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

         Lib. H. D.          May it please yor Exncy

               Clerk of the Letters from Albany of the 23th of Janry give

               Councills Lre

               to his Exncy to understand that Garrison is in Safety and of

               abt a pacquet his Exncys Welfare there.

             Quarry &ca In the packetts from Whitehall directed to his

                       Exncy our Govr by the ffalkland were inclosed one

               for yor Exncy which his Exncy does Recommend to the Gentl. of

               the Councill here to be committed to Coll: Quaries care

               I am likewise directed to transmitt the Indian intelligence,

               Copy whereof is inclosed and am

                    May it please yor Exncy Yor Exncys most Dutifull &

                                    most humble Servant p Ordr

               New York ffebry 8th 1696/7 David Jamison Cl. Concil.

                 Govt Maryland.

          p. 468           At Albany Janry 14th 1696/7.

                 Propositions made to his Exncy Benjamin ffletcher Capt

               Genll and Governr in Cheif of his Mats Province of New

               York &ca by the Sachims of the Scotch kaohe River Indians.

                              Present

                       His Exncy the Governr

                    Coll Peter Schiuyler of his Mats Councill

                      Doctor Dellius minister of Albany

                      John Schiuyler Esq Aldermn of Albany

               A Copy of Father Cajenquiragoe.

               News sent

               from New  We Come unto you to make our complaint and

               York to his Exncy by the     to lay before you the wrong and injury the people

               Clerk Jthe of New England have lately done to some of our

               Councill there Broth: in apprehending ill treating and executing

               (not only upon Malice but ill ground of Suspicion) two of

               them the Report we Received it as followes Vizt

                 Some weekes agoe a party of New England men with Eight

               morekans (Indians that inhabite on the Sea Shore) found

               between Hatfeild and the mill a Christian kill'd Scalpt and

               his Shirt and coat cutt up his stockins & shoes taken away,

               when the News of this Came to the Village a party of

               Christians with the sd morekans went out to seek after the

               murderer and pursuid a Tract so ffarr till they had lost it and

               their provisions being alsoe spent were forced to Return the

               same day. The day following the same party taking more

               provisions went forth and found the tracts again which brought

               them to the ffoot of the high bergh where they spyed Severall

               tracts but all divided whereupon the sd party dispersed them