THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Letter to Johnson
(Detroit, Sept. 9, 1769)
Turnbull, George in: The Papers
of Sir William Johnson,
vol. 7, pp. 158-160.
JOHN POWNALL TO THOMAS GAGE1
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Whitehall, Sept:r 6th, 1769. |
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SIR, It is my duty, in the absence of Lord Hillsborough, who is gone to Ireland upon his private Affairs, to acquaint you that your dispatches to His Lordship, No. 32, 33, &34 have been received, and laid before the King. |
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I am &ca. |
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J. POWNALL. |
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MAJOR GENL. GAGE:
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A like Letter to Sir William Johnson, acknowledging the receipt of his dispatch to Lord Hillsborough No. 9. |
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Whitehall 27th: Octr: 1769. |
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Lords of the Treasury.2 3 July 1769. |
MY LORDS, I have the honour to send your Lordships for your Information an Extract of a Letter from His Majesty's Govr: of the Province of New Hampshire, & also Copies of Two Letters & Papers, therein inclosed. |
FROM GEORGE TURNBULL
A. L. S.
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Detroit Septr. 9th, 1769 |
Inclosed is a Copy of a Speech which Colonel Wilkins sent to the Indians on the Ouabache Last Spring. He Desired me to (page 159) Repeat it to Such Indians of these Nations which might com here to trade. Which I have done.
There is a perfect Tranquility in these upper Countries at Present. The Indians formerly used to kill the Inhabitants cattle at an uncommon Rate. There has been only Two killed Since the Spring.- Last year they made Free with Two of my Cows and a horse.- Whatever may be the Consequence I still continue to give the Indians Provisions and a Little Rum and Tobacco now and then, nor is it in my Power to do otherwise whilst I am oblidged to Detach Small Parties of the Garrison to cutt wood and Burn Lime and Charcoal. We are by no means in Condition to put them on any other Footing.
Mr. Verchere is now here He has got a Pass to trade at Sandusky and Permission from Governor Carleton to be Interpreter [for the Sha]wanese.- He brought a Huron from Sandusky Who Says He was Sent by the Chiefs of the Small Village to Contradict what had been alledged against Mr. Verchere that He himself was the Person who carryd Mr. Verchere's Belt from the one Village to the other and that [] mention [] as the Present. That He only Spoke about [] His Returning there with goods woud be[]
Michel the Lorrette Indian who was [] for mr. Verchere Sticks firm to the first Story and [] Verchere Told them that the French King was still alive and woud See them Soon.- The first Chief who accused mr Verchere of that Affair Died as He was Returning to Send the other one Eyengeking Who brought in and Delivered up m. Vercheres Belt the beginning of July. Told the very Same Store with the first chief and the Lorrette Indian.
Verchere Seems very ill Pleased that I appeared to be not altogether convinced of His Innocence, and has Rather Behaved Rudely on the occasion, although I told him that I was not his (page 160) judge, But it was my duty to Report what was Laid before me concerning the Service I am With Great Respect
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Your most Obedient and |
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[most] Humble Servant |
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GEO: TURNBULL |
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SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON
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Let[ter from] |
FROM THOMAS GAGE
A. L. S.3
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New York Sept. 10 th1769. |
DEAR SIR,
I thank you for your Letter of the 30th : of August, the Contents of which are very plain, and I fear in general too true. I have not heared that the Ohio Indians have in Fact denied the Claim of the Six Nations to the ceded Lands, but they could not without Jealousy and disgust See their hunting Grounds ceded to us especialy as they received little or no Share of the Money paid for them. I hear of no other Indians who lay Claim to any part of the Said Lands, except the Cherokees to the Country below the Kanahwa River, and the Fear of a Rupture with them has no doubt occasioned Virginia to be bounded by Said River, what I have Said I apprehend to be the Case with the Ohio Indians.
The Accounts you mention will be discharged as Soon as you transmit them to
me. I have nothing Material by the Packet, further than that 5000 will be
allowed for the Northern District,
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1 In Library of Congress, transcript of letter in Public Record Office, C. O. 5.
2 This letter is also from John Pownall evidently.
3 (1, p. 160) In Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Mass.
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