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

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

Possession he still holds our Plantation not only to our
Damage but Several of our Neighbours the White People
have Suffered the Loss and Damage of their Stocks both of

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their Horses Cattle and hogs by which the White are very
angry with us, The Widow Tripe whose Land joins to Us
has made a Plantation & having two Tenants within our
reputed Bounds and holds them as their own Thus Sir our
Miseries Encreases, Hunting Decays our Credit Low and We
Reduced to a very few in Number and they Chiefly old
Cripled or Sickley Scarce being able to Support Life We are
in a Bad Case, however could we Recover our Rents already
due and turn off those knavish People and put honest &
Industrious People we might then Receive the Comfortable
Benefits thereof to the Relief of our necessity for which
purpose we Resolve to Act with more Caution. We have no
Law at least if there is we are Ignorant, we have no hope but
in the Government to which purpose we beg your Assistance
hoping you will Extend your Interest and Charity in our
behalf. This Sir is the Amount of our former Petition and
this is the Request of

Your Most Obed^t & Most humble Servants

his his
Hopping + Sam Abraham 4 Bishop
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Thomas T Bishop James Cohonk
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Indian Chiefs of Locust Neck
To the honb^le Edward Lloyd Esq^r

Ordered that the Attorney General Exhibit an Information
against such Persons as are Complained against, by the
Locust Neck Indians for Trespassing and Committing Waste
on the Lands Claimed by the said Indians.

27th December 1755.

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the present
General Assembly of this Province which stands prorogued
to the first day of January next be further prorogued to
the Twentieth day of February next & Proclamations issued
accordingly.