THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Indian Proceedings
(Johnson Hall, Aug. 13 - 30, 1766)
Johnson, Sir William in: The Papers
of Sir William Johnson,
vol. 12, pp. 167-170.
pp. 169.
Mr. Perthuis,1 and one Portier2 arrived here this day wth. letters from Lieut. Roberts3 Commissy. Hay4 and Capt. McLeod.5 - the 20th, dispatched them with a letter to Capt. M Leod touching the business they came about- agreed with Perthuis to Serve in Canada as Interpreter, and here when called upon at 4/- pr diem from this date.- A Huron Chieftain son of Adyughkannorum with his wife arrived here by the way of Fort Pit, from thence thro' the Six Nation Country, wth. whom Sir Wm. had a long discourse concerning the present Disposition of the Indians in that quarter, as well as of the Twightwees of all whom he recd. very favorable accounts.- Sir Wm. dispatched the Huron with a Belt, and three Strings to his village at Sanduskey consisting as he said of 150 Men acquainting them wth. what he had done at Ontario, and desiring them all to pay due regard thereto, and not listen to evil Reports, as they had been accustomed to do.-
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30th.- On this day 18 of the
Mohawks with all their Sachims, and Chiefs arrived here to acquaint Sr. Wm.
with their Proceedings at Conjohare, which they said, they were affraid wou'd
answer but little Purpose, as the Indians of that Village were entirely ruined
by the villain Klock,6
who had quite debauched them, and turned their heads, and hearts from the rest
of their People who still live in their proper Village, and alone & manage
affairs with them, and the Six Nations, as the others had abandoned them, and
their Village, and were become slaves to Klock, and his Liquor- Eod die arrived
here Lawyer,7 and
three others from Scohare to purchase about 3 M Acres of Woodland there from
the Mohawks, but could not agree about the Price, and
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1 (5, p. 169) Louis Perthuis.
2 (6, p. 169) A French trader.
3 (7, p. 169) Lieutenant Benjamin Roberts, commissary at Michilimackinac.
4 (8, p. 169) Lieutenant Jehu Hay, commissary at Detroit.
5 (9, p. 169) Captain Normand MacLeod, commissary at Fort Ontario (Oswego).
6 (10, p. 169) George (Ury) Klock.
7 (11, p. 169) Johannes Lawyer.
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