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Capt. Campbell to
Major William Walters
(Detroit, June 17, 1761)
Campbell, Donald in: B. M., Add. MSS.
21655, f. 115, C. and in Stevens, et
all., The Papers of Col. Henry
Bouquet, Series 21655,
1943, pp. 113-114.
Sir
I had the favor of Yours with General Amhersts Dispatches.
I have sent you an Express with a very Important piece of Intelligence, I have had the good fortune to discover, I have been lat'ly alarmd with Reports of the bad Designs of the Indian nations against this place and the English in General. I can now Inform You for certain it comes from the Six nations and that they have Sent belts of wampum and Deputys to all the nations from nova Scotia to the Illinois to take up the Hatchet against the English and have employd the Messagues to Send belts of wampum to the northern nations, there are now two chiefs of the Senecas in the Wyendot town privately to Invite the nations here to a Councel at the Little lake or Sanduskey. I had a past Information of all their Designs before they had time to hold a Councel with the nations and have prevented it So far that I called the nations to a councel this day and told of the bad Intention of the Senaca nation against us, which I hope will have good Effect as they promised to have no concern with them. their project is as follows the Six Nations at Least the Senecas, are to Assemble at the head of french Creek within five and twenty Leagues of PresquIsle, part of the Six nations the Delawars and Shawnees are to assemble on the Ohio, and all at the same time about the Latter end of this month to Surprise niagara and Fort Pitt and cutt of the Communication Every where. I hope this will come time enough to put You on Your Guard and to Send to oswego and all the posts on that Communication they Expect to be Joyned by the nations that are come from the north by Toronto. You have certainly a great many of them at present at niagara You cannot use to much precaution against them. I hope when they find the whole plot is Discovered they will desist from their attempt.
I have Sent an Express to fort Pitt by PresquIsle it would be proper you Send one Likewise in case any accedent Should have happend to my Express. I have put my Fort in the best posture of Defence I can & shall take all methods to prevent a Surprise I have a good many Indian Nations here at present (page 114) but I hope there is nothing to fear from them. I have Sent Enclosed a Letter to General Amherst which You will be pleased to forward with the greatest Diligence.
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I am Sir with the greatest Respect |
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Your most obedient humble Servant |
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DONALD CAMPBELL. |
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Detroit June 17th 1761
two o'Clock in the morning
True Copy
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Wm WALTERS Major |
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Commanding at Fort Niagara |
If You think it is proper that Sir William Johnson Should know of it You may communicate this Intelligence to him but I hope he knows it before this time.
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True Copy Niagara 25th June 1761.
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Wm WALTERS Major |
[Endorsed in Col. Bouquet's handwriting] Copy of Captain Campbells Intelligence dated Niagara 25 June Received the 7th July
(June 28, 1761)
COL. HENRY BOUQUET: COPY OF MAJOR WARD'S SPEECH
[B. M., Add. MSS. 21655, f. 119, A. C. S.]
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Fort Pitt June 28th 1761 |
A Copy
Brethren
In behalf of Sir William Johnston Barronet, who you have been often told, is appointed by our great King his Sole agent for Indian affairs in this District, and as he has
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