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Indian Affairs

(1768)

(Due to length divided here into three parts)

In: The Papers of Sir William
Johnson, vol. 12,
pp. 626-669.

pp. 667, 668, 669.

(page 667)
	To an Express from Albany with the
		Gen^ls. & other Letters		6	-----	-----
	To an Indian Sent by Spencer^1 with
		an Acco^t. of the Approach of the Indians		1	14	-----
	To Horse hire in the Seneca Country
		for the Interpreters		5	16	-----
	To Nicholosera & Anoth^r. Ind^n. for 2
		fat Cows & a hog		12	10	-----
	To 3 Indians hired to Accompany
		M^r. Preston^2 Sent to Collect the Indians who were 25 Days gone	}	15	-----	-----
	To an Oghquage Chief for a hog of
		his given to Indians		2	16	-----
	To a Man Sent Express to the Flatts
		for more Cattle		2	-----	-----
	To 5 Sheep bought at Fort Stanwix			5	-----	-----
	To Cash to the Indians of the Sev-
		eral Nations, thro' whose towns the rest passed for Provisions Sup- plied them	}	16	18	10
	To Several Canoes & Boats to carry
		the Sick & Old home		27	12	-----
	To their Rum, Powder, &ca			8	16	6
	To a Feast to the Oneidas on giving up
		to Canada Creek		6	-----	-----
	To Horse Hire to the Several Inhabitants,
		Attendance &ca		38	----------
	Riding firewood 7 weeks & Cutting it
		for all the Company		22	18	-----
	To Expences Returning from

		Fort Stanwix		19	17	8
(page 668)
	To Thomas Spencer's Pay from the
		26^th. April to the 10^th. November 199 Days @ 8/Collect^g. & bring- ing down several Nations	}	79	12	------
	To Achilles Preston 69 Days on Same
		Service @ 8/		27	12	------
	To Jeles Fundas Acco^t. for Sundry goods			271	9	11
	To Rudolph Shoemaker's Acco^t. for
		Cattle, Corn, Flour &ca		883	2	2
	To Gilbert Tice's Account			665	3	6
	To Duggart's Acco^t.			1	18	------
	To the Taylors Acco^t. making Blanket
		Coats, Flags &ca		27	19	8
	To John Burk 7 Weeks & 5 Days
		keeping the fat Cattle		9	8	------
	To John Butler's Acco^t.			28	15	4
	To Cattle purchased at Fort Stanwix
		for provision to supply the most distant Nations homewards	}	46	------	------
	To Losses Sustained by the Inhabi-
		tants, Viz^t. Fences, Grain &ca from the great Number of Ind^ns. assembled after leaving Fort Stanwix	}	56	14	8
	To Quin and Bradhacks for Sundrys			38	12	------
	To Hendrick Markets Acco^t			36	16	------
	To an Express Sent to York with the
		Cession & proceedings		10	------	------
				_____________________________
		Cur^cy.	21,923		2	3	1/2^3
			(Signed) W JOHNSON

(page 669)

FROM MICHAEL BYRNE

Copy⁴

Fort Ontario 9^th, December 1768

D^R SIR,

This being the last Opportunity I can Expect the pleasure of writing you, it is my duty, Even to trouble you with the little occurrences of this Place, tho' there has been more Indians here Since the winter Set in, than was known to come the three past; I have not been Stoped or Impeded in carrying on the business of my Duty, for the Department as usual. The Comanding officer Lieut. Grant a Good officer and a Sencible Man, I Imagen confideing in me, gives me a Discretionary Power, to give provisions to Indians as I think necessary, which I believe will be continued to me, if not countermanded by Orders from the General as at Niagara, See in my last Extracts from Capt. Brown's letters to Lieut. Grant Comanding this Post, as I have no certainty to continue in this Service longer than the 24^th. March next I beg you will remember to inform me before that time, whether I am to be or not to be a serv^t. to the Crown under you or to the Province under who, Either of which I lave Soly to your better Judgment and continued kindness. Ever present to a grateful mind in me.-

* * * * *

Capt. Farrel⁵ having suffered much by bad weather on his passage hither, remains here this winter as dose Lieut. Cristy⁶ on his return from Montreal, it is now too late to attempt the Lake to Niagara. * * * *

SIR W^M. JOHNSON

MICH^L. BYRNE

_________________________

¹ (2, Account) Thomas Spencer.

² (3, Account) Lieutenant Achilles Preston.

³ (4, Account) Gage's warrant converts this sum in New York currency to 21,788. . 9 . . 8 Sterling.

⁴ (1, p. 669) In Oneida Historical Society, Utica, N. Y. Original letter in mutilated form was printed in Johnson Papers, 6:522-23; the above extract does not include one paragraph there printed, q.v., and the final paragraph above does not appear on the damaged manuscript.

⁵ (2, p. 669) Also referred to as "old" Captain Farrell, and "Daddy Farrell." See Johnson Papers, 5:68, 757.

⁶ (3, p. 669) Lieutenant John Christie of the 60th regiment.

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