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          Lib. H. D.     from the Inhabitants may have ffrench Jesuits or Priests or

                other French men among them.

                  6thly That if his sd Exncy the Governr does consent to send

                some Gentlemen to meet in Stafford County or elsewhere to

                discourse the Piscattoway Indians, that then the Honoble Coll

                John Courts, Capt Phillip Hoskins and Mr Willm Hatton or

                the Major part of them go thither & be joyn'd to the Honoble

                Thorns Tench Esqr and Major Willm Dent, wch two last men

                tion'd Gentlemen are the persons appointed to go with those

                Instructions to his Exncy the Governr of Virginia.

                  7thly It is agreed that the Gentlemen that go to Virginia

                acquaint the Indians at their meeting with them, that there

                being a Murther coinitted in Maryland, and taking them to

                be our friends, they may be desired (if possible) to find out

                the murtherers, for wch they shall have a reward of fifty Match

                coats, if they detect & bring in the said Murtherers.

                  That they also be acquainted to make haste to returne for

                Maryland and that if they should be wanting of Come, this

                Province will furnish them for their pay, and that they may

                reset!e Piscattoway or Rock Creek wch they think fitt.

             p.     571 That the best way to convince this Government tht they are

                not the persons tht did the said Murther, will be by their

                speedy returne, and that they be told they may fully depend

                to have every thing was promised them comply'd with.

                  8thly That if his Exncy Sr Edmund Andros do not consent

                to send some Gentlemen as is requested that then the Mes

                sengers returne without any further proceeding.

                  9thly That his said Exncy be desired to settle the Rangers

                somewhere convenient towards the head of Potomock, and

                that he would be pleased to give instructions to the Comander

                in Chief of Stafford County and to his Rangers to hold a

                frequent correspondence wth the Honoble Coll Ino Addison and

                the Rangers on this side, They having already Instructions to

                do the like from hence thither.

                  10th That his sd Exncy be desired that the Rangers may

                agree upon the Alarm, and that they may not keep hollowing

                & fireing of Gunns in the night.

                  Lastly it is thought convenient that the Gentlemen appointed

                to go to his Exncy Sr Edmund Andros in Virginia be generally

                left at liberty to discourse any other matters to his sd Exncy or

                Indians as they shall Iudge requisite for his Majtes service and

                good of this Countrey.

                  Then was the lowing Letter writt in Order to be delivered

                to his Exncy Sr Edmund Andros his Majtes Governr of Vir

                ginia, Vizt