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Abbott to Carleton

(St. Vincennes, May 25, 1777)

Abbott, Edward in: Dunn, Jacob Piatt, ed., Documents relating to the French Settlements on the Wabash, Indiana Historical Society Publications, 1894, vol. 2, pp. 403-442.

pp. 440, 442.

(page 440)

 

Names of Inhabitants at Fort
Ouiattanon.

 

Names of the Inhabitants at Fort
Miamie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maisonville

 

 

Capuchin

 

 

 

Maignian
Paill
Lamorceau

 

Baptiste Campau
Nicholas Perot
Pierre Barth

 

 

J. Cardinal

 

 

Bergerson

 

 

 

Lefevre
Vernette

 

 

Berthelemy
Dorien

 

 

 

La Riviere

 

Franois Maisonville

 

 

 

Clement

 

 

Laurain

 

 

Pierre Bertin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crep
Aijot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ABBOTT,
SUPERINTENDENT, TO SIR GUY CARLETON.

SIR- I have the honor of acquainting your Excellency of my arrival the 19th inst.; the short time and trouble with the Indians &c has not permitted my taking a general Review of the affairs of this district; since the conquest of Canada, no person bearing His Majesty's Commission has been to take possession; from this your Excellency may easily imagine what anarchy reigns.

I must do the inhabitants justice for the respectfull reception I met with, and for their readiness in obeying the orders I thought necessary to issue.

The Wabache is perhaps one of the finest rivers in the world, on its banks are several Indian Towns, the most considerable the Ouija, where it is said there are 1,000 men capable to bear arms. I found them so numerous, and needy, I could not pass without great expense. The presents though very large, were in a manner despised, saying their antient Father (the french) never spoke to them without a barnfull of goods. Having no troops and only a handfull of french obliged me to esuiese in part of their exorbitand demands, which has occationed a much greater expense than I could have imagined, but I believe it not

(page 442)

As it is necessary for a commissary of Indian affairs at this place I cou'd wish your Excellency wou'd approve of Mr Edgar a person well qualified for it.

His Excellency Sir Guy Carleton.

INDORSED:-

 

Copy of a Letter from Lieut.
Governor Abbott Superintendant
dated St Vincennes
26th May 1777.

 

In Sir Guy Carleton's (No. 32)
of 11th August 1777
(10)

 

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