Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 101

They named the three Colonels Viz^t Col Scarborough Col
Henry and Col Hooper the three Chiefs they also Named
Viz^t Jemikakonick in Locust Neck Lame Sam in D^o and
Geeko in Pocomoke
A True Copy from the original Records Extracted by me
Peter Wrasall Sec^ry &c for Indⁿ Affairs
And the following Letter

Annapolis Decem 31^st 1755.
Sir
By the inclosed Extract you will See that the Indians of
the six Nations are very desirous that the Indians who In-
habit in your County should go and join and become one
People with them, by the same Extract it Appears that they
who live near you equally desire to leave their old Habita-
tions and go to the Northward: They have Complained you
see that yourself and two other Gentlemen of Maryland have
Interfered and hindred them from Complying with the re-
quest of the Six Nations which those Nations Express them-
selves disatisfied with, and hope all such Obstacles to their
Brethrens Migration will be removed, as the Governor Prom-
ised at the lat Congress to Advise you of this Matter and
Return your Answer to General Johnson as soon as Possible
to be by him communicated to the Six Nations, His Excel-
lency hopes you will not neglect to favour him with it by the
first Opportunity, and that you will not yourself oppose, &
(if you have Influence over them) that you will also en-
deavour to prevent the three Chiefs opposing the Schanada-
righrocnes's Departure
I am S^r
Copy Sent to Col Hooper Your Most humble Servant
Col Scarborough & Col Henry. I R.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

Ordered by the Advise of this Board, upon the Petition
of Andrew Banning of Dorchester County School Master
that Pardon issue unto him for Shooting & killing a Certain
John Flearty of the said County Planter by Misadventure, as
by the Coroners Inquest of the said County appears, which
Pardon issued accordingly.

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the
following Queries from the Lords Commissioners for Trade
and Plantations
Queries relating to his Majestys Plantations on the Con-
tinent of America
I^st What is the Situation of the Province under your Gov-
ernment, the Nature of the Country Soil and Climate, the

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