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An Abridgement of the Indian Affairs
Wraxall, Peter in: Harvard
University
Studies, vol. XI, pp. 197-198.
(Page 176.) Albany 30 July 1736. The Commissrs receive a Letter from one of our Residents at Oswego acquainting them That a Great Sachem of the Ottawawa Nation had been there & given Information that the French had been among the far Nations & told them they were detirmined to cut off Oswego & kill all those Indians who should go there to Trade.
That they had also forced Three Nations of far Indians who were coming to Trade at Oswego to go to Canada.
That they have also sent for the Messasagas another Nation of Far Indians who used to Trade at Oswego to come to Canada.
That [sold] some Miamies Indians who were arrived at Oswego complained that the French had stopped them at Niagara & forcibly taken from them part of their Goods.
The same Letter advised that notwithstanding these Base & Unwarrantable
Proceedings of the French, there has been a great Trade at Oswego this Summer.
that 160 Canoes of far Indians had been there besides what had come from the __
Nations.1
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1 These Violent & Scandalous Attempts of the French, is an incontestible Argument how very detrimental this Trading House at Oswego was to their Interest & consequently how benificial to ours & had the Northern Trade to Canada been entirely rooted out & our whole Attention been Applied to the Western Trade at Oswego, & proper Persons disengaged from Trade been placed there to have pushed our Political Influence with the far Nations, it seems to me we might have given a Mortal wound to the French Indian Trade & Influence. by force of Arms it is now I believe impossible.
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