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there were at Penobfcot ? He anfwered, there were feve- 

 ral Families, but they liv'd feathering. Ask'd him further. 

 If he would Pilot our Forces thither/ Anfwered, He 

 would if the Commander would not let the Salvages Roil 

 him. Upon which the Colonel ordered him to be loofed 

 from the Stake, and took him by the hand, told him, He 

 would be as kind to him as his own Father; at which he 

 feemed to be very thankful. And then the Colonel pro- 

 ceeded to examine his Brother Tom, and told him that he 

 had examined his Father and Brother, and that his Brother 

 had told him every tittle he knew; and that he knew more 

 than his Brother Timothy did; and that if he would be In- 

 genious & confers all he knew, he mould fare as well as 

 his Brother, but if not, the Salvages fliould Roft him. 

 Whereupon he folemnly promifed that he would; and that 

 he would Pilot him to every thing he knew, to the value 

 of a Knife and Sheafe (which without doubt he did.) 

 Then the Colonel immediately gave orders for the Whale- 

 boats to be ready, and went direftly over where the faid 

 Goods & Stores were, and found them as inform'd, took 

 them on board the Boats, and returned to their Tranfports; 

 and ordering Provilions to be put into every Mans Snap- 

 lack for 6 or 8 days; fo in the dusk of the Evening left 

 their Tranfports, with Orders how they Ihould a6t; and 

 went directly for the Mainland of Penobfcot, and Mouth of 

 that River with their Pilots Tom & Timothy, who carried 

 them directly to every Place & Habitation both of French 

 & Indians there-abouts, with the affiftance of one De 

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