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

Liber R.

Plantation We have brought off the wounded and buried the
dead, and are rangeing and quartering our men some of
them upon those frontire Plantations, the people being in
greate distress, the Indians hollowing round their Plantations,
& attempting their dwelling houses chiefly of M^r Duvall
and Richard Snoden. I have but 19 men of all the Coll
Troope and cann gett noe more — men are sick, and of them
half have noe ammunition, nor know we where to gett it, there
is such a parcell of Coll Burges ffoote Company in the like
condition for Ammunition, the head of the River will be
deserted if we leave them, and they have noe other releife,
wee marched in the night to their releife else they concluded
to be cutt off, and 'tis probable they might have susteined
greate Damage, Majo^r Lane sent to our Releife about thirty
foote more but we have noe orders but to Range and Defend
the Plantations, the which we shall doe to the best of our
skill, and I suppose that if Baltemore County wants Assist-
ance, that at this time it cannot be well supplyed from Anne
Arrundell, we have stood to our Armes all night and need
enough, just now more news of three familyes robbd at
Seavern. Wee Desire your L^spp in the behalf of the poore
Inhabitants to send Ammunition & full ord^rs men are afire to
to see their neighbours murdered and robbd thus, and ord^r for
to doe nothing but to range, soe desireing your L^spps pardon
for what is amiss in our writeing Wee subscribe ourselves yo^r
Hon^rs humble Serv^ts
Tho: ffrancis; Nich: Gassaway

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Please your L^spp:
The manner of the murd^r is thus, five Indians appeared and
flourished their Cuttlasses, the people went toward them and
carried some Corne to them, but instead of Accepting it they
laid hold of the Overseer, but he gott from them and made to
the house ward, but they overtaking of him knock'd him
downe with the butt of their gunns and left him for dead, runn
after a negro man and killed him, and wounded another, the
rest runn away, yett those rogues left a woman and a Child
sick in the house and never harmed her, onely tooke the
sheetes she lay on and what was for their turne in the house.
Your L^spps Serv^t
Tho: Francis

My Lord
These may certifye your L^spp: that the County of Anne
Arrund^ll at this time is in Greate danger as the Inclosed will
more fully certifye your L^spp had not our men marched all
Monday night the greatest part of South River had been most