THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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George Croghan to
Richard Peters
(February 3, 1754)
Croghan, George in: Pennsylvania
Archives, first series,
vol. II, p. 118.
p. 118.
. . .
Pershuant to yr orders, I have wrote ye Governor in Large all ye News I could hear to be Depended on, and given him a full Account of our Proceeding hear, att Logstown, which I hope will be agreeable to his honour. You desired I might Lett you know what ye Indians Expected of ye Government, and I ashure you they Expect a Treading house & to be Suply'd with Necesserys to Cary on ye war against ye French, Butt I Supose if ye government wold Build a Strong Log'd house & Stockead itt Round, itt wold Do, which wold Nott Cost a great Dale, and I think ye Treaders Should be all Call'd there to Live and be Layd under some Regulation, and then ye number of Treaders who getts thire Bread by ye tread wold be able to Defend that house with ye Asistance of ye Indians, which, I am of Opinion, we may Depend on, if we asist them. I shall be att my house, att Aughick, by ye 20th of this Month, and I hear Inclose my Account for Carring ye goods, which if ye asembly will Plese to alow ye Plese to send me by Mr. Andrew Montour. I have been att a great Loss by bring ount those goods, in Loosing horses, and att Great Expence hear Purchesing Provisions, which I hope ye will menshon to ye Assembly, and Lett them Inquier of Mr. Montour How Expensiff itt is to transact Publick Business hear. The Assembly stopt 50 out of one of my former Accounts, and 30 out of ye Last, which Mr. Noris Promised to befrend me in getting. Plese make my Compliments to Mr. Norris and Mr. Frankland. If I hear any News During my stay hear, I will send it to his honour as soon as I go to Aughick.
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P. S.- Plese to Lett his honour know that Lewes Montour has behaved himself very well sence he came up from Philadelphia, and I must acknowledge to his honour that I think Now that I was Rong in what I meshioned to him to his honour. Mr. Patten, to my opinion, is very much Bigotted of himself; he and Andrew Montour Dose nott agree well. If there Can't be a stop putt to Liquors coming to ye Woods, No Man Can pretent to Do any Publick Business hear for ye Government.
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