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Letter to Gage
(Johnson Hall, Aug. 8, 1766)
Johnson, Sir William in: The Papers
of Sir William Johnson,
vol. 12, pp. 152-153.
pp. 152.
TO THOMAS GAGE
A. L. S.1
|
Johnson Hall Augst. 8th, 1766 |
DEAR SIR-
The 6th in the Evening I arrived here having made an Expeditious Journey from Ontario2 wh. I left on the 31st Ulto., having finished all my Transactions with Pondiac & the Westeren Indians to my Entire Satisfaction, He & the rest set off the same day on their return having given me everry Assurance in their power of preserving peace, and to gain ye more Credit has candidly declared what Steps he had taken in the late Rupture, where his War Belt now lies, and ordered it to be delivered up to me or him. My present hurry will not allow me to give You the particulars, but I shall as Soon as possible, and Send You a List of my Officers and their Sallaries.
Altho the Express with the Meddalls which Lt. Johnson3 sent forward to me made all the dispatch possible, he did not arrive in time, but me on my return Just below Oswego Falls, from whence he returned with my Boats and is to be the Bearer of this, I have promised to recommend him to You for payment of his Additional Journey from Fort Johnson to the Falls, Lt. Johnson has wrote You his reasons for forwarding him, it gave me a good deal of concern that I did not receive them in time, the rather as the Indians expressed such a desire to deliver up their French Medalls &ca., However I have settled it wth. them until next Meeting.-
The Transactions at this Congress were such as give great reason to rely on
their Sincerity, and I am pritty Confident that if my labours are not overset
thro Misconduct and if an effectual remedy is applyed to Satisfy the 6 Nations
&ca., that Pondiac may be
depended upon. He is to pay me a Visit in the Spring with some other Cheifs.-
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1 In William L. Clements Library.
2 Oswego.
3 Lieutenant Guy Johnson.
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