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Letter to Johnson
(New York, Aug. 6, 1769)
Gage, Thomas in: The
Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 7,
pp. 76-77.
charged from his Off[ice of] Deputy Agent for Indian Affairs in Nova Scotia, has des[ired me] to recommend his Case & Interests to your consideration. And I vent[ure] to offer my Opinion that He is intitled to some attention; if therefore [you] can promote him or continue him in his Office if that be continued [I] hope you will think it an act of Justice as well as compassion to a really suffering Man. I am glad of this Occasion to assure you of the Esteem and Regard with which I have the honor to be
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Humble Servant |
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HILLSBOROUGH |
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SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON Bart.
FROM THOMAS GAGE
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New York August 6th, 1769 |
DEAR SIR,
I hope this will Meet you Safe and well from your Jaunt into the Indian Country, where I hope everything has passed agreeable to your wishes and Expectations.
There has been a good deal of Disturbance at the Ilinois, several Murthers committed on Indians as well as white People, amongst others the famous Pondiac was killed at Kaskaskies or rather Kaokia by one of our Friendly Indians, but of what Tribe my Correspondent, Lieut. Colonel Wilkins, does not say, tho' from other Passages in his Letter, I suppose it was an Ilinois Indian.
You have inclosed a Speech of Lieut: Colonel Wilkins to the Indians of the ouabache of whom he makes great Complaint, as also Extracts from his Letters which have any Relation to our (page 77) late Quarrell with those Indians, whom he supposes to be excited to Mischief by the French Settlers at St Vincent,2 and possibly with good Reason. You will observe also the Treatment the Six Nations have received from those Tribes, of which Silver heels will no doubt give you and his Country-Men a faithfull Account.
It Seems very Necessary that Something Should be done to keep those Nations in order. You saved them from a Quarrell with the Shawnese & Delawares after the Attack made upon Mr Croghan which has had no very good Effect; for they seem more and more inclined to raise Commotions as well with the Indians as the White People. You will from your late Excursion have been well informed of the present Temper and Situation of the Several Nations, and will be able to form Some Judgement of the Methods most proper to be taken with the Nations complained of as our Affairs are circumstanced.
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THOS. GAGE |
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SR: WM: JOHNSON Bart:
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New York 6th August |
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1 In Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Mass.
2 (1, p. 77) Post Vincent, Vincennes, a village of the Piankashaws.
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