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Letter to Croghan
(Fort Pitt, Feb. 13, 1768)
McKee, Alexander in: (Enc.
in Croghan
to Gage, March 1, 1768), William L.
Clements Library, Gage Papers,
American Series and in The
Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 6,
pp. 101-102.
FROM JOHN WETHERHEAD
A. L. S.
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[New York, February 8, 1768] |
[ 1] [ ] will take care to be [ ] [ ] He desires me to bring the petition [ ] [ ] when the Councill sets & after that I will haunt [them] [ ] Devill till the finish it for me [ ] makes such a cursed Noise I cant say more than that [ ] Respects to Sir John &c
Sir your most Obliged Humble Servant
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JOHN WETHERHEAD |
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ADDRESSED: |
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To |
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the Honorable Sir
William Johnson Bt |
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ALEXANDER MC KEE TO GEORGE CROGHAN
A. L. S.
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[Fort Pitt, February 13, 1768] |
[Since I wrote you last of the 27th Jany, the affair of Stump1 *] [and his servants] having murdered [ten Indians near] [Middle Creek,] and Scalping them, is known to all the [Indian] [tribes] in this Country.
The Indians are very much alarm'd at it,- I have [spoke to] them on the Occasion, and used every Argument in [my] [pow]er to make them easy on that head,- They were [jealous] enough of us before, and very discontented; but (page 102) this [affair] of Stumps, has made the Warriors of the different nations [outragi]ous- as they say- the English are certainly determined [to ma]ke War on us, or otherwise they would not Scalp our [peop]le- the Scalping those Indians is worse than murdering [them.] They come here from all parts of the Country enquiring [whether] I have heard from Sir William Johnson, the General, [or] [Govern]or of Philadelphia- or weather you are coming up [soon.] I shall continue to do everything in my power to [keep] [them] quiet till you come up- and the sooner you come, the [better- The] Warriors of those Tribes have sent Belts to the [Lake Indians, to press] them to come to the plains of Scioto, [to hold the intended Cou]ncil of their own, next month- and they [have stop'd three parties of] Six Nation Warriors at Venango [some of whom pass'd this Post some] day[s ago re]turning home [from War against the Cherokees.-
The traders here are very uneasy, and are about sending to bring their Goods from the Indian villages, it was very imprudent in them to take them there, and I fear the consequences1] [may be dangerous in their bringing them] away at this time- [as it may confirm the Indians] in their suspicions- that we want [to make War on them.]
Some of the lower Shawan[ese inform me] that the Tribes living on the Ouabache, seem [very much] incensed against the English, for having fixed [no trade in] their Country, and threaten to plunder next sp[ring- and] the Indians that went with Mr. Phyn, and are [now returned] confirm the Account the Shawanese gave me, and [should] these Accounts prove true, the communication [down the] Ohio will be shut up.
I have nothing more at present to inform [you of,] but that most of the Shawanese and Delawares [Chiefs] are here,- and propose waiting hereabouts to see [you-] they say, they will stay till the Middle of M[arch- but] then they say, they must attend their own [meeting with the] Western nations.
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I am, Sir |
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[Your most Humble Servant] |
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[Alexr Mc Kee] |
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[To
George Croghan Esquire]
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1 Lines burned off.
* Ed. Note: [] throughout this letter filled in from the same letter as found in Gage Papers, American Series.
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