A Declaration of Constant Church, an Indian belonging to the Conet tribe, September 8

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Dorchester, September 8, 1776.

A Declaration of Constant Church, an Indian belonging to the Conet Tribe, eight miles from Quebeck, now under Colonel Dike' s Quarter-Guard.

The said Church says he left Quebeck after our army retreated to Montreal; that he is one of their Chiefs; that Carleton has agreed with the Conet Tribe to join his army, to give one dollar per man per day for scalping, and five dollars per scalp, and to kill all, both Tory and Whig, that will not join his army, and also women and children; and also to burn houses and barns and kill their cattle. Said Church also says that he was to come down by Onion River, and then on by Number-Four, and so on to Boston and the Castle and Nantasket, and then to return by Cohos to Quebeck. And also that Carleton was to drive our army to Albany, and the Indians were to come on our back settlements and kill, scalp, and destroy. The said Indian can act better than he will act before any body of men. The said Indian says that he was taken up at Number-Four, but they got nothing from him. Said Indian also says that he was sent by the Governour of Quebeck down to Boston about two years past.

RD˙O˙ LYMAN, Captain.