Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753. 589

11^thly That if any Disputes shall arise between the said
Chiefs or their Subjects and any other Indian Nation in Mary-

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land that they cannot settle between themselves it shall be
referred to the Governor and Council
12^thly That the English and Indians shall hereafter be as
one people & shall Assist each other against all persons
Whatsoever that shall make War with or Attack either of
them and if either shall hear that any Persons intend to
Damage the Other Notice shall be immediately Given of the
Danger.
13^thly That as a farther Testimony and League Peace and
Friendship with his Lordship the Lord Proprietary of this
Province and as they expect Protection from him and his
Government here the said Indian Chiefs and their Successors
shall pay and Deliver to the Col^o of Somerset County for the
Lord Proprietary his heirs and Successors two Bows and two
Dozen of Arrows Yearly upon the Tenth day of October as
an Acknowledgement of his Lordships Dominion over them
and as a Pledge of peace also
In Confirmation whereof his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r
Governor in Chief of the Province afs^d on behalf of his said
Lordship and Simon and Captain John on behalf of themselves
and the Indians under their Subjection have Signed hereto in
presence of his Lordships Council and of Several of the Great
Men of the Indians the day and Year above Written and the
Great Seal of this Province is hereunto Affixed
The Mark of x Simon Sam Ogle
The Mark of x Captain John.

Articles of Peace and Amity concluded and agreed upon
Between the Right Honourable Charles Absolute Lord &
Proprietor of the province of Maryland &c and John Coursey

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and Chinehopper Chiefs of the Chicacoan Indians on behalf
of themselves and Indians under their Subjection this 24^th
day of July 1742.

Imp^rs It is agreed upon that from this Day forward to the
Worlds end there shall be an inviolable peace and Amity Be-
tween the Right Honble the Lord Prop^ry of this Province and
the chiefs of Chicacoan Indian Towns upon Articles hereafter
in this Treaty agreed upon and that all former Act of Hostility
and Damages whatsoever sustained shall be buried in perpet-
ual Oblivion
2^dly That if any Indian or Indians Subject to the said Chiefs
shall hereafter Assault beat or kill an English man or Plot or
Conspire to make war with the English Inhabitants the said
Chiefs shall be obliged to deliver such Indians up to the Gov-

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