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      Naked Indians who desire to be in Amity with this Government Lib. X.

      and that the said King of the Susquehannahs will not go his

      Journey without the leave of this Govt

        That the Indians on Susquehannah River have constant trade p. 60

      with Persons in Philadelphia & New Castle

        Whereupon advised & agreed that inasmuch as this Board

      do not find that the said Indians live wth in this Government

      that a Letter be writ to his Excellency the Govr of New York

      to acquaint him of the Application made to this Government

      by the said Indians on Susquehannah River & that we Not

      knowing but those Indians thô they call themselves Susque-

      hannahs are Indians belonging to the Seneques & if Care be

      not taken therein this Government may perhaps be a Re

      ceptacle for them

        That we are not willing to have any Corespondence with

      them without the Answer of that Govt

        And as to the Application of the King of the Susquehannahs

      for leave to go to the Naked Indians Ordered that a Letter

      be writ to Lieut Coll° Iohn Thomson to acquaint him this Gov

      ernment will not meddle therewith, but that he may tell the

      said Indians that whilst they behave themselves well &

      peacably they may freely go & come without Disturbance & if

      the said Indians have any thing else to Propose to his Excell

      ency they will do well to Come down to him

        Advised & agreed that a Letter be writ to his   Sr

      Edmd Andros to desire him to forbid all the Masters of Ships

      in this Government to take on Board or Carry away Mr Iohn

      Cood Senr Mr Philip Clark Mr Robt Mason & Mr Gerrard Sly

      but that he will take Effectual Care to have them apprehended

      if in his Government that thereby they may be brought to P 61

      Answer According to Law & if his Excellency does not send

      them over; this Government will send for them upon Notice

      given

        This Board Considering that whereas there is fourty Odd

      Thousand Pounds of Tobacco in the hands of Major William

      Whittington late high Sheriff of Somerset County being pub-

      lick Tobacco undisposed of & whereas Tobacco now bears a

      good Round price, do advise & agree that the same be sold

      & that Major Whittington have Notice to have it in Readiness.

        A Certain Gentleman Commonly called Alexander Lumley

      Esqr Appearing at the Board & Preferring a Petition by the

      Name of Alexander Lumley, his Excellency is pleased to advise

      him not to go by that Name but the said Mr Lumley behaving

      himself very Contemptuously asking his Excellency if he was

      his God Father, & being in drink, his Excellency is pleased to

      Order his Majestys Lawyers to prosecute the said Mr Lumley

      for Assuming such name upon him, & the said Mr Lumley