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Letter to McKee
(Miamies, Aug. 3, 1765)
Croghan, George in: (Enc. in
Reid to Gage, August 24,
1765), Clements Library,
Gage Papers, American
Series, Vol. 41,
Reel #10.
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Miamies Augt. 3d 1765 |
Dear Sir,
Since I wrote you from Ouiatonon by Cornelious I set off for the I'linois as I wrote you, but on the way was Met by Deputies from the Nations there; with the Six Nations, Delawares, and Shawanese which accompanied Mr Fraser & me down the River, & Pondiac, so that we returned to Ouiatonon, where we had a great Council, and Settled matters with those several Nations to my Satisfaction; They have agreed to our taking Possession of the I'linois; and all the other Posts that the French had Possession of formerly, Had I arrived Safe at the I'linois it would not have been in my Power to have carried this Point; for tho' Mr Sinnott and Mr LaGutaire had used every means in their Power & given large Presents to them they received a flat denial, and M Sinnott was obliged to make his Escape in the Night or he would have been Killed. So that my Sucess is entirely owing to my Misfortune, in being taken and Plundered.
The French was informed at the I'linois, from New Orleans, of Mr Sinnotts coming up the River, & my coming down, the begining of last March, which was unlucky, as it gave them time, to from a Number of Idle Stories to infuse in the Indians Heads, and collect the Indians most disaffected to the English Interest to that place, to oppose any Measures Mr. Sinnott or I should take which they Succeeded in, and nothing at this time but their Killing the people with me, would have brought them to reason. Every thing being now Settled the Chiefs of those Nations is with me going to D'troit to Confirm in Council, where I expect to meet the St. Joseph's Indians, who are as yet very Refractory. Pondiac & I is on extreame good Terms & I am Mistaken if I don't Ruin his Influence with his own people before I part with him.
I shall set off Tomorrow for D'troit, where I will make no Stay longer then the Necessity of the Service (page 2) requires, which I hope will not be long, but if it should be longer than I expect I will Write you from thence
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A true Copy from the Original
Alexander McKee
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