THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Capt. Campbell to
Col. Henry Bouquet
(Detroit, Aug. 17, 1761)
Campbell, Donald in: B.M., Add. MSS.
21647, f. 89, A. L. S. and in Stevens,
et all., The Papers of Col. Henry
Bouquet, Series 21647,
1942, pp. 66-67.
I was favoured with both your Letters. Sir William Johnstoun and Major Gadwin arrived here the first of this month. The Season was too far advanced to navigate the lakes, that we judged proper to proceed with part of the light Infantry only to take Possession of the different Posts.
I shall refer you to Mr Crochan for all Indian Transactions, Sir William is fully convinced that the Conspiracy was Universal amongst the Indian Nations in this Part of the Continent but General Amherst in his last letter to me quit discredits any bad designs of the Indian Nations, and thinks they are incapable of doing us any hurt, and recomends it by all means to keep them Scarce of Powder.
General Amherst in his instructions to Major Gladwin mentions his ordering a blockhouse to be built at Sandusky, but that it did not regard his Command, or this Post. he mention's to Sir William Johnstoun that he had ordered Cattel from Fort Pitt to this Place.
I have inclosed you the monthly return, by which you see, The Officers that are sent to the different Posts. I am to take Possesion of Ouatinon how soon the navigation of the Wabash will permitt. I have only Lieutenant MacDonald left here; I wrote to Major Walters to send an Oficer for the Post of Ouatinon.
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