394 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1722.

               Lib. X.Friday November the 2d 1722

                Present the same as Yesterday

                     The evil Consequences of the Shuanuo Indians entertain

                   ing our Runaway Negro Slaves having been represented to

                   the Board it is thought proper to prevent those evil Conse

                   quences for the future to invite the said Shuanuo Indians

                   into a treaty of Friendship and Amity with this Government

                   and to the Intent that these Resolutions be put in practice as

                   soon as possible Charles Anderson an Indian Trader then in

                   Town by Order of the Governor and Council was sent for

                   and on his appearing the following instructions were Given

                   him in Writing vizt

                     Instructions for Charles Anderson who is hereby Irnpowred

                   and Authorised by the Governor and Council to treat with

                P. 52    the Shawans Indians for entring into Articles of Friendship

                   and Amity with them and for their surrendering up to this

                   Government certain Negro Slaves who for some time past

                   have been entertaIn'd at their Towns upon Potomack River

                                   Imprimis.

                     You Charles Anderson by the appointmt of the Governor

                   and Council of this province are to repair unto the Shawan

                   Town upon Potomack with all Convenient speed and there to

                   call together Pockaseta and Oneakoopa and make them the

                   present to each of them of a Stroud Match Coat and a pair of

                   Silk Stockings on Behalf of the Lord Baltimore and Charles

                   Calvert Esqr present Governor of this province as a token of

                   their Love and Friendship for their Nation of Indians and as

                   an Earnest of our desire to live with them as Friends and

                   Brethren which we shall be willing to demonstrate to them

                   by further presents to be made to themselves and their other

                   great men when they shall come down to see our Governor

                   at Annapolis and there enter into such Articles of peace and

                   friendship as shall be thought necessary for creating a Good

                   Correspondency between this Government and the Shawan

                   Indians who will find our Governor to be ready to shew him

                   self a Friend & Brother to them

                     2 If those Indians will receive the presents and promise

                   to come down to Annapolis and enter into such Articles of

                   peace as are above proposed that then you appoint the mid

                   dle of the month of April to be the time that the Governor

                   and Council will be ready at Annapolis to receive them as

                   Friends and Brethren to make such Articles of peace and

                 p. 53 Friendship as shall be thought necessary for laying the