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Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts, William Palmer, ed., Commonwealth of Virginia, 1875.

In a note in the left column is says: “Wmsburgh”, “Message of Gov. Spotswood to the H. of Burgesses at the opening of their session”.

pages 168 – 169

Gentlemen of the Council & Houfe of Burgefses

November 1713

…The next matter, I shall recommend to you, is the providing more effectually for the Security of your Frontiers against foreign Indians, who notwithstanding the many partys of Rangers, have since these have been on foot, Killed & carryed off at least twenty of out outward Inhabitants and Tributary Indians : I have attempted by several ways to oppose these incursions, but after some trouble & expense have only experienced that our people are not disposed for warlike Undertakings – Whereupon I have begun to try what may be done for their Safety by way of Treaty, but do resolve to conclude it upon no other terms than such as I shall find entirely agreeable to you –

The generality of our Tributarys have of late approved themselves to be very ready and faithful Allies, and I am persuaded that the settling themselves along our Frontiers, without all our Inhabitants (if it could be done under such a regulation as would make them willing to remove) would be better & cheaper safeguard to ye Country than the old method of Rangers -…

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