THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Croghan to the Governor
(Pennsboro', June 10, 1751)
Croghan, George in: Minutes of
the Provincial
Council of Pennsylvania, August
12, 1751,
Colonial Records, Vol. V,
pp. 539-540.
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Copy of
a Letter sent to the Governor, by Mr. George Croghan,
with the above Treaty:
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PENNSBORO', June 10th, 1751. |
May it please your Honor:
Inclosed is a Copy of the Treaty held on Ohio by your Honour's Instructions on delivering your Honour's Present to the several Nations of Indians Residing there. I hope your Honour on perusing the Proceedings of the Treaty will find that I have observed your Honour's Instructions in every Speech that I delivered from your Honour. I took all the Pains I could to make the Present have its full Force and Weight with the Indians, and I have the Pleasure of assuring your Honour that the Indians were all unanimously well pleased at your Honour's Speeches, and likewise acknowledged it was a great Present, and the Chiefs of the Six Nations took great Pains with me in dividing it amongst the other nations, that it might have its full force with them, which I assure your Honour it had, for every man I saw there was well satisfied with his share of the Present; the Indians in general expressed a high Sat- (page 540) isfaction at having the Opportunity in the Presence of Ioncoeur of expressing their hearty Love and Inclinations towards the English, and likewise to assure your Honour what Contempt they had for the French, which your Honour will see by the Speeches they made. Ioncoeur- Ioncoeur has sent a Letter to your Honour, which I enclose here. Mr. Montour has exerted himself very much on this occasion, and as he is not only very capable of doing the Business, but look'd on amongst all the Indians as one of their Chiefs, I hope your Honour will think him worth notice, and recommend it to the Assembly to make him full Satisfaction for his Trouble, as he has employed all his Time in the Business of the Government. I hope your Honour will recommend it to the Government of Virginia to answer the Speech sent them now in answer to their own Speech sent last Fall, as soon as possible. May it please your Honour, I make bold to send down my Account against the Province for what Wampum I delivered Mr. Montour to make the Speeches last Fall and this Spring, delivered by your Honour's Instructions. Mr. Montour is at my House and will wait on your Honour when you Please to appoint the time. I hope what has been transacted at this Treaty will be pleasing to your Honour, as I am sure the Present had its full Force, and shall defer any farther Account till you have the opportunity of examining Mr. Montour.
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I am your Honour's most obedient, humble Servant, |
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GEORGE CROGHAN. |
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A Letter to Governor Hamilton from Ioncaire.
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DE CHININQUE, LE 6 DE JUIN, 1751. |
Monsieur:
Monsieur Le Marquis de Lajonquierre, Gouverneur de toute la nouvelle France, mayant Honore de ses ordres pour Veiller a ce que les Anglois, ne fassait aucune Traitte dans le Continant de la belle Rivierre, J'ay signifiez aux negotiants de votre Gouvernement de se Retirer.
Vous nignorez pas Monsieur que toutes les Terres de ce Continant, ont de tout Temp appartenuau Roy de France, et que les Anglois nont aucun droit pour y venir faire leurs Commerce.
Mon General ma or donnez de vous donner avis de ce que J'ay fais afin que vous nen puissiez pretendre cause d'ignorance, et il ma donne cet ordre avec d'autant plus de raison, quil y ait deux ans, Monsieur de Celeron pard ordre de Monsieur de Lagalissonnierre alors Commandant General somma plusieur negotiant Anglois qui faisoient La Traitte avec les Sauvages de la belle Rivierre, ce quils firent et luy promirent de ne plus revenir traitter sur ces Terres ce
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