Papers Relating to the Early History of Maryland (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ... merely wished to know what assistance they would give, in case he should think fit to go against the savages. Secretary Lewger moved that a levy of twenty pounds of tobacco per head be laid to defray the charges of "a march," as it was called, but the subject was postponed to the next day, and was not acted upon during the session. Other matters of public interest engaged their attention, and the session closed on the 1st of August. The backwardness of the burgesses did not change tho determination of Calvert to punish and subdue the hostile Indians. On the 18th a commission was issued to Cornwaleys, who is justly characterized by Bozman as "the guardian genius of the Colony," to levy men for an expedition, and command them. A letter was next addressed to Sir William Berkeley, who had become Governor of Virginia in January or February of this year, detailing the aggressions of the savages; and on the score of their having been encouraged by the Virginians' neglecting to avenge the murder of several of their colonists, called on him to furnish one hundred men, well armed and equipped, to meet an equal number of the Maryland forces at Kent Island on the first of October, and unite with them in inflicting a severe chastisement on their insolent and merciless enemies. As a further precaution, Mr. Henry Bishop was authorized to take command of the fort at Patuxent, which was to form a rendezvous of the inhabitants of that district in case of danger; and a proclamation was issued, (August 28th), " for the purpose of reducing the inhabitants living weakly dispersed.in several plantations to some places of better strength, in case of any sudden inroad of Indian robbers and pillagers "; and indicating the strongholds, within prescribed...