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Letter to Gage
(About 150 Miles below the
Ohio Falls, Aug. 15, 1768)
Wilkins, John in: Extract,
The Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 6,
p. 326.
p. 326.
JOHN WILKINS TO THOMAS GAGE
Extract
Lieut. Colonel Wilkins, to General Gage, about 150 Miles below the Ohio Falls, 15th: August 1768.
A Canoe has just now met me from Fort Chartres in 16 Days & by Letters &c I find that about 26 Indians have cut off a Boat and Crew sent out by Baynton Wharton &Co. to kill Buffalo at or near the Ouabache, only One Man escaped. A Young man is hear in the Canoe who with Six others and as many Horse Load of Skins &c coming from the Natches fell in with the same Party of Indians who killed all but himself, about 100 Miles from the Ouabache, they took him Prisoner and told him they were Miamis & that the Man that made his Escape above mentioned; Shot One of their Warriors before he went of.
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[Willia]m McAdam Informs me That Joseph Gorham [has dr]awn Bills on him, which will be returned on [ ] with protest As William McAdam has not [been] able to obtain payment of Gorhams Bill on you [ ] Sterling due Early in may, last off this [ ] Hugh Wallace wrote to Sir William Johnson [ ] times on this Subject without receiveing [a satis]factory Answer.-
A WARRANT FOR PAYMENT
In the Johnson Calendar, p. 399, is listed, under New York, August 16, General Thomas Gage's warrant to Abraham Mortier for paying 6998, 15s, 10d New York currency, to Sir William Johnson. Destroyed by fire.
TO THE EARL OF HILLSBOROUGH
In the Johnson Calendar, p. 400, is listed a letter of the 17th to the Earl of Hillsborough, communicating intelligence received at the Chipweigh congress of French and Spanish machinations, discussing colonial
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