Hi list, Does anyone one have access to Narratives of Early Maryland, 1633-1684, ed. C. C. Hall (New York, 1910), p. 315. Would you please do a lookup for me in regard to "Marcus the Finn"? Thank you so very much! :) Happy hunting, Helen

Helen , here is what I found in The Narratives of Early Maryland - Marcus is actually on page 316 there is some additional info for that section of the book. Narratives of Early Maryland 1633-1684 {page 314} *section title* Journal of the Dutch Embassy to Maryland, by Augustine Herrman, 1659 <*Journal kept by Augustine Herrman during his Embassy from the Right Honorable the Director-General, Petrus Stuyvesant and the Supreme Council of New Netherland, to the Hon. Governor-General and Council of Maryland, touching the pretensions set up by Colonel Nathaniel Utie to the South river.*> {begins}September 30, Tuesday. Set out on our journey from New Amstel about noon, accompanied by Resolved Waldron and our attached soldiers and guides, and after traveling about an hour, arrived at a small creek which comes from Jagersland. <snip> Oct. 1, Wednesday .<shortened> continued on their way south by west , crossed over more creeks. the land rising somewhat. <branches of the South River> 9am came to a stream the Indians said flowed into the <begin page 315> Bay of Virginia. - -- about five leagues from New Amstel. This stream translates to Hare Creek, and the whole of this point is so named .<shortened> Then proceeded s/w and thru woods without path. ........followed creek along to where tide comes up and found boat . ..... embarked and dismissed our four guides but Sander Poeyer, with his Indian accompanied us. .......... boat taking on water , etc etc. mended boat with old linen//// in that way we came with the same tide a good league and a half down Elk River , and found ourselves at its east branch / stopped for awhile /<shortened> October 2, Thursday. Having paddled down Elk River almost the whole of the night, came about 8 o'clock to Sassafracx River, where we stopped during that tide at *blank in original* on the plantation of one Mr. Jan Turner. Here we found Abraham the Finn, a soldier who had run away from Christina and also a Dutch woman , whom he, the Jaegar(*Hunter) , brought hither. We offered them the General's pardon, in case they would return to New Amstel within six months, and should they then be unwilling to stay there, they would be at liberty to go to the Manhattans. The woman accepted these conditions, having three months more to serve , when she would return. But the soldier raised many objections. We prevailed, however, so far on him, that he made us a pair of new oars. <begin page 316> We set Sander Poyer on shore here to obtain information, but we could not learn anything, as the only residents there were some Swedes and Finns, who had run away in the time of Governor Prins.<*Johan Printz, governor of New Sweden from 1642 to 1653>. Having thus had a little rest and the tide being favorable, we prosecuted our journey; but after we had pushed off from the shore, the aforesaid Abraham with one Marcus, a Finn, came to our side in a canoe, and would not let us pass, as they claimed the boat, and , notwithstanding we assured them that they should have the boat on our return, they forcibly held on to us, and this Marcus drew a pocket-pistol and threatened to fire if we would not stop . They had, besides, to snaphances; we finally got rid of them with a great deal ado. On leaving the river , we heard heavy volley firing on Colonel Utie's island , which we presumed must have proceeded from fifty or sixty men; it was mingles with music. This lasted until night, so that we conjectured they were making ready to go to the South River...................... / the journal runs to page 333 there doesn't seem to be anything else about Marcus save for the above/- I added the beginning so you would know (maybe!) where they were talking about / at the very end of his report - he adds that they (Herrman's traveling group) are accused ("the slander which some people seek to attach to us") of exciting the Indians to massacre the English at Accomacq.(?) / Hope this helps. ida williams macken "If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance." --George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) ----- Original Message ----- From: HMWEBBER@aol.com To: MDCAROLI-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 11:46 AM Subject: [MDCAROLI] Narratives of Early Maryland Hi list, Does anyone one have access to Narratives of Early Maryland, 1633-1684, ed. C. C. Hall (New York, 1910), p. 315. Would you please do a lookup for me in regard to "Marcus the Finn"? Thank you so very much! :) Happy hunting, Helen ______________________________