THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Capt. Barnsley to
Col. Henry Bouquet
(Fort Pitt, June 13, 1762)
Barnsley, Thomas in: B.M., Add. MSS.
21648, f. 217, A. L. S., and in
Stevens, et all. The Papers of
Col. Henry Bouquet,
Series 21648, part I,
pp. 151-152.
pp. 152.
There is four or five Indians come from the Meamis, and that way, who wanted to hold a Council with me, but I Directed them to Major Ward who sat in Council with them Yesterday, where the Calumet of peace was Smooked over and Renew'd, and the Chain brightend, They produc'd a Treaty of peace Written in 1750 on Meamis River and Signd by George Croghan and Andrew Montour with the province Seals of Virginia & Pensilvania, they desire to Have that Renew'd, they also said that they and their whole Tribes are very poor and desire some presents which I have refus'd on Acct of Your and Croghans absence, they also Complain that the Traders that way imposes on them and makes them pay too dear for their goods, as likewise that they do not bring powder and lead Enough to Serve every Tenth man, They also hint (as Majr Ward tells me) that there is some French on the Illinois that are striving to Spirit up their Young men against the English, the whole is defer'd till Yours Or George Croghans Return, in the meantime his Majesty the King of Portugal has assur'd them they shall not be Hungry as I have Orderd them to be fed out of his weekly allowance.
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