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Letter to Johnson

(New Orleans, June 13, 1769)

Cole, Edward in: The
Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 7,
pp. 15-16.

p. 16.

(page 16)

You will Doubtless before You receive this, have heard, of Pondiac's being Kill'd by the Pariorias who live at Cahakia.- what Effects it will have amongst the Indians, I cant Say, no very good [one] I believe as they already Seem discontented enough [a few] Nights before I left the Illinois, there [was a] Soldier and his Wife Scalpd, a little [way from] the Fort in their Bed. Supposed to be the Ouabach Indians, [and Since] my Departure Six Kaskaskias Indi[ans was] Scalped beteen the Fort and their [Village] by the Sacks & Reynards.- Shall [be] better able to informe you, when I [have] the pleasure of Seeing You.

My Compliments to your Fam[ily]

 

I am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    sir
with the Utmost Re[spect]
   Your
     Most obt H[uml. Servt.]

 

 

 

EDW[ARD COLE]

 

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON

INDORSED:

 

[New Orleans, June 13th 1769]
Comy [Coles Letter]

 

EXTRACTS FROM LONDON LETTERS1

June 14, 1769

[  ] from B. F's Letter May 29 - 1769 [  ] Objections have been made by Lord [Hillsborou]gh to the Ratification of the late Indian [Treaty] and to Sir William's Conduct in it. One is, that [he has go]ne beyond his Instructions, in obtaining too [much] land of the Indians, it being intended at this Time [to pur]chase no farther than the great Canhaway. [  ] objection is founded on the Apprehension that [the pe]ople will soon seat themselves in the remote [  ] &
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1Apparently sent by George Croghan to Johnson, having been received from Samuel Wharton in Lond. "B. F." is plainly Benjamin Franklin, writing to Wharton.

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