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Shelter us from the weather most certain any People would
think them selves in a Deploreable and miserable Condition
to be thus Evilly Entreated by their Fellow Brethren and not
able lo fence against their malicious and Hatefull Treatment
which hope we shall hereafter be Protected from by you our
Trusty Brother we make bold to call you our Brother we
shall ever be and remain true and Faithfull Subjects to our
great Father the great King of our nation therefore Present
these Belts of peak as a Pledge of our Trust to our great
Master the King of this Nation and hope that you our
Brother will See us Justly dealt by as a People that have Ever
been at peace and quiet with the White people so hope that
they will Likewise be at Peace with us the poor and Distrest
People the Indians and all our Brother Indians Continues in
the Same mind with us and all at Present, But remain King
Georges most Dutifull and loyal Subjects and ever Obedient
the Heard Swamp Bapco and other Indians. We have not
thought fit to set any of our names to this Present but
Deliver it to you as an coming from our mouth to our Trusty
Brother
So Farewell our Dear Brother

The Articles of Peace entered into by Samuel Ogle Esq^r
late Governor of this Province with several of the Indians
on 5^th July 1752 being Produced were again Confirmed and
entered in the Council Book of the Same Year at the end
thereof fol^o

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the following
Letter be Entered

Annapolis 24^th April 1759.
Gent
Inclosed are three Deeds that were lately Put into my
hands by Bishop one of the Choptank Indians who as I appre-
hend think they have reason to Complain against Some of the
Inhabitants of the County for encroaching on their Lands
but for want of an Interpreter I could not well understand
them, wherefore I must Desire that at your next meeting you
will send for Bishop and some more of those Indians and
enquire for what Purpose they gave me the Above mentioned

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

Deeds, and if they should then complain of any Ill usage I
recommend it to you to Examine into this Affair and if you
find they have been injured either give them immediate Re-
dress or report to me the Discoveries that you shall make
in the Course of your Enquiry.
I am Gent &.
To the Justices of Dorchester County. Hor^o Sharpe.

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