Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1742. 273

those People, and to procure Us his Answer: As We have
never heard from you on this head, We want to know what
You have done in it. If you have not done anything, We
now renew our Request, and desire you will inform the Person
whose People are seated on Our Lands, that that Country
belongs to Us in Right of Conquest, We having bought it
with Our Blood and taken it from Our Enemies in fair War;
and We expect as Owners of that Land to receive such a
Consideration for it as the Land is worth, We desire you will
press him to send us a positive Answer Let him say Yes or
No, if he says Yes, we will treat with him, if No, we are able
to do Ourselves Justice, and we will do it, by going to take
Payment Ourselves

To which the Governor replyed

Lib. C. B.

Brethren
According to the Promise made at Our last Treaty with you,
M^r Logan, who was at that time President, did write to the
Governor of Maryland, that He might make you Satisfaction
for such of your Lands as his People had taken up, but did
not receive One Word from him upon that Head. I will write
to him again, and endeavour to procure you a satisfactory
Answer. We do not doubt but He will do you Justice, but We
exhort you to be careful not to exercise any Acts of Violence
towards his People, as they likewise are Our Brethren, and
Subjects of the same Great King, and therefore Violence
towards them must be productive of very evil Consequences

This Board having taken the said Papers into Consideracon
observe that thay relate as well to Virginia as to Maryland,
and that for that Reason It is absolutely necessary to consult
the Governor of Virginia on the Subject as soon as possible,
that proper Measures may be taken by Both Governments to
establish Peace and Good Neighbourhood between his Maj-
estys Subjects of both Provinces and the neighbouring Indians
upon fair and just Terms
This Board therefore advise and desire his Excellency to
transmit to the Governor of Virginia what Papers he has
already received, or shall hereafter receive concerning the
Indian Affairs with a particular Account of Everything relating
to the said Affair
The Board also advise and desire his Excellency to request
the Governor of Pensilvania to let the Indians know that We
and all Our Brethren desire to live in Peace and Amity with
them, and to do every thing that shall be just and reasonable
in order to establish a lasting Friendship and Understanding

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