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Letter to Johnson
(Fort Chartres, April 18, 1768)
Cole, Edward in: The Papers
of Sir William Johnson,
vol. 6, pp. 197-198.
you, and expressed the satisfaction he had in hearing from you.
I am sure I have tired your pacience & ought to be ashamed for troubling you with so long a Letter, but your known Goodness embolden'd me. Who has the Honor to be Sir your much Oblieged and very Obedient Servt.
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GEO PHYN |
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Mobile 15th April
1768 |
FROM EDWARD COLE
A. L. S.
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Fort Chartres Apl. 18th: 1768 |
DEAR SIR
I have this day wrote to Mr. Croghan incloseing my Accounts for the last Six months which he doubtless Will forward to you and to which I refer you,- I think there is an absolute Necessity of Establishing a Post, at Post Vincent, and to have Some one there in the Indian department its being the great path throu which all the Northward Indian pass, and a great place of Trade.
There is now here Mr. Rumsey who was formerly in the 42d. Regt. and came with Capt. Sterling when he took possession, he is now a going to Post Vincennt, I have desired him to make all the observations he possible can with regard to the Trade being Carried on there, and the behavour of the Indians, I doubt not he would gladly accept of any Employment for that place- from his Knowledge of the Country and being well Acquainted with the Manners & Customes of Indians [ ] benefit might arrise from [ ] Certain Intelligence and puting [ ] to the Illicit Trade carryed on [ ] Ouabach and preventing bad people Sowing Sedition among the (page 198) Nations by haveing Such a person there. My Compliments to Sir John and your Family and belive me to be
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EDWD: COLE |
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Fort Chartres 18
April 1768 |
FROM THOMAS GAGE
A. L. S.1
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New York April 18th 1768 |
DEAR SIR,
I return you Thanks for your Letter of the 8th Inst in which came the Proceedings of your late Congress2, an Acct. of Disbursements during said Congress & from Sept. to March. Also an Acct of Pay to sundry offrs. of your Department and Disbursements at the Posts. Warrants will be issued to discharge the two Accounts.
The Perusal of the Proceedings I must confess has given me some Pleasure. The Indians have set forth their Grievances with sense, Firmness and Temper, and I am so convinced of the Justice of many of their Complaints, that I most sincerely hope they will meet with the Redress that is so justly due to them and I will do every thing which depends upon me to obtain it for them.
It will not be possible to make Regulations
Necessary to be adhered to in carrying on the Indian Trade which shall coincide
with the Humour or views of every Trader Such as the King has thought proper to
make must of Course be observed, whatever
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1 In Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Mass.
2 With the Six Nations, Canadian Indians and Cherokees, March 4-12.
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