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Croghan to Major Gates
(Fort Pitt, June 17, 1760)
Croghan, George in: Aspinwall Papers,
Coll. of the Mass. Hist. Soc.,
vol. IX, 4th series,
pp. 260-261.
G. CROGHAN TO MAJ. GATES
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FORT PITT June 17th 1760. |
SIR,
I was favoured with yours of the 8th dated at Carlisle, on the 14th, and shall observe the Generals orders Communicated in that Letter and obey them punctually.
Inclosed I send you a piece of Intelligence which I received this day for the Generals perusal, great part of which I can not give Credit to tho' I make not doubt but the French will endeavour to push every thing in their Power to attempt to recover this Post, but as such a distance up Stream and this Season of y Year when the Rivers are low I can't think they will attempt to bring up an Army with sufficient Artillery to attack this place. I rather think they may have some succor, coming to D'Troit to enable the Garrison there to defend themselves against us who they certainly expect to attack them this Summer, however if there be any Truth in this Report I shall soon know it as I have a Spy in Waughweoughtennes Country who I can Depend on but I am of opinion they only Report this to keep up the drooping spirits of the Indians who live about them and to endeavour to throw the Nations settled this Way into Confusion by alarming them.
As to the Mohawk Indian being put into Prison I make no doubt of it, but as the Weyondotts relate it by preventing the other Nations from putting their design in Execution it appears to me as if they of all Nations had yet the greatest Regard for the French or that they want to make their Nation appear to us the Head of all Western Indians. They are to be sure the most sensible & best Behaved Nation this way, but at the same time no Nation has Behaved so Ill as they have done this Spring in Stealing our Horses.
If this Intelligence should be confirmed or any part of it with any colour of truth I will send it you by a Special Express.
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Sir your most Obedient & |
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Humble Servant |
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GEO: CROGHAN. |
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P. S. Inclosed I send you a small sketch of the Country from the Forks of Mississippi to D'Troit where you will see the carrying Place from Wabash to the Creek that emptys into the Lake.
To HORATIO GATES Esquire
Major of Brigade.
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