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Richard Peters to President
of Virginia
(Philadelphia, Oct. 30, 1750)
Peters, Richard in: Pennsylvania
Archives, first series,
Vol. II, p. 59.
p. 59.
The Governor being obliged to go to his other Government the moment the Assembly finished here, he gave it me in charge, if the Virginia Post should come in his absence, to send you copies of the Messages & other Papers necessary to convey a just Information of the Situation of Indian affairs, which have taken a surprising Turn, that may give his Majesties Government abundance of Trouble.
My Hurry made me leave out a necessary Paper when I made up the last Packet, I mean the Minutes of the Council when the Governor laid before the Board the Twigtwees Message, which will serve to show that though it was addressed to the Governor of Pennsylvania only, yet it was really designed for all his Majesties Governments.
My conference with Broken Kettle, an Ohio Indian, who came to me at Mr. Croghan's, on his way to Col. Cresop's, was approved by the Governor & Council, & is, I assure you, perfectly agreeable to the Sentiments of the Proprietaries & every thinking Man in ye Government, for those Traders of the different Provinces will be jealous of one another, & be led by a mistaken notion of Trade, or by a Regard to private Interest, to do ill offices to each other, yet the larger the Trade is & ye more of the Colonies who reap ye Benefit of it, the more it strengthens the General Interest, and at this time there is more than ever required a Union of Hearts as well as Purses to defeat ye indefatigable Industry of the French.
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I am with a very perfect Esteem & Regard, |
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Your Honour's |
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most obedient |
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humble Servant |
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RICHARD PETERS. |
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