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Journals of
Indian Affairs
(Johnson Hall, Jan. 15-21, 1769)
Johnson, Sir William in: The
Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 12,
pp. 688-690.
I am sorry to hear that you had sometimes suffered in your health last year. It will give me great pleasure to hear that you have recovered it. I enjoy as much health & spirit as I can expect at my age tho' I feel the infirmities of old age daily increasing. I am with great sincerity and respect, Sir
To the Honble. SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON Bart.
JOURNAL OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Contemporary Copy1
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Jany. 15- Sir William Sent two Mohawk runners to call the Chiefs of Onoghquage to his House at the request of Governor Moore where according to his Letter to him he was to meet them, and the Chiefs of both Mohock Castles about the 10th. of February in order to make some Purchases of Lands from them.
Jan. 20th.- Thomas Wildman al Kagnechtagoe a Cognawagey Chief arrived at Johnson-Hall. he came, chiefly to know whether Sir William could give any account of the twelve men of their nation who accompanied the Cherokee Deputies from hence last year, having had no account from them since their departure, and that as they People were very uneasy least some misfortune might have befallen them.- He then accquainted Sir Wm. of the unhappy Situation the Indns. of Canada were in for want of Corn, it being destroyed by early frosts, so that without his assistance one half of their nations must inevitable perish. wherefore they earnestly requested Sir William to take compassion on them, & grant them some Provisions.-
Jany. 21st.- Sir Wm. sent for Tom Wildman &c to attend, when he addressed them as follows-
Brethern & Friends of Canada-
I do with these Strings of Wampum remove all uneasiness from your Breasts, & all grief from your hearts which the Loss of some of your People of late has Occasioned.-
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Bretheren & Friends
It is with pleasure that I now acquaint you that I received a Letter three days ago from Mr. Stuart2 the Super-Intendant for the Southern District informing me of the arrival of Attakullakulla alias the little Carpenter the Cherokee Dep. with a number of your Nation who accompanied him last year to his Country- they were, when he wrote, (which was 43 days ago) at Chottee,3 sitting on a white Seat, and expected the arrival of the Chicasaws, and Creeks there this Spring, in order to settle a Peace with them, to which end a Message was sent to them by Thomas King &ca.- and the Super-Intendant informs me that one of his Officers will attend Said Meeting.-
It is with concern that I hear from the Cherokees that notwithstanding all the Northern Indians have made peace with them agreeable to his Majesties desire, that the Western Confederacy continue Hostilities against them with more violence than before, and what is more unwarantable in them, that they kill the English Traders wherever they meet them.- This is such an Open Violation of the Treaties of Peace settled with them Nations, as cannot be suffered.- You all know that the Cherokees are now your friends as well as ours since the peace settled with them last year, and that our agreement (after the reduction of Canada) was that we should jointly act agt. any nation which would disturb the publick tranquility.
I therefore make it known to you who those Male-contents be, they are the Ouiachtanoes, Kicapoes, Piornkashaes,4 Miamies, (page 690) Ottawais, & Illenois Indians, and you shall hear farther from me on the Subject when I Judge it requisite.-
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Sir William then gave Wildman a handsome present, and four pounds in Cash & dismissed him.-
The same day Sir William ordered a Quantity of Corn, Wheat, Meal, and Pease to Conajohare for the use of the Indians of that Village who were Starving- and directd. Mr. Shoemaker5 of the German Flats to purchase a Qty. of Grain, and to Store it for the use of the upper Nations in the Spring when they are to transport it in their Canoes to their respective Countries.-
FROM JOHN McCREA
A. L. S.6
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SIR,
When I saw you Last at Mr. Frys I took your receipt for a note of hand given by Mr. Remsen Son and Myself for a Note of hand- the Gentelmen at New York wrote me to get the note which youl please send me by the first convenient Oppurtunity.
There is a man named Achilles Preston that lives near Sir William who has lately been arrested from New York who has informed me that you would answer the Debt for him. if so I would be glad if Sir William would please favour me with a Line.
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To SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON Bart.
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1 In Canadian Archives, Indian Records, Vol. 8.
2 John Stuart.
3 Chota, a Cherokee town.
4 Piankashaws.
5 Rudolph Shoemaker.
6 (1, From John McCrea) In Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Gratz Collection.
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