The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-05-24
HISTORICAL RESEARCHES
THAT QUILP MADE AS A BOHEMIAN

HISTORICAL RESEARCHES
THAT QUILP MADE AS A BOHEMIAl
THE INDIANS AND DUTCH IN 1861.
Sketch of the Ute Family-The Council Meet a
Spesutia Isand-The Indians Kill Four Men on
Iron Hill-Irformatioa of Peter Meyer about
the Murder-The indians Commit Murder and
Depradatiols OF Bush River-Information
of John Taylor Respecting the Same.
One of the most prominent pioneers u
civilization, at the head of Chesapeake bay
was Nathaniel Ute, who very early in tn
history of the colony, settled upon Spc>uti;
Island. He wa, no doubt, Il relative u
John ttie, whose name occupies Il conSlcu
Gus position in the history of Virginia from
1923 till 1913. In the former year he an,
ten others 4 llrcSScd Il letter to the king il
reference To the affairs of that colony II,
was ut that time Il member of the Council
of Virginia. He afterwards got into politi
| cal trouble and his property was coniSca1cd
and we find him in l,i,i5 Cat which time ht
was prisoner on biil) in England petition,
| ing the king and priVy council for its re;tor,-
| tom
The reader of these Skctchc, will recollect
the important part that Nathaniel lte
played in 1863, in trying to diSpoSSeSS tn.
Dutch from their lodgmcnt ut New Castle.
At the time that part of this history was
written, we had not examined the early
colonial records, but have since. done -.
and learn from them that he WAS appointed
councillor, May 9th less Tine next day he
was licensed to trade with the Indians in
the province for beaver and other turS He,
seems to have been Il member of the last
Assembly, and TO have been made coun-
cilor on account of the great ability and
atftctinnate service done in that Assembly
by him." He was authorized in his EcenS,.
to arrest all persons trading in the upper
part of the bay not having license On the
18th of July following, he was commissioned
rs captain of all the forces between he covcS
of PatuXcnt river and the Stven Mountains
and was to command Us his own company
all the forces from the head of Severn river
on the north side thereof to the Seven Noun
taiuS.
Utie, AT this time, lived at Spc.,utia Island,
and, like many other of the early pioneers,
had been attracted there hy the prospect of
Il Ioctie'T t-St'" with the Indians This,
as far Us we have been able to learn, l>r,.
only time the Seven Mountains are me
toned in III" colonial records. 1t is inpo
>ihlc to ascertain what highlands were til,
digniti"l by the name of mountains, bl
the name WAS evidently applied to seven
the largest hills hear the head of the ba,
In l6ul tn" council of The colony met
Sp"Srltia; and Itir, who had been Il men
. her of a bogus Assembly that met at :
Clement Manor in 1909, the time of Fel
dal'S rebellion. and had INDUCED in lc"iSl
ton hostile to the Lord Proprietary, pet
toned the council ''to add Il further act ,
grace, that his former offences may not |
pr"udicial to him hereafter" 1t woul
seem from this that il" had already bee
parloned, but the council Very sraciorlSl
granted his p, ttion. He represented b.
timorc county in the House of BurgeSSc
in 1850: and the next year WAS one Of
numbered commissioners appointed toncsC
tiatr with the Governors of Virginia an
North Carolina in reference to the discol
tinuancc of the planting of tobacco in IL o
provinces and Maryland for one year i
order to enhance the price of that articl,
He owned Il considerable quantity of Ian
near the mouth of tn" Gunpow,ler rive
md also owned land along the SaS>atr
river, which is described Us being in Bait
more county.
George Utic and Richard Wells were 81
dere,l to be summoned before the province:
court in 1861, in not sending letters dow
to the Governor according to the acts ,
Assembly, and for cnntemptuouSly nailin
mp Il letter of he sheriff directed to the Go,
rrnor." They, no doubt, lived ON SpeSuti
Island, and the former was. no doubt, Il rel:
tive of Nathaniel tie 1t seems from hi
treatment of the sheriff that he was us Stul
born and courageous is NathtLi.. Herel
resented Baltimore county in the House ,
liugc>,tS i'll 1861, and he was also cummi.
>inncT sheriff of Baltimore county in l6ti.
This mragrc sketch contains all the PAL
ticular> of interest that We have been abb
10 CLEAN from the colonial records of thi
period of the l. tie family.
At this time the Indians were quite nj
meronS around the head of the bay, an
had not yet coded to the English the coul
fry between the Su>qucllanna and Mort
East rivers. On account of the troubles wit
the Indians and the Dutch, the council fir,
uurntlv met ut and near the head of the ba
for the purpose of investigating the fact.
making treaties with the Indians. etc. TIL
council met AT Spcsutia for the former pun
pose on the 18th of May. 1861, and it WI
ordered that all persons that have Sutlere
any damage by the Indians, or have 81
gagged with them in an hostile manner L
summoned t" appear AT that place on h
18th instant. This summons was ,iirrcte
to he sent from house to house rs low Il
patapSco river. Then follows the inform:
tion of Peter Never touching the death ,
four Englislm n in th,i passage b .twce
Delaware bay and the head of ChcSape:ik
bay by Indians upon Wednesday, in Eastc
week last, /" the effect that upon Friday, i
Easter week, coming ut the Sand Iiool
there came unto him one Fubhv Iansn
and told him that he feared some En.l!si
men Wee kil'rt 10y the In i'll Is, ec nus
seeking his horse in TIL, woods he SAW Il
Indian pass by with Il gray hat with ril
honS tel upon a pack at his back: tn;
awhile afterwards the said F"bhy lanso
showed him III" Indian that had the hat :;
his back that by the assistance of Mr. Wi
liam Iiollin.>worth, of New England, an
some others, he did apprchrnd the said II
dian with his companion, whom, upon d,
maud of Justice, the iioy"rnpr of the sam
place committed to prison, wherrupon IL.
rest of the Indians il the town fled and lei
one pack behind them, in which pack Ii
found an English red war coat, with Il hol
in the back, Wet, and Il canvas bag, a
bloody, and an English pair of shoes: tina
one of the prisoners was released, that Il
might 80 and fetch their king; and that til
next day the others Were released, but apo