380 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1721.

           Lib. x.   stroke at his head with the Indians own Gun and drove the

                head of the Cock into his Brains, the reasons of this Fact

                were, because the said Indian would not buy of their Rum

                which they brought there to sell, the informers are John

                Hans Steelman Junior and some Indians who came soon

                after down to the Sugar Lands the two Cartlidges are

                undoubtedly return'd to Conestogoe where they have their

                Families and very good Settlements soon after the Indian

             p. 31   was dead they pack'd up their Goods and travailed home

                wards I am since informed that Captain John Hans Steelman

                is Come to Monocasey and hath sent for his Son (who is

                gone back) to him from the Sugar lands whether he is fled

                for fear of the Indians the Frontier Inhabitants are altogether

                uncapable of making any defence having neither Powder nor

                Ball I have sent what little I had by me to the Sugar Lands

                some Indians say that if the murtherer is brought to Justice

                the Sinicars will require no more, I am in the highest degree

                obliged for your kind promises to use your endeavours with

                his Excellency that proper measures may be taken to preserve

                peace with the Indians on this unhappy occasion I am &c

                                               John Bradford

                 To these two Letters his Honour the Governor return'd

                the answer following

                                    Annapolis February 21st 1721

                Sir

                  Colo Addison having Communicated this day to the Coun

                cil Board two Letters from you relating to the murther of

                one Sawney a chief Sinicar Indian committed by one John

                Cartlidge in Company with his Brother Edmd Cartlidge both

                Residents at Conestoga it is the Opinion of this Board that

                by all means possible you contrive to let the Indians know,

                that the Murderers are under the Pennsylvania Government

                and that we are no ways Concern'd in it, and at the same

                time assure them that we shall write to the Governor of

                Pennsylvania that they may have Reparation for the Injury

                done them, and that on our parts we will always remain in

                perfect Friendship with them And you are desired to be very

             p. 32   Cautious in giving the Indians any Occasion of Coming to

                Blows I am

                                  Sir

                                        Your very humble Servant

                  With this comes a Hun-         Cha: Calvert

                dred weight of Ball & a

                Note from Colo Addison

                for a Quarter Barrel of

                Powder at his house