At a Councill held at Mattapony Sewall the nineth Day of
June in the 5^th yeare of the Dominion of the R^tt Hon^ble Charles
&c^a Annoq Dmi. 1680:

The R^tt Hon^ble the Lord Propry
Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancelo^r
The Hon^ble L^tt Coll Henry Darnall P^resent
( George Talbott Esq^r

Then conveened upon Receipt of a Letter from Cap^t Ran-
dolph Brandt of Charles County together with a note from
John Munns of the same County relateing to the Pascattoway
Indians and are asfoll. viz.

R^tt Hon^ble
Your L^spps Commands of the first instant have sent forward
to Cap^t Aspinall, whom I und^rstand was on his Journey before
the other ord^r was sent John Munns. Inclosed have sent
your L^spp Munns pceedings relateing to the murd^r of the
Indian which is all that cann be discovered at p^rsent; I shall
vse my utmost endeavo^r to make what Inquiry I cann, and
give acco^t thereof if any thing worth your L^spps notice, I have
duely examined M^r Hawkins as to what Thomas Alcock told
him, butt cannot discover any thing of the murd^r it lies
betweene Aspinalls ffamily Alcocks, and the psons in the
Virginia Boate.
I und^rstand by James Smallwood your L^spp is not fully Satis-
fied with what I formerly wrote concerning the answer of the
Pascattoways, they are very Desirous to remoove to Choptico
if with yo^r L^spps leave, w^ch was there request at our last meete-
ing in the p^rsence of M^r William Chandler, w^ch I did signifye
to your L^spp: and promised them your L^spps answer in four
Daies, if I have made any mistake in that pticular I humbly
begg your L^spps pardon; I suppose the greate men had been
downe ere this, but I heare the Susquehannohs and Sinniquos
have been fowle of them on ffriday last and have killed
seaven of their men, This Information I have from one James
Jefferson that came from the ffort and brought a horse from
thence lately shott with an arrow. I have nothing else but
the rep^rsentation of my due obedience Subscribe
Charles County June the Yo^r L^spps ffaithfull Serv^tt
8^th 1680: Rand⁰ Brandt.