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to be upon a certain Footing they complained heavily of the
Treatment they had received in Virginia saying they were
promised two Pieces of Stroud for each Scalp, notwithstand-
ing this they have not received one Stroud Matchcoat in all
the Presents given by that Government from M^r Atkins, and
that they had been six Months out from Home venturing
their Lives in Behalf of their Brothers the English, and that
they were ashamed to go Home with such Presents as they
had received, as their own People would laugh at them, and
they did not know should they set off in the Temper they were
in whether the evil Spirit might not tempt them to strike their
Brothers in Revenge of the bad Treatment they had received,
and said, Let our Brothers put their Goods out upon the
Frontiers, and see if they would defend them from their
Enemy, but they add they would wait here some time, and
scour the Woods, and see how their Brothers in these Gov-
ernments would treat them before they would determine in
what manner to act for the future
A true Copy of the Indians Speech at
Fort Loudoun
Rich^d Smith

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

The Governor having submitted the preceeding Letter
from Col^o Stanwix to himself, a Copy of M^r Smith's Letter
to the Colonel and the Indians' Speech the Council thereupon
give it as their Opinion and Advice that as a Present had
been lately made to the Cherokees by this province and as
a Reward of two hundred Pounds had been likewise given
them for four Scalps, and the Governor not having the
Disposal of any publick Money for Services of this Kind,
nor is there any sum granted for Indian Affairs in General
he cannot comply with Col^o Stanwix Request in making the
Indians any immediate present.
It is the opinion of this Board, and his Excellency is
pleased to order accordingly that a proclamation issue ap-
pointing a Fast to be held on Friday the twelfth Day of
August next.

By his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor and
Comander in Chief in and over the province of Maryland.

A Proclamation

Whereas our Almighty Creator in Order to awaken in
us his sinful Creatures, a due Sense of our Relation to and
Dependance upon him does often from his tender Mercy,
towards us give Warning of his Displeasure at our manifold
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