As representatives of the Narraganset Indians, Samuel Niles and James Niles present a petition to the "Council of War," the beginning of which reads: "To the Honorable Nicholas Cooke Esq. Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the State of Rhode Island." The petition protests the leasing of farm lands to anyone not a member of the Narraganset Tribe and asks that the problem be referred to the General Assembly.