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quoted verbatim from North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, by J. R. B. Hathaway, Genealogical Publishing Company Inc., Baltimore Co MD, 1965, 1970-71, 1979; Clearfield Company Inc., Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore Co MD, 1998, 2002, volume 3
page 73-74
ORDER TO LAY OUT THE RESERVATION FOR THE YAWPIM INDIANS
(Original in Court House at Edenton, N. C.)
Att a Councill held att the House of Captn John Heckleford in Little River Aprill ye 12th 1704. Prsent the Lords Deputyes.
Ordered that the Surveyr Generall or Deputy Shall (with what Expedition is possible) Upon Complaint of the Yawpim Indians Lay out for the sd Indians (where they now live) four miles Square of Land or the Quantity not injoining any of the old Settlements which was made before the Order of Councill bearing Date in October 1697, And Mr. John Hawkins, Mr. Thomas Taylor, Mr. Robert Morgan & Mr. John Relfe or any three of them are hereby required to attend the Surveyr or Deputy etc to be directed to Captn Tho: Relfe to Execute with speed and make returnes.”
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page 75-76
PETITION OF CHOWAN INDIANS RELATING TO THEIR RESERVATION
(Original in Court House at Edenton, N. C.)
North Carolina. Ss.
To the Honrble President & Councill — The Humble Petition of John Hoyter & Rest of ye Chowan Indians in all Humble Maner Complaines Shewing
That whereas upon ye Humble Petition of ye said Indians to this Honrble Board in the time when the Honble Henderson Walker Esqr was President of ye Councill an Order was past that Ye Surveyr Genll or Deputy should Lay out a tract of Land for ye sd Indians of Six Miles Square And allso another Order in ye Name of the Honble Landgrave Robet. Daniel Esqr pursuant to ye former Order.
In pursuance of ye afrsd Order ye Deputy Surveyr vizt: Capt Luten Came & Undertook ye sd Services & by Various Courses Did Lay out a tract of Land for ye sd Indians but wholy Contrary to ye Intent & Meaneing of ye sd Order for petitionrs are very Confident that ye Intent of ye Councill was that such Land should be Layd out for them as would produce Corn for their Support & the petitionrs Do Say & are ready to Averr that no part or parcell of ye sd Land in ye sd tract Layd out will produce Corn being all pines & Sands & Desserts so that they have not their Land according to ye Intent & Meaning of the Honable Board neither for quality nor quantity it being not near Six Miles Square.
Wherefore your Humble Petitionrs Do humbly Pray your Honrs to take our Distressed Condition into yr Serious Consideration that your Petitionr may have Reliefe in ye Premises least we perish for Bread. And yor Petitionrs shall Ever Pray etc.
John (his X mark) Hoyter
In behalfe of himselfe & Rest of ye Nation
[submitted by WurTeh]
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