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Letter to Johnson
(New York, Oct. 8, 1770)
Gage, Thomas in: The Papers
of Sir William Johnson,
vol. 12, pp. 872-873.
FROM THOMAS GAGE
Contemporary Copy1
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New York October 8th, 1770. |
DEAR SIR
I am to thank you for your Letters of 21st 2 & 24th 3 Ultmo. tho' not much to trouble you with. Mr. Glazier's4 Acct. as also that of Andrew Wimple inclosed in your first Letter, shall be settled. I am sorry you have no better Opinion about the Proceedings of the Mining Company in Lake Superior, what you write on that Head,confirms Suspicions which I should have been pleased to find ill grounded. Those People should not have been permitted to begin the smallest undertaking, till a Certificate had been obtained from you that all their Intentions and undertakings had been made known to, and thoroughly understood by the Indians and their general Consent obtained for their Proceedings on the Project. And indeed other Points should also have been settled, to the Satisfaction of all the Traders. I have mentioned the affair to Lord Hillsborough, so that if any Disaster happens, he will not be so much surprized at it.
You will hear from Mr. Croghan, for I have this Moment Letters from Fort Pitt; by which I find all the Western Tribes over the Lakes, or about Lake Michigan, and those of the Oubache have agreed to make Peace with the Cherokees and Southern Indians. A great Chief of the Creeks at Pensacola, expressed great Obligations to us, for the Services rendered them, in the Peace lately made between his Nation and the Chactaws; but appeared very reserved when questioned bout the Embassy in his Nation from the Shawnese, he said however, their Talk was bad, and another Embassy was expected from them about the time of the green Corn Dance, and assured us he should not keep their (page 873) Business a Secret from us. The Shawnese have been very Active for some time and are certainly hatching some great Peice of Mischief.
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GUY JOHNSON TO THOMAS GAGE
A. L. S.5
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SIR,
In Sir William's Absence I had the Honor to receive your Excellency's Letter of the 8th, Inst.6 to him, which I am to Answer agreable to the Letter he wrote you previous to his departure.-7 He is I beleive at present about Setting out on his return from the Seneca Country, the Season being so far advanced.-
Mr. Croghan was to wait Sometime
at Fort Pitt in order to Meet some Chiefs from Scioto that were desirous to see
him. Sir William will I dare say more fully Answer your Excellencys Letter, and
be enabled to transmit some Intelligence on the subject of the late procedings amongst
the Indians.-
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1 In William L. Clements Library.
2 Johnson Papers, 7:910-11.
3 Ante pp. 860-62.
4 Captain Beamsly Glasier.
5 (1, p. 873) In William L. Clements Library.
6 (2, p. 873) Ante pp. 872-873.
7 (3, p. 873) September 24, 1770. Ante pp. 860-62.
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