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79 Captaine Henchman to treat word crossed out And agree with him, which hee accordingly did, & - brought him up from Deere Iland, some few dayes after, & hee was sent to Major Gookins at Cambridge, where hee was according to the order of the councill fitted & furnished for this enterprise, and had a letter from the - councill to the enimy, word crossed out concerning the Redemption of the captives, & upon Munday Aprill the 3d hee was sent away from - Cambridge, upon his joyrny & hee did affect it with care & prudence & returned againe upon the 12th of Aprill, with this answer in writing from the enimy:

To Governor & Councill in Boston & people that are in warre with us

Wee now give answer by this one man, but if you like my answer send on more man besides this Tom Neppanit, and send with all true hart & al yourl mind, by two men Because you know & wee know, you have grat sorrowful crying, for you lost many many hundred man, and all your house and all your land, & woman child & catle & all your things that you have Lost. Moreovr they add that mrs Rowlandson & other captive are alive, this was signed by Sam & Kutquen Quonohit Sagamors & Peter Jethro Scribe

To this letter the councill gave answer tending to abate their pride & Insolence  and sent again Tom Nepponit and another Indian named peeter Conway