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I can think of no better Expedient, than for a Comittee of
both Houses to make a Collection of them and to reject such
as are not Convenient for us, and reenact such as are Suited
to our Constitution, in which I shall heartily Concurr
I cannot help Recomending to your consideration, an
affair which may be attended with ill Consequences to the
Country if not timely prevented. Some of our Runaway
negroes are Harbour'd among the Shawan Indians on Potow-
mack River; I did with the advice of the Council, engage one
of the Magistrates of Prince George's County to give the
Cheif e of those Indians an Invitation to meet me at Monokosy
in order to Settle a Treaty with them, to prevent the Loss of
any more of our Slaves as well as to regain those already
there; Upon the Indians promise to the Gentleman that went
to them, that they would meet me I went as far as the moun-
tain with Some of the Council, and Severall other Gentlemen,
But tho' we Stay'd above the appointed time, The Indians
(for what Reasons I cannot tell) never Came. We then
thought it proper to send a Messenger to know their Reasons
for not Coming and he brought me Answer from them that
they would Certainly Come to Annapolis during the Assem-
blys Sitting, so that there will be an opportunity of Concert-
ing such measures as may prevent the Evils Complain'd of
for the future. As I have had Occasion to mention the
Council in this Transaction, I cannot but think those Gentle-
men deserve their Usual allowance in attending the publick
busieness; and were the -Case put to any man as his own, I
believe he must be of the same opinion
Gentlemen
I shall Conclude with Recomending the necessary Dispatch
of the publick affaires, as well as Temper, and moderation
in Your Debates for as nothing can Conduce more to the well
being of a people, Than Good Will towards one another; So
nothing can be more Destructive to the publick Wellfare than
unreasonable Jarring and Violent Passions.
Cha: Calvert
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