256 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1701—14.

             P. R. O.          [Indians in Maryland.]

            B. T. Md.        

             Vol. 9. An Account of what Nations of Indians reside within the

                 province of Maryland and are under Articles of Peace with

                 the said Government.

                   The Emperor of Nanticoke, which Nation consists of ten

                 Towns, the certaine number unknowne.

                   The Eastern Shore Indians remove very often into Virginia

                 and Pensilvania; so tis almost impossible to have the Exact

                 number of men or Towns; but some of those which are

                 called so, have not twenty families in them. The numbers of

                 the Indians in these parts decrease very much by reason of the

                 Small pox a distemper they had not before the Europeans

                 came amongst them, and by their old way of poisoning, which

                 they are very expert in; but the greatest cause of all is their

                 being so devilishly given to drinking, especially of Rum, for

                 procuring which they will even sell or pawne all they have

                   The Emperor of Piscattaway under whose subjection is con

                 tained Chapticoe and Mattawoman Indians, all which joined

                 by other are said not to be above 8o or 90 in number.

                   The Pomunkey Indians came also by consent and order of

                 the Government under the Subjection of the said Emperour.

                 A commission being granted him generally to rule and

                 governe all the Nations of Indians on the Westerne Shore,

                 dated the 14th day of July, anno 1696, which said Commission

                 was to remain during pleasure

                   [Sir Thos. Lawrence to the Earl of Bridgewater. Dated

                 Mar 25, 1697]

           B. T. M. 4.    A List of Men, Women, children & slaves in her Majesty's

                 Province of Maryland in 1704,—referred to in Col. Seymour's

                 letter of 3d. July 1705.

                 County. Master of Free            Free Chil. Free men Servts.   Slaves    Fitt to

                      Families. Women dren boys & Servt. boys &   young     bear

                          & Servts. & girls. Men,girls.& old,     arms.

               A.A.    716 1,0581,418   503   145  672 1,272

              St. M.   418   6171,065   938   151  326 1,356

               Kent,   264   413 6o8    393    54  159   639

              Calvert  309   560 942    619   243  938   928

             Charles,  408   485 931    390   197  578   868

              Talbot,  712   9141,207   822   115  460 1,534

              Balto.   364   418 632    235    74  204   803

              Somert.  804 1,1671,436   642    83  305 1,546

              Dorset   305   512 814.   418    64  199   723

               Cecil   407   489 716    430    95  198   837

             Pr. Geo.  416   5301,166   464    92  436   88o

                 Totals, 5,1727,16310,9355,8541,3134,47511,386