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sey, But have likewise Killed our horses Cattle and hoggs :
Robbed our houses, and last most cruelly killed some of his
Majestys Christian Subjects, Whereby wee were justly pro-
voaked to have made a Warr upon you and dispatched away
our Troopes into yo^r Country, to have revenged the severall
mischeifes done to us (yett our Lord Prop^ry and greate Gov-
erno^r) did resolve to follow the use and custome of Christians
nations and that we should first come here and acquaint their
Sachims with it, and know from you whether you doe or will

Lib. R. R. R.

Countenance (or allow of such their wicked Actions) w^ch if ;
you doe you must not expect to live any longer in peace, nor
enjoy yo^r land in quiet, But that wee shall make warr upon
you into yo^r owne Country, and wee doubt not in a short time
to reduce you to the same Condicon and as other Indian
Nations that have broke their faith with Christians But if
you doe not Allowe their Evill Accons, then wee are willing
to hold and keepe the peace with you; Expect satisfaccons for
the Evill done to us according as you have promised in yo^r
answeres to the propositions made p Coll Henry Coursey
(w^ch being performed on yo^r part, wee are here ready to Con-
firme the former peace that soe the Chaine of freindship may
remayne strong and fast.

Propositions made to four Oneydes Indians by Capt. Anthony
Brockholls Command^r in Cheife in Albany the fifteenth
of September 1682.

p. 53

p^rsent The names of Indians
Marte Gerutse Ingoghsenaguita
Dirk Wessills Commissarys: Degawiadani

I: Bleeker Iagoghnegichta.
Interpret p Acru^t Corn: Viele.

I Doe acquaint you that Coll Coursey informed me from
Maryland that fifty Oneydes, have about 3 weekes ago taken
fifty four of the Maryland Indians prisoners and robbed some
Christian house Doe ask whether you or any of yo^r Troopes
have lately been out that way, and how many and if any be
Out now.

Answere.

There are some of our Troopes out that way, but are not
yett come home, wee have beene out at the Dowaganhaes,
and fetched home fifty prisoners lately but not of the Mary-
land freind Indians only there are brought prisoners from
Maryland though not by us (viz.) one in our Castle and two
in Onnondaquess but are not hurt in the least.