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Croghan to Major Gates
(Camp at the Second Crossing
Beaver Creek, July 10, 1760)
Croghan, George in: Aspinwall Papers,
Coll. of the Mass. Hist. Soc.,
vol. IX, 4th series,
pp. 266-267.
The Suttlers have not joined us yet, your orders shall be obeyed, & their Rum lodged in the stores.
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I have the honour to be |
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Your most obedient & |
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most Humble servant |
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HENRY BOUQUET |
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Brigadier General MONCKTON.
Patterson informs me that Levy's Horses have almost all given up.
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CROGHAN TO MAJ. GATES.
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CAMP AT Ye SECOND CROSSING BEAVER |
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CREEK July 10th 1760. |
DEAR SIR,
We Came here yesterday about 5 o'clock which I take to be about 27 Miles from Pittsburg, We do not March so well as I expected, ye heat of ye weather has almost knocked up all ye horses. Mr Hutchins met me here on his return from Presqu'Isle. He arrived there the 5th, just after ye Troops from Niagara got there. I have sent him down to make a Report of his Journey to the General, and Desire he may be Dispatched after me, as soon as possible.
Please to acquaint ye General that ye Indian, who Came with Mr Hutchins tells me, that another Indian told him he had seen some Indians from over ye Lake, who told him there were two parties of 30 Indians each on this side ye Lake, employed by ye French to watch ye Motions of ye English and, at ye same time, their Chiefs desired them to inquire of ye Delawares whether we were going to Detroit, as they had not heard from me on that head as they expected. I Can't think there are two such partys out tho' there may be some spys about, or perhaps those Indians (page 267) knowing of our Marching this way, may repeat it in order to get themselves employed by us. I will do every thing necessary to prevent any small party from surprising us tho' I can't believe any will attempt it & gain intelligence from Detroit. I have acquainted Coll. Bouquet of it, & I think the Report will be of service, as it will oblige us to observe a better Line of March, than we have hitherto done.
Tedeuscung is past by towards Sciota in order to hold a meeting with ye several Western Nations there, I hear, with Messages from Governor Hamilton, wch I think is Wrong. At present all Meetings should be held at Pittsburg. I am Sr yr most humble servant
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BOUQUET TO MONCKTON
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CAMP AT VENANGO 13th July 1760. |
SIR,
We arrived here late Yesterday, and it was dark when the Rear entered in the Camp.
Mr Hutchins delivered me this moment your Letter of the 10th with one inclosed for Major Gladwyn.
We find this Place at least 80 miles distant from Pittsburgh, and Mr Hutchins says that he committed that mistake in his Report in following Evans's Computation, and not his own Judgment. He was 26 hours on Horseback to join us, and as he rode a little better than three miles an hour our Calculation does not differ much.
Col. Meder was to encamp last night twenty miles from us, and as his People are lighter, I expect that he will overtake us soon.
The R. A. will be embarked as soon as they arrive, and I shall not keep any men of Major Gladwyn's Detachment.
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