THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Capt. Donald Campbell to
Col. Henry Bouquet
(Dec. 2, 1760)
Campbell, Donald in: Michigan
Pioneer and Historical Society
Historical Collections,
Vol. 19, pp. 44-45.
Every thing is so fully sett fourth in ye Capitulation that I have only to add that you will as opportunity offers, or necessity requires transmit to General Amherst accounts of your proceedings and any material occurrences: make all necessary observations and explore the Country as much as the Season will admit of: you will likewise try to reconcile the minds of the Indian Inhabitants of those Posts to the British Interests, by acquainting them that a free trade will be opened to all Nations they showing and manifesting by their behavior and conduct a due and proper attachment to the British Government now possessed of all Canada.
When any Boats are sent for Provisions either to Niagara or Presqu'Isle a proper person should be sent to receive and give receipt for the same. You will make known these orders to Colonel Bouquet, that he may be informed of the steps taken to supply you with Provisions and Stores. Given under my Hand at Fort Pitt the 19th day of October 1760.
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CAPT. DONALD CAMPBELL TO COL. HENRY BOUQUET
SIR
Major Rogers and his Detachment came safe to this place the 19th of November. We had only the misfortune to lose a man of my company that fell overboard by some accident, and some Batteaux drove ashore and some Boxes of Cartridges damaged. There is noe dependance on the lake at this season of the year, is at least one hundred Leagues from this to Presqu'Isle but People here say it is still a better navigation than the north coast.
Two days after we left you, we were joined by some of the principal people of ye Tawa Nation, who came to make peace with you at Presqu'Isle, who returned with us and then by the Wandots whom we were obliged to humour and give them Provisions as we did not know what Reception we were to have at this Place, they were highly pleased with what we told them; but all this added to the consumption of our Provisions, you know how little we could spare, but we could not help it and some of it not fit to be made use of.
Mr. Belethe (Bellestre) would give noe credit to the report of our coming as Friends, but when I brought him the Marquis Vaudreuils Letters, he did everything with a good grace, I am certain when you see him you will not be soe much prejudiced against him besides he is now (page 45) your Prisoner- your prospect of sending the cartel (cattle) by Land has turned very well, they have been of the greatest use to us. Mr. Navarre will continue to act in his old employment till he puts in the way of it, he thinks the Inhabitants can supply our Detachment with Flour till next Spring or very near that time, but how we shall be supplyed with meat will be the Difficulty, we are still in hopes of 5 Boats from Niagara and there is no Dependance on the lake, they expect it to be frooze every hour. I believe we could get some people to goe from this, I doe not know how far it would answer, there horses must be wore out before they got there and could not return with a load. I shall be better Judge of what we want when Capt Cochran (Croghan) returns. You could gett Indians to undertake it from Pittsburgh- we found the King's Stores here almost empty, some Barrils of powder and not much of anything else. I have not got a Return of it as yet, as Major Rogers took all that on himself he is to give me over everything that belongs to the Fort to morrow.
Major Rogers is preparing to send to the Posts to bring off the People he cannot possibly send any of us as the Season is too far advanced and a want of Provisions, everybody here says he will find great difficulty to goe himself to Michillimakmac even with a small Detachment they doubt even if it is possible to be done. WE are to have a treaty with Indians the day after to morrow, I shall (sic) a good of Difficulty to manadge them for the first time they are so much accustomed to come to the French Commandant for everything they want.
The Inhabitants seem, very happy at the change of government, but they are in great want of everything it has been a very flourishing place before the war, plenty of everything. The Fort is much better than we expected it is one of the best stockades I have seen, but the commandant's house and what belongs to the King is in very bad repair, we got our People quartered in the Fort for the first time this night: I shall be able to write more fully about everything in a few days. I shall be glad to hear from you how soon it is possible.
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DETROIT NOVEMBER 2d1
1760
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1 Should be December 2d instead of Nov. See next page.
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