THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Capt. Campbell to
Col. Henry Bouquet
(Detroit, July 10, 1761)
Campbell, Donald in: B.M., Add. MSS.
21647, f. 61, A. L. S. and in Stevens,
et all., The Papers of Col. Henry
Bouquet, Series 21647,
1942, pp. 47-48.
. . .
I wrote you fully by Lowrey 22d inst & sent you a Copy of the last Indian Council, by which youll see how well disposed the Indians in this quarter are at present, and I think its our own fault if we dont keep them in their present disposition & by keeping them in our interest, we secure all the Northern Nations who are entirely influenced by the Nations here.
The Wiandots have repeated to Kilbuck all that passed at the Councils, with the Six Nations & given him some strings of Wampum to carry to his Nation, giveing them the same advice they gave the Shawanies, Not to listen to the bad Councils of the Six Nations . . .
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