220 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 7.

     Lib. H. D. Indians &Ca to which the Board does agree and Order the fol

            lowing Reasons to be given to the Indians if they come; Vizt

            Councills That this Countrey is an open Coontrey and

            Reasons abt

            Strang In- deales generally in Tobacco and not in ffurrs; but

            dians to Be understanding they have had an invitation from the

            sent to New

           Yorke   Governmt of New York doe think that those parts

                   and Pensilvania whoe deale and trade most in ffurrs,

            Will be the most proper for their Abode

                           True Coppy Hen Denton C of Concil

                           March first 1694/5

            Governr of

            New Yorkes

            Lettr Re- A Lettr believed to be from your Exncy (without a

            lateing to name) wth a vote of the Burgesses of Maryland and

            Protested Bills result of the Councill in Assembly there was directed

            Exca &Ca & Presented to his Exncy the Governr of this Prov

            ince defeating our hopes of such Assistance his Mats Royall

            Letter commanded expressing somewhat about Indians &ca

     Whitehall  and the vast Sumes of Money and Tobacco in arreares & now

            to be paid &ca

              Among these Wee signify to yr Exncy that the Governmt of

            Maryland is indebted to this the surne of 453 lb sterl: being

            Money charge and Damages due on protested Bills of

            Exchange from Maryland as by the inclosed coppy of the

            Protest and Accot appears.

              This his Exncy in Councill was pleased to Order Us to lay

            before your that the same may be speedily discharged it

            being what Wee Expect from Yr Exncies candor and Justice

                           Wee are yor Exncies humble Servants

                                             Chid Brooke

            ifredryck flyphs   N Nicoll

            N Bayard        Caleb Heathcote

            G Mininelle     Thomas Willet

            S : Cortlandt   John Lawrence

       p. 147      Exca 362 lb 08s 00d Maryland June 2th 1693

             Coppy of     Sr

             Govr Copley .        .

            Protested At Thirty dayes sight of this my second bill of

            Bill &ca of Exca Exca my first & third of the same Tenr & date being

                   Neither of them Paid pay or cause to be paid unto

            his Exncy Coll Benjamin Fletcher Governr of New Yorke or

            his Ordr the sume of Three hundred sixty Two Pounds Eight

            Shillings Sterl: make good payrnt and place the Same to Accct

            of p advice from your humble Servant To Richard Hutche

            son Esqr in London These L Copley