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clieif at Secuncke and Providence neare Secuncke upon last Lorday Capt
Peirce with about 100 Euglish & indians Ingaged with a great body
of them about 5 miles from Secunke neare Mr Blackston the consequent of
w ch fight was y c Peirce was slaine and 51 English more with him & 11
Indians y l Assisted him their escaped of y e whole company not above 7 or
8 English & y e rest the enimy tooke all y r arms and two horse loads with provisions
; there was a great body of indians as y e escaped report & environed
y m Round Capt. Peirce with a smaler p ty had a skirmish with about 50
of them y e day before and did y m mischeife & came of without loss w th
[sj'c] On the same Lord day another party of indians assalted Marlborow in
y e time of afternone execise they burnt 13 deserted houses & 11 barns at
y* time & 3 men were woonded. The towne of Lancaster is wholly deserted
Groton can abide no longer y n untill carts bee sent to bring y m w ch will
bee nextweeke, Chelmsford wee feare will bee soone nessecated to do y e like
& what Meadfeld and other fronters towns may shortly bee put upon y e
Lord know, these things considered you may see the Nessecity of having
o r Army nearer to us this day wee had intelligence of y e enimies assaulting
and burning Providence and Rehobath : They earnestly sent for
succor but we have y m not we have now about 700 men out in those
westward parts at Marlboroh and o r other fronters and wee are at a
plunge where to raise more & kepe the heart in any competent safty.
Thus committing you to God desiring his presence with & protection over
you wee Remaine
Wee have sent out a single Indian from ye Island to carry A letter to y e
enimy aboute redemption of Captives, bee [is] ordered to carry a flag of
truce if hee come into your Army let him bee returned in safty.
The following are the credits given under Major Savage, whose
company in this campaign, from February, 1675-6, to May, was
under the immediate command of Lieut. Gillam :
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