Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 215

   sive of the inequality of their Burthen of the Warr and have Lib. H. D.

   patcht up a peace wth Canida which I was Oblidged to

   acquiesse with not being in a Condicon to make Warr upon

   them it will be much the concern of Maryland as well as of

   other Provinces, that the Indians be kept stedfast to the

   English and the ifrontiers of this Province better Secured

   Were there sufficient force to justify all our out posts this had

   not gon so farr & I doubt not yet to reclaim them I have pro

   posed a new Sheme of a joynt assistance wch is inclosed the

   like is sent to Sr Edmond Andros So desire you will consider

   of it Count ffrontiniac is at Mount Reail wth Considerable

   forces hath some designe I have sent to discovr his Motion &

   give you a Copy of the intilligence I am

                           Sr

                             Your Excellency's

                                 humble Servant

                                    Ben ffletcher

   Governr Maryland.

   Governor Pursuant to an Order of his Excellency in Coun

          cill dated the 30th of August last Wee have made the

   Scheme of Computation what the charge will amount to for

   a Joynt assistance maintaining of five hundred Soldiers with their

   to Maryland proper Officers which of Absolute Necessity are

          required to be continued at Albany and the out

   Garrisons of that ifrontier to secure the same and to prevent Whitehall

   a further defecon of the ffive Indian Nations together wtb the

   Ordinary charge which this Governmt for severall years past

   has been at in Presents to the said ffive Nations and to Com

   pute the same as followeth

   For 5 Capt at 8s p diem is for one year    £ 730 oo    00 p. 141

   For 10 Lievts at 4s p diem is for one year   £    730 00    00

   For 15 Sergeants at 1s 10d is for one year   £    501 17    o6

   For 15 Corporalls at 1s pd is for one year £ 365 00    00

   For 10 drummers at 1s 4d is for one year£243 o6   o8

   For 500 Private Soldiers at 2d p diem is for one

       year                               00 00

   For 1 Adjutant at 4s is for one year         73 00     00

   For i Comissary at 2s 6d p day is for one yeare        £ 45 I         206

                                    £11813 16 o8

   Item for incidents of firewood candles bedding

       hospitall for Sick men transportacon of men

       & provisions from New York to Albany &

       the out Garrisons building and repairing

       barracks & other Contingent charges that