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   answer sent to the said Letter, wth caution to summons the Lib. H. D.

   Complainants to appear at that County Court house &ca

     Order being sent to the field Officers & Rangers of that

   County to strengthen the ffrontiers thereof

     Then read a return of the Comissrs of that County Court,

   as also another of the ffield Officers there; signifying their

   having recd an account by the Honoble Sr Thomas Laurence

   of the complaints contain'd in Mr Boothbyes Letter, but that

   they knew of no such complaints nor disturbances. After

   wards was read an Order for discharging the men raised for

   strengthening those ffrontiers.

     Ordered that an answer be writt to the sd Comissrs & field

   Officers of that County to signify that this Board do approve

   off & are well satisfyed in their Said returne.

     The Honoble Collo Iohn: Addison came & was added, who

   being acquainted that all his Letters and papers concerning

   the Indians had been read; he is asked if he had any further

   account to give about them, who says he has no further

   account to give. Whereupon the following summons was by

   Ordr issued for consulting the best methods to be taken in

   this affair. Vizt

         By his Exncy the Governr & Council 8br

                  Octor the 14th 1697.

     Ordered that the Sherriff of Ann Arrundell County do

   upon sight hereof give notice to & suinons the Honoured

   the Justices of the Provincial Court, the Comittee for laying

   the Publick leavy the Grand Inquest for the body of this

   Province & Major Smallwood, Major Barton & the other

   persons that went upon the Indian treaty & Mr Richard Cloud

   for to meet his Exncy & Councill at the State house tomorrow

   morning early, together with his Majtys Counsell at Law in

   Order to consult about Indian affairs; and that care be taken

   (during tht time) no persons besides be Suffered to come

   near the sd house.

                           Signed p Ordr

                           Henr Denton Cl Concil

     Read a Petition of Mr John Jones of Caecill County setting p. 560

   forth that whereas he had given Bond to the Navall officer of

   that County for payment of the Tenn p Cent duty for a

   parcell of household goods & wearing apparrell belonging to

   the said Iones, which he was carrying to Pensylvania, upon

   removall of himself & family thither, being valued at 137 lb:

    10s: ood: Steril wch he humbly conceives do not come within