234 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

          Lib. H. D. to keep Garrison at Mr Ousleys Plantation in Stafford County

                 or some where thereabouts convenient, whereby the Rangers

                 on this side Potomock may easily have communication with

                 them.

                   This his said Exncy be desired to give Instructions to the

                 Comandr in Chief of Stafford County and to the aforesaid

                 Rangers to hold a frequent correspondence with the Honoble

                 Coll John: Addison and the Rangers on this side; they hav

                 ing already Instructions to do the like from hence thither.

                   That a number of Men out of each Province be by consent

                 appointed to go out in the Spring of the year to find out the

                 mountain Indians that are said to be beyond the Piscattowayes,

                 where they are now seated.

                   That the Gentlemen and Capt Hanstilman appointed to go

                 to the Indians at the head of the Bay by an Ordr of the last

                 Assembly be put in mind thereof to see the said Ordr exe

                 cuted and complyed with, understanding nothing has been

                 done therein as yett; And that they acquaint the Shevanor

                 Indians his Exncy never recd those presents said to be sent by

                 Coll Herman.

                   That a former Ordr about laying out the Land for the

                 Choptanck Indians be renewed and complyed with, under

                 standing that Major Smithson the Surveyor appointed had

                 (through sickness) been the occasion of its not being yet

                 done.

                   His Exncy is pleased to say that the Nanticoke Indians are

                 likewise desirous to have their land runn out, but that Coll

                 Hutchins who is best knowing in that affair is not yet come.

                   Ordered that a Cornittee be appointed to consult & consider

                 of the foregoing severall proposalls and matters and to draw

                 from thence such conclusions, by them to be putt in such

                 method and forme as they shall think fitt to be laid before his

                 EXnCY Sr Edmund Andros his MajtYs Governr of Virginia and

                 the Piscattoway Indians; the approbation of all the Gentle

                 men now mett being therein first had and obtain'd.

                   Whereupon the following Gentlemen were nominated and

                 appointed of the said Comittee Vizt The Honoble Sr Thomas

                 Laurence Barontt Secry Coll Geo: Robotham, Thorns Tench

                 Esqr and Coll John: Addison Members of his Majties Honoble

                 Councill, Capt Phillip Hoskins, Mr John Polland Mr ffrancis:

                 Jenckin and Mr Willm Hatton Iustices of the Provinciall Court

                 W Thoms Sprigg Iunr Mr Ino Wattkins Capt Henry Hardy,

                 Mr Thomas Brown, Mr Thomo Iones Mr Michl Holland, Mr

                 Thomas Taylor, Mr John Haziewood Gent! of the Grand Jury.

                 Mr John Hall one of the Comittee for laying the publick leavy.

                 Major Willm Barton, Mr Willm Hutchison two of the Gentle

                 men that went upon the Indian treaty. Mr Richd Cloud and