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Letter to Gage
(Johnson Hall, Aug. 23, 1766)
Johnson, Sir William in: The
Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 5,
pp. 362-363.
TO THE LORDS OF TRADE ETC.
In the Johnson Calendar, p. 323-24, are listed the following papers which were destroyed by fire: an account of losses sustained from the Indians by John Welch, deceased, with affirmation of Samuel Wharton,1 administrator, before William Coxe, August 19th, Phila.; a letter of the 20th to the lords of trade, concerning the conference with Pondiac, Indian jealousy of encroachments and resentment for murders of which the whites are guilty, the need of established methods for redressing these grievances, the recklessness of popular sentiment, violation of trade regulations and the desire of the Six Nations for a boundary between their lands and those of the whites (printed in Doc. rel. to Col. Hist. N. Y. 7:851-53); Lieutenant John Carden's account of expenses incurred by Pondiack and the Indians going to the congress at Ontario, the 21st, Fort Erie; Baynton, Wharton & Morgan's receipt to George Croghan for 113, the 22d, Fort Chartres; a letter of the 22d to Sir Henry Moore, mentioning the journey to Ontario, Sir Henry's late illness and his coming visit to Johnson Hall.
TO THOMAS GAGE
A. Df.2
Autograph of Sir William Johnson,
dated Johnson Hall
August - 23 - 17663
I have been so much hurried since my last and so much company here that I found it difficult to get a copy of my late transactions in readyness for the Lords of Trade. one is Lyin for your preusal which which I must beg you will excuse me for not being able to send by this opportunity It shall go with my next together with the list of Officers & Sallarys &c. I should have mentioned in my last that the French Inhabitants at the Miamis and at Detroit had used every artifice in their power to hinder Pondiac & the western Indians from coing to meet me & Mr Crawford found it a difficult task to efface the impressions which their stories had left on the mines of the Indians. The same schemes were practised retard or prevent Mr. Cole (page 363) from going to the Illinois, and a cartain Joseph Chapaton offered Godfrey his conductor 3000 Livres if he would leave his services and prevent him from getting anybody to conduct him to that place.
I have received a letter from Capt. Howard4 by which I find that the Indians are extremnly desirous to have the post at La Baye reestablished and have urged it much.
GENL. GAGE
FROM BENJAMIN ROBERTS, ETC.
In the Johnson Calendar, p. 324-35, are listed the following papers which
were destroyed by fire: a letter of August 24th from Captain Harmen
Kneckerbacker and other officers, Halfmoon and Schactakook, informing of
Colonel Isaac Mann's attempt to make them take commissions in his regiment and
avowing their preference to serve under Johnson; one of the 24th from
Commissary B. Roberts, Niagara, on the improved honesty of the Indians about
the post; one of the 25th from Wm. Smith Jun., John Morin Scott and Benjn.
Kissam, Albany, informing that they have a power of attorney from the
Kayadorasseres heirs and offering new terms of settlement to the Indians; one
of the 25th from Captain Normand MacLeod, Ontario, on trading affairs at
Ontario and the neighborhood of Toronto, dissatisfaction of the Five Nations at
trade restrictions; Ligoniers' receipt to Edward Cole for 300 livres for
services as pilot and voyager, the 25th, Fort Chartres; a letter of the 26th
from Lieutenant Aug. Prevost, Quebec, acknowledging courtesies; one of the 26th
to Messrs Smith, Scott and Kissam, mentioning the obstacles to a settlement of
the Kayaderosseras dispute, particularly the bad faith with which the agreement
about the Livingston patent is being carried out, suggesting a mode of settlement
and promising coperation; one of the 26th from Lieutenant Jehu Hay, Detroit,
about a contention with Major Bayard over Hay's quarters, preparations for
trade and offense against the garrison committed by Puttawattamies of St
Joseph; Sir William Johnson's account with Gerardus Duyckinck for household and
library articles, the 26th, New York; a letter of the 26th from G. Duyckinck,
New York, about articles mentioned in the preceding; one of the 27th from
Attorney General J. T. Kempe, Albany, considering three ways of settling the
Cayaderosseras dispute, the claimants' renunciation of claim, act of Assembly
and act of Parliament.
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1 For fragment of affirmation see above.
2 In New York State Library.
3 Statement written on top of letter- not by Johnson.
4 (1, p. 363) Captain William Howard, in command at Michlimackinac.
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