THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Forbes to Bouquet
(Reastown Camp, Oct. 15, 1758)
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Forbes, John in: B. M., Add. MSS. 21640, f. 181, A. L. S. (printed in James, Writings of General John Forbes, pp. 229-231) and in Stevens, et all. The Papers of Henry Bouquet, vol. II, 1951, pp. 561-563 |
p. 562.
By Letters11 from
Easton The Congress is sitting from whence I hope we will Draw some advantage
altho not altogether what we expected. Their inteligence continues to be the
same And the Ohio Indians have told them That the French will have in those
parts near four thousand men French, Canadians & Indians. That they have
provisions in plenty as yet; That the Canadians are not all in the Fort but
that they as well as the western Indians were scatered about in the Indian
villages where they help the Inhabitants to build hutts and houses and were
ready at a Call. That the Ohio Indians and Western Indians are at least
perswaded by the French to Engage to assist them not only in Defence of their
fort this fall but Drive us before winter back on this side the Alegany mountains.
Mr. Crogan12 writes me likeways that he is to set out Directly to Join
me with at least three score Clever fellows from Easton. This is all my news
from Easttown a great part of which I cannot give too much credit to as I realy
begin to think that this last trial of theirs was the making the most of the
Indians before they should leave them.
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11 Not found.
12 Capt. George Croghan. Letter not found.
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