
under his hand, I understand he was not at home when it was
done neither was there Ever a man about the house save One,
who seeing an Indian takeing away a Blankett offered to
hould it whereupon the Indian lifted up his Cuttlash at him
and forced him to lett goe his hold, they were also at a poor
mans house not farr from thence whose name is Robert