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Peters to Monckton
(Philadelphia, Sept. 18, 1760)
Peters, Richard in: Aspinwall Papers,
Coll. of the Mass. Hist. Soc.,
vol. IX, 4th series,
pp. 324-327.
pp. 325 or 326.
Four hundred men. The Reason assigned in the inclosed Copy of their Answer to the Govrs Message is a droll one; viz. "that it would take up more time than could possible be spared at this Juncture wn the Assembly in a few days must be dissolved." Can such conduct be conceived possible that they should say this in so grave a Manner & two days after adjourn for 8 or 10 days, to meet again next Monday? But it is so, and the Governor finding them obstinate did not any further litigate ye matter wth them.
I am obliged to you for your favours of the 4th & 6th & ye Copy of the Indian treaty. If Deputies from the English are to be admitted into any General Indian Council where War or Peace is debated it would give a great security indeed, but this I suppose is not meant, however if the General Body of Indians will insist that no particular Nation shall go to war against ye English, or with any other Indian Nation, without the Consent and Determination of the whole it would be a wise and proper measure, and these two Points Teedyuscung tells the Governor are actually agreed upon by all ye Indians.
The Shawanese are the greatest Politicians among all the Indians, but they must come into your measures, and if one would put a bridle upon them by a small Garrison at the Lower Shawanese Town or a strong Indian trading house it might not be amiss.
You will see by the Papers that a Packet arrived on Thursday last wch left Falmouth 29th July, but brought no Letters later yn what came by the London Ships.
The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick has had a Brush with the whole French Army & was beat wth some Loss and a slight wound in his shoulder.
The King of Prussia is in Silesia amidst numerous Armies of his Enemies who are cock sure of demolishing him & all his Army. But Heaven forbid.
The French have a well appointed Army under Marechal Duke of Broglio far superior to Prince Ferdinands in
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