Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1725. 451

     His Excellency Acquainting this Board that the Shuano Lib. X.

   Indians not meeting his Excellency there Resolved that Israel

   Friend be sent up immediately to the said Indians with the

   following Instructions

     Instructions for Israel Friend from his Excellency Charles

   Calvert Esqr Governor of Maryland to the Shuano Indians on

   Potomack as followeth Vizt

     You are to Acquaint them that you saw the Govr of Mary

   land with several of his Council and other Gent attending

   him at the House of Charles Anderson on the 5th of August

   pursuant to the Agreement made with the said Indians by

   Mr Powell and that he came with no other View or Intention

   but to Confirm a lasting Peace and setled Friendship with

   them and to that end brought several presents with him to

   be delivered them upon the Conclusion of such Treaty

     You are further to inform them that the Governor was p. 143

   much Suprized at their not meeting him at the time Ap

   pointed and that he fears some ill designing People has

   misrepresented us to them but that if they will come down

   to our chief City of Annapolis at the time of our Great As

   semblys meeting which will be the fifth of October next

   being sixty days from the date hereof they shall meet with

   a kind and friendly Reception  Sign'd

                                     Cha: Calvert

   Maryland SSt

     At a Council held at the House of his Excellency in the

   City of Annapolis on Tuesday the 5th day of October in the

   Eleventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King

   George and in the tenth year of his Lordship the Lord

   Proprietarys Dominion &c Annoq Dni 1725

                     Were Present

       His Excellency Charles Calvert Esqr Govr

                 Colo William Holland

                                  Members of his

     the honble   Hall Esqr       Lordships honble

       Colo Thomas Addison

                                  Council

                   James Bowles Esqr

     The General Assembly of the Province being to meet this

   day pursuant to the writts of Election there being not a suffi

   cient number of the Upper House met to proceed upon

   Business it is therefore resolved by this Board that the same

   be prorogued till to morrow this 6th Instant to which his Ex

   cellency Concurs

     Which proclamation issued              p• 144