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Letter to Johnson
(Detroit, June 30, 1766)
Cole, Edward in: The Papers
of Sir William Johnson,
vol. 5, pp. 289-290.
Pondiac [ ] oblig'd Pondiack to say that he now believes [ ] lies no longer & that he was sure they were his [ bro]thers & that they did not intend to kill him [ ] Mr. Crawford drew four days provision for them [ ] & meat they got pleas'd them very much- Mr. [Crawford] appear'd to be very Assideous in his bussiness & I [ ] tell you that I look on him to be a very good man [ ] diligent in what he has been sent about- I also ta[ke the ] of recommending the interpreter Chenes to you as [ ] has behav'd very well on this Occasion- & Mr. Cicote [ ] man at Detroit has been very Assideous in persuading [ ] to Come & in removing all these fears of being ill us'd [ arrival] at Oswego he takes a great [ ] of notice of what Cicote [ ] him- I begg pardon for taking the Liberty of recomme[nding] people to you but by what I see here obliges me to speak [ ] the manner I do- There is a young man here in Mr [ ] but at this time is not allow'd to trade here the Indians are [ ] of as he does them all the justice imaginable & dont [ ] trade being refus'd them here- if it is possible to a[llow him to] carry on his bussiness here it oblige me much as he is [ ] I hope the treatment I gave the Indians here will [ ]
I am Sr. Your Most Obedient & most Hble Serv[ant]
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JNo. CARDEN |
FROM EDWARD COLE
A. L. S.
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[Detroit, June 30 th17]66 |
[Since I wrote] you I have altered my [Rout, and go by the] Meamies, with a french man [and the Illinois] Indians I mentioned to you, I am Just [now Embarking] and doubt not of Soon meeting [Mr Croghan,] the St. Joseph Indians have (page 290) takeing [a prisoner at] the Illinois, with Which I Suppose they [purpose to dem] and the two prisoners in Gard here.
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I am Dr sir |
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Your most. obt. Servt. |
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EDWD COLE |
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EDWARD COLE'S RECEIPT AND AGREEMENT
A. D. S.
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Detroit, June 30, 1766. |
Whereas Henry Van Schaack and I have [ ] our Accts. and his given me his Note of hand [ ] two hundred and twenty eight pounds two Shil[ ] New York Currency being the ballance due; For the [ ] Books he cannot render me an Accot. of what [ ] Wetherhead has advanced me on his accts. I therefor [p ] there present that I will deduct the Same out of the [Money ] aforesaid, as Soon as I know the sums advanced for my[in ]
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Detroit 30 June 1766 |
EDW: COLE |
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INDORSED: |
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Mr Edward Coles promissory |
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