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Letter to the
Governor of Virginia
(not dated, probably
in 1778 or 1779)
Inhabitants of Vincennes in:
Collections of the Illinois
State Historical Library,
vol. 1, p. 329.
p. 329.
CANADIAN ARCHIVES, SERIES B, VOL. 182, P. 489.
[Translation]
BY THE INHABITANTS OF VINCENNES.
To His Excellency, the Governor of the State of Virginia:
SIR- This is in the name of the inhabitants of Vincennes that the undersigned have the honour to write these lines to your Excellency, in order to let you know the character they have concurrently taken with the French of Kaskias, those of Vermillin those of Onyas [Weas], &c., together with our friends, and of Canada, of which we know their intentions.
We are unanimously convinced not to receive any other troops in our homes than those sent by the King of France to Chase the enemies from our country.
The Indians for which we seek are intelligent. We have made it a crime to receive the Virginian Troops here. Some nations fight, themselves, against us, consequently we will give it to them. We pray Your Excellency will not have that trouble again, at least that we may have the liberty to act against the Enemies of France. Yours and ours embrace the same cause. Many nations want to join us as much for us as for them, themselves. We will wait, for the Virginians will not be troublesome in their possession. Remember what I told you. It is the same as the memoir we addressed to the minister of France, M. le Chevalier de Luzerne; at least he knows the Justice of our cause and wish it well in this regard; in attending to that decision we have the honor to be, with respectful affection,
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Your Excellency's most humble servants. |
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