[3] The Apalachia Indians appear’d & Complains by Cockett ye Interpreter who was Sworn
The Board Order’d yt. Ventusa an Appalachia Indian & his Wife are to Continew as free people till Phillip Gilliard by a hearing before the Board can prove the Contrary
[4] Massoony another Indian of ye Appalachias to be free till Capt Musgrave can make itt other wayes appeare
Diego an Appalachia Indian to Continew free till Richd. Edghill prove otherwise
Wansella an Ellcombe Indian is Order’d to be a free man till Mr–. John Pight can prove him a Slave by any Order from ye Goverment
Coloose a free Indian Woman given Mr–. Pight by their own people the Comissrs–. thinck itt unreasonable for her to be a Slave & doe Order her to be free
The Apalachia Indians desire yt. their people may be restrained from leaving their own Town & goeing to reside att ye Assapalgo Town
They Complain against Capt. Musgrove yt. he went this Spring to their Town and Demanded Indians to goe & hoe his Corn and if they did not answer his demands he world beat them
Joss Crosley a Trayder being Jealous of a whore of his beat & abused an Apalachia Indian man in a barbarous manner & also bete Jno. Cocket till he Spitt blood, for onely desiring him to forbear beating ye Indian
Order’d yt. Jno. Wright Esqr–. Agent doe forthwith Issue out his Warrant to take ye said Crosley & have him brought before ye Comisrs–. to answer to such notorious abuses as he has Comitted amongst ye Indians
Phillip Gilliard a Trader took a young Indian against her will for his Wife, and Cruelly whipped her & her Brother for accepting a few Beades from her, to ye great greife of ye Indians there present...
[5] October 28, 1710
Order’d That upon John Dixon, Charles Peirce or James Alford or any of them making Oath that they heard ye Tomolla [6] King Declare Masoony a Slave, that then ye said Indian be Capt. Musgraves Slave Otherwise he is to have his freedom...
[31] May 16, 1712:
Mr–. Hilden attended and was order’d to attend to Morrow and not to depart tell he have leve from ye Board Capt. Musgrove Complained that an Indian had bin kept from him att ye Savana Town & that he had Evidence to prove him a Slave.
Mr–. Cockett being Examined Said that the late Tumela King said that this Indian was a Slave
Mr–. Wright being asked what he knew of the Said Indian said yt. he brought ye Said Indian before the Comissrs.– & no body appearing against him ye Comissrs.– had order’d him back to ye Savana Town Mr–. Musgrove offer’d if he could not have the slave he was willing to take Twelve pound wch. ye Slave Cost Order’d to refer the Same to ye Assembly
