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Colden to
Sir William Johnson
(Fort George, Dec. 19, 1763)
Colden, Cadwallader in: The
Letters and
Papers of Cadwallader Colden, vol.
II,
1877, Collections of the New York
Historical Society for the year
1876, pp. 267-268.
p. 267.
COPY OF THE CERTIFICAT ON THE COPY OF THE MANDAMUS TO ADMIT CHARLES WARD
APTHORP OF THE
COUNCIL IN THE USUAL FORM & DATED THE FIRST OF SEPTR
1763
|
St. James's February 20th 1764. |
I do hereby certify that the above writing is a true copy of the entry made of the Original Mandamus in the Books of the Earl of Hallifax's office.
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Witness my hand |
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JNo LARPENT. |
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TO SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON, BART.
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Fort George, 19th Decr 1763. |
DEAR SIR,
I have your favour of the 5th of this Month, & I am glad to hear from you of the good disposition of the Indians. No doubt you are informed of what is passed at Detroit & Niagara. The want of ammunition & the necessity of their hunting at this Season made the Indians at Detroit sue for Peace: has not the same want put the Five Nations into better Humour than they were. I am therefore of opinion that the Indians cannot be provided too cautiously with Ammunition at this time. They should know and feel that they cannot live without us. There is a necessity of making an example of the Ganessios by chastiseing of them, otherwise we shall never have a safe Peace. Nothing but Fear can restrain the fierce cruel & rapacious Spirit of the Indians, & if they pass with impunity, after the barbarous Murders they have committed at this time without provocation, the effects of this spirit will upon every occasion break out anew. If our friend Indians be not cautiously furnished with ammunition they will from their store furnish the Enemy & our Traders cannot be too carefully look'd after for this purpose.
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