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had examin'd his Father already; and that if he told him 

 the truth he would fave his Life, and take him into his 

 Service ; and that he mould have good pay & live well. 

 He anfwer'd, That he would tell him the truth; and gave 

 him an account of every thing he knew; which was all 

 Minuted down : He being ask'd whither his Brother 

 Thomas did not know more than he? His anfwer was, 

 Yes. For his Brother Thomas had a Commiffion fent 

 him from the Governour of Canada, to Command a Com- 

 pany of Indians who were gathered together at a Place 

 where fome French Gentlemen lately arrived from Cana- 

 da, who were Officers to Command the reft that were to 

 go Weftward to fight the Englifh, and that there was fent 

 to his Father and Brother Tom, a confiderable quantity of 

 Flower, Fruit, Ammunition and Stores, for the fupply of 

 the faid Army. He being ask'd, Whither he could Pilot 

 our Forces to them? faid, No: But his Brother Tom 

 could, for he had hid it and that he was not then with 

 him. The Colonel ask'd him, What Gentlemen thofe 

 were that came from Canada} He anfwered Monfieur 

 Gordan™ and Mr. Sharhee. 303 Being ask'd where they 

 were ? Anfwered at PaJ/amcouado; building a Fort there. 

 Being alfo ask'd, What number of Indians and French 



302 Penhallow (ed. 1859, p. 29) makes 3U3 Penhallow fays Sharkee (his name 



this Guorden; Stiles and Southwick feems to have been Chartiers [Hutchin- 



make it Gourdan ; and Church, when fon's Hift. Mafs. ii : 133]) was taken 



referring (p. no, old paging) to his prifoner by this expedition; which, it 



capture, does the fame. The name will be feen further on, is an error, Col. 



was probably Gourdon. [Hutchinfon's Church having "milled" him on this 



Hift. Mafs. ii : 133.] foray. [Indian Wars, 29.] 

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