Vol. 23, Pg. 187
A reward of ffive pound Sterl given under my hand at Lib. HD Nanjemy in Charles County this 28th day of July in the Ninth year of his mats Reign &ca Annoq Domini 1697. God Save the King. ffr Nicholson
At Colonell Courts, July the 30th 1697 His Exncys Sr Want for the taking of Esq. THIS IS BY MR. CORNELIUS MADDOX who is de TOM an sign'd to Endeavour to find a Pomunkey Indian &ca call'd ESQ THOM who is accused to be one of them that murdered the Woman and Children in Virginia. Therefore would have you assist him what in you lies toward the discovery and taking of the Indian
....months last past ESQ TOM was at or about the falls of Potomock and there were some Piscattoway Indians & some of those Seniquos that live in the mountains amongst which last was a Susquehanah a greatman whose name is Monges, this Indian had much private Communication then with Esq Tom
noe other Indians knew or notes he prsented him with a large belt of Peak and told him that his Nation was Ruin'd by the English assisted by Piscattoways & tht now they were bringing them back....
[In September 1696, the following letters were entered into the record]
EXnCY and Councill to some of the Military Officers in this County his Honr was pleased to make inquiery into the Matters relating to the Indians upon Complaint of Severall the Inhabitants....they have not seen nor heard of any misdemeanrs or Incivilityes committed by the Indians to any of the Inhabitants of this County this with our thanksfullness to your Exncy for yor great Care of our preservation....
We...have raised some fforces in Arms and with them according to our respective places ranged in Ordr to the diligent Search after the Indians but do not neither can find that nay Insolenciesd of late hath been by any of that Sort cvommitted agt his Mats Liege Subjects.
[In other words, peace with the Indians resumed.]