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Letter to Johnson
(New York, April 25, 1764)
Gage, Thomas in: The Papers of
Sir William Johnson, vol. 4,
pp. 408-409.
We undertake to deliver the Goods at our risque and Charge on board an Albany Sloop at New York from whence we humbly hope Your honor will not think it amiss; If they are at His Majesty's Risque and Charge, untill they are safely delivered unto Dr. Samuel Stringer at Albany. Should you however conceive they ought not, We will sustain that hazard and expense.
We have Zealously studied to execute your kind Orders in the best and most reasonable manner, and would therefore, feign persuade ourselves. We may justly anticipate Your Honours approbation.
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BAYNTON, WHARTON & MORGAN. |
The Honourable Sir WILLM JOHNSON.
FROM THOMAS GAGE
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New York April 25th, 1764 |
DEAR SIR,
I have received a Letter from Major Gladwin of 24 of March. He says Nothing of any actual Commission of Hostilities against his Fort, further than that "The Enemy Indians had lately killed some Cattle in the Settlement, and went off." He does not say, who they were. He suspects them all and is upon his Guard, but I can not Make out whether They mean in General to keep the Truce they made with Him or not. He has received Advice that the War Belts from the Senacas & Delawars had been sent every where, that the Pouteatimis of S Joseph's, the Ouatanons & other savages on the Ouabache & to the Southward had accepted them. I hear nothing in Particular of the Detroit Indians.
Lieu Colonel Browning tells me, He had received notice from Major Gladwin, to be upon his Guard, at Niagara, For (page 409) that the Wiandots of Sandusky & the Delawares were drawing towards his Post, in order, in Conjunction with the Senacas to fall upon the Carrying Place. I suppose the Measures were taken by the Senacas before they made Peace, to execute this Project. If they are Sincere in their Peace, they will no Doubt inform you of the Plans they had laid. It's certain we can receive no Injury at Niagara, without their being concerned in it. I am with great Regard
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SR WM JOHNSON Bart
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April 25th, 1764 |
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FROM FELIX MYER ETC.
In the Johnson Calendar, p. 219-20, are entered the following papers which
were destroyed by fire: a letter of April 26th from Felix Myer, Canajohare,
begging advice in the matter of resisting Wilhelmus Dillebagh's design to
dispossess him of the farm on which he lives, on back of letter a note from
Hendrick Frey about seed peas and oats; one of the 27th to Major General Gage,
informing of the apprehension of a dangerous Mohican, and of his measures
pursuant to warnings from Colonel Bradstreet and Lieutenant Colonel Browning,
for the security of the Niagara carrying place, charging the renewed hostility
at Niagara to fleeing Delawares, discussing the late attack on Detroit, and the
means of gaining over the western nations and recovering influence with the Senecas,
also the expenses of his department, and asking directions concerning numbers
and destination of Indians; and Sir William Johnson's account, dated the 28th,
of disbursements on account of the Indians from October 12, 1763.
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1 In the Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Mass.
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