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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761
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280 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. Lib. J. R. sent for, and that Captain Pearris staid with them ‘till Cock & U. S. Crow, Kela Unaka said he was sure Captain Pearris would not deny what he told now for it was in Council with the other Indians, and that Captain Pearris said Captain Dag worthy had received the Letter from Mr Atkins the Night before they held the Council forbidding him to give them, any p. 242 Presents but only Trifles, and that at first he refused to come down for he was sick, but that Captain Pearis per suaded him to come down with Mr Shelby. Lieutenant Shelby then said that Captain Pearris told him that Kela Unaka desired him to apply to Mr Shelby to carry him down the Country with him and that Mr Shelby might use his Interest with Mr Smith the Interpreter to go down with him and that Captain Pearris told him that Kela Unaka also wanted to see the Governor, and that Mr Shelby prom ised to furnish him with a Horse from Fort Frederick, but that Captain Pearis did not mention any thing to him of his going about Presents or Business, but Captain Pearris said he would write to Mr Smith to go down and interpret for them. When this was explained to Kela tJnaka he was very uneasy that we should suspect him of Lies, and said he never applied to Captain Pearris it was he who applied tO him he would go back again to Fort Cumberland, and wod ask Capt. Pearris about it to his Face, and for the Letter he said Cap tain Dagworthy had received from Mr Atkins he would see it. Chesiaterona smild, and said if Captain Pearris designed to tell them Truth that he had no Occasion to hide it from Mr Shelby. They were then told if they were in any Doubt of what had been told them that they might go down to the Governor and hear the Truth from his own Lips but that as they knew that Captain Gist expected a great Number of Southern Indians to Winchester Mr Smith the Interpreter might be wanted, and that he could not go down with them to the Governor ‘till he had gone to Captain Gist for Leave, but that he should go next Morning and would return again next Day if Capt. Gist was returned from the South Branch. Chesiaterona after consulting a little with Cannunto Kis kiaw said they were satisfied, and had now no Thoughts of going to the Governors. On Tuesday Morning the 21st Mr Smith told the Corn manding Officer that the Indians still seemed veryuneasy, and that they had been talking to him last Night of still going down to the Governors, and the three Warriors were sent for and told, that now they had slept a Night on what was

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