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Particularly, 



We declare to you, the many Cruelties and Barbari- 

 ties that you and the Indians have been guilty of towards 

 its, in laying wajle our Country here in the Eajl at 

 Cafco, and the Places Adjacent: Peculiarly, the Horrid 

 aclion at Deerfield this lajl Winter, in Killing, Maffa- 

 cring, Murdering and Scalping without giving any 

 notice at all, or opportunity to ask quarter at your 

 Hands; and after all carrying the Remainder into 



Captivity in the heighth of Winter [of which they kilPd 

 many in the foumey,) a?id exposed the rejl to the hard- 

 Jliips of Cold and Famine, ivorfe than death it felf 



Which Cruelties we are yet every day expofed unto, and 

 exercifed withal. 



We do alfo declare, That we have already made fome 

 beginnings of Killing and Scalping fome Canada Men 

 {which we have not been wont to do or allow) and are 

 now come with a great number of Englifh & Indians, all 



Volunteers, with refolutions to fubdue you, and make you 

 fenfble of your Cruelties to us by treatinglyou after the 

 fame manner. 



At this time we expecl our Men of War and Tranf- 

 port Ships to be at Port Royal, (we having but lately 

 parted with them.) 



by a French trader during Col. Haw- printed, 1736, a memoir of his father; 

 thorn's Eaftern Expedition, and reftored died 1755- [Savage's Gen. Did. ii : 

 to his home and friends; he thereafter 326; Sewall's And. Dom. Me. 195-204; 

 for many years ferved the Government Willis's Laxv, Courts, and Lazvyers, 

 in the army, and as an interpreter; he Mc. 32.] 

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