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Letter to Gage
(Fort Cavendish, April 10, 1766)
Campbell, James in: Clements Library,
Gage Papers, American Series,
vol. 50, Reel #10.
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Fort Cavendish 10th April 1766 |
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Major Farmar haveing Inclosed to your Excellency My Memorial for Leave to Sell out, I hope you will please use your Good offices in my favour, as my Constitution is much Impared; and finding this Remote part a healthy and Agreable Climate I intend to Reside haveing No property at home Nor Any Chance of preferment at Such a Distance from my friends. As I Speak french my Remaining here may be of Some Utility to the Garrison as it is the Case at present;- If your Excellency Should approve, I beg your Intrest: for Continueing in the present office as Barrack Mar. in Case Leave is obtained to Sell out which will Lay me Under the Greatest Obligation.-
The Savages Seem peaceably Disposed. The Illonois who had Crossd to the other Side to live with the French are come back to their former Village, as likewise three other Nations- who formerly Lived under the protection of the French Fort- Notwithstanding the pains the French take to prevent them from haveing any Commerce with the English by Reporting that poison is Mixt in Every Article they gave the Savages- and I have Seen them Intreating the french to Change the Vermilion they had got here, for the Like Quantity being afraid that Rubing their bodys would give the Infection.- The Soldiers Left with Mr. St. Ange are a Sett of the most Arrant Rogues Under No Subordination, Who even Insult him and his Subaltern, and the Inhabitants are No better.- Every thing on that Side is at this Juncture in a State of Anarchy- that Should his Disposition be well Inclined, he wants power to Chastise them.
I am Sorrie to hear of Richmond Point being pillaged by the Allebamous- after all the pains I took to Reconcile them. I am Confident they Were Spured on by the French Settlements at Point Coupee, or those of New Orleans, who could Not Conceal their Jealouzie of an English Fort being Errected So Near them, that one day or other would prove the Distruction of New Orleans, and that the Cause of Mr. Dupards Negroes Deserting from their Work Was oweing to Some at New Orleans which the old Gentleman himself Suspected.- The Tonikas have been forgiven their first offence, and Should the Allebamus Escape unpunished for theirs; (page 2) we may Expect Continualy to be Insulted by those Miscreants, and Render the passage of the Mississippy Exposed to frequent Insults.- As their Ingratitude Justly Merits the most Severe Resentment; I Should be happy to Receive your Excellencys Orders to punish them for the Insult and Make them an Example to others.- Sixty men would be Sufficient their Village is thirteen Leagues below point Richmond; where they may Easily be Surprized, No Service could give me So much pleasure and am with the Greatest Respect Your Excellencys
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