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Bouquet to Monckton
(Fort Pitt, Feb. 24, 1761)
Bouquet, Henry in: Aspinwall Papers,
Coll. of the Mass Hist. Soc.,
vol. IX, 4th series,
pp. 391-392.
Spring, and will call here for ammunition, you will be so good to let me know, if they are to be allowed any?
Several Traders prepare themselves to carry goods to Detroit. I suppose that there is no Difficulty in granting them passes.
The number of sick is considerably diminished.
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I am with great Respect Sir, Your |
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Most Obedient and most Humble Servant |
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HENRY BOUQUET |
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General MONCKTON
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SAME TO SAME.
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FORT PITT 24th February 1761. |
SIR,
Inclosed are the monthly Returns of this Port. The Garrisons of Venango & Le Boeuf are relieved, & all the Virginians gone down.
The Detachment R. A. was ten days in going to Venango, & twelve days from Venango to Le Boeuf detained by the Creeks, they had several men frost bit.
This last Post is now supplied with flour, meat & salt to the Spring, & I hope that next month the River will be open for Batteaux from Venango.
All was well at Presqu'Isle the 24th January. I have sent twelve kegs Powder to Detroit and two Traders with Indian Goods.
Mr. Artel is arrived sick from the Shawanese with only six of his men; The whole was 18. Some have been left sick, others deserted on their march. They are all Militia & Canadians, as soon as the officer is able to go I shall send them down.
Lieut. Butler of the Rangers keeps the Post of Miamis, where he has Provisions to the Spring. He has sent here a French Trader for Merchandises: The Savages in those (page 392) Parts being destitute of all kinds of necessaries, I have engaged Trent & some other Suttlers to trust him with a Cargo, & he is to set out in a few days down the Ohio.
The inclosed is a Petition of Mr Baby a French Trader come with Major Rogers from Detroit. He will not take the oath of allegiance, & begs leave to go back to Detroit, Michillimakenac and Montreal, to recover his debts, collect his Effects, and pass to France: As he is of a family noted for their Influence among Indians, I cannot let him go from hence till you will please to give me your orders.
The frost has done some hurt to the sod work which we are repairing.
The advanced Posts being now supplied I would be much obliged to you Sir, to permit me to go for a few days to Philadelphia, for my private affairs: I would not trouble you on that account if it was not of great consequence to me.
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I have the honour to be with great Respect |
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Your most obedient & most Humble Servant |
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HENRY BOQUET. |
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General MONCKTON
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SAME TO SAME.
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FORT PITT 18th March, 1761. |
SIR,
The 11th Instant I had the honour of your Letters of the 26th January & 12th February, by Mr Hoops who came wth Mr Read to take an actual Survey of the Provisions in Store, an account of which will be transmitted to you in my next.
I received yesterday by Express Boyl your Letter of the 27th February in consequence of which, Coll. Vaughan's Detachment will march tomorrow for Philada as they had
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