THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Campbell to Bouquet
(Detroit, June 11, 1761)
Campbell, Donald in: Aspinwall Papers,
Coll. of the Mass. Hist. Soc.,
vol. IX, 4th series,
pp. 423-425.
SIR
I wrote you lately very fully of all my proceedings at this place, since that time I have been a little allarmed by the reports of the discontent and bad designs of the Indian Nations which as they carried some appearance of truth, put me upon my Guard and made me at pains to find out the true cause of their Discontent, it was first told me it proceeded from the Northern Indians but I now find it comes from the Six Nations, and for your information I give you the Intelligence I had from my Indian Interpreter and several other people of character whom I can depend upon.
The Six Nations have sent Deputys and large Belts of Wampum to all Indians from the Bay of Gaspier to the Illonois, inviting them to take up the Hatchet against the English, two of their Deputys (Senica Chiefs) came here two Days ago to propose it to the Nations here and to invite them to a grand Councell at the Little Lakes, with the Delewars and Shawanies whose Chiefs are allready there amongst whom is the Bever, as I have so good information of every thing that passes I hope to be able to prevent the Indians here from taking any concern.
The Scheme laid is that the Indians in general shall at one time cut of all the communications and stop the Roads at Niagara Fort Pitt and here and at the same time seize upon all the Goods and Horses of the Traders at Sanduskey; In order to prevent their taking the advantage of the powder and Indian Goods at Sanduskey, I have sent M Hambach this night with about fifty of the Traders servants armed and five Batteaus to bring all the Traders and Goods here, which will certainly be a great disappointment to their project.
I have sent this express by Presqu'Isle that you may have the intelligence as soon as possible, the truth of which is not to be doubted, as it came in confidence form the Senecas themselves who with the rest of the Six Nations are to assemble at the Head of French Creek about twenty five leagues from Presqu'isle.
I have wrote to the General and Major Walters by Niagara but in case of any accident, I should be glad you would give information of it to the General and to the Officers at the different Ports, how far Indians will be able to put their whole plan in execution I do not know but it is certain they have very bad designs and will do some mischief. So far as I learn they propose to begin in 15 days after this.
I expect Ensign Gorrell with the Batteaus from Niagara every Day, if he was here with the provisions I should not be uneasy about my post as the Inhabitants seem well disposed to support me
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DETROIT 16th June 1761
The Delawares and Shawanies are certainly greatly concerned in the plot.
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CAPT. CAMPBELL TO CAPT. COCHRANE.
DEAR SIR
Since I wrote my last, I have certain Intelligence that the Delawars Shawneese and a part of the Six Nations
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