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Letter to Gage
(Detroit, Aug. 28, 1764)
Bradstreet, John, in: Gage
Papers, American Series,
William L. Clements
Library.
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Detroit 28th Augt 1764. |
Dear Sir,
I have only time to say by Major Gladwin that we have shewn the Savages in this quarter we could have Cut them up, in part at least, had they not ask'd peace, that the Outawas, Petewatames & Chipewas are to be all here in Six or Seven days to End the General peace & Comply with every thing I demand amongst which Pondiac is to be given up to be sent down the Country & Maintain'd at His Majestys expence the Remander of his days.
Major Gladwin will tell your Excellency the Sad state of this place respecting the quarters for the Troops. I shall do all I can towards Building Barracks it being absolutely necessary.
The Troops you order'd to Garrison Michilimicinack with two Company of Fifty Men each which I am raising now out of the Inhabitants go of tomorrow and one of the Vessells shall be got into Lake Huron tho no more than six feet water is as yet found over the Barr in Lake St Clair and no pains shall be wanting to know how to fix the Navigation from Niagara Falls to Michigan Lake &c
Enclos'd you have a copy of the Peace made with the Shawanes &c and I shall be at Sanduskey at the time appointed for the Chiefs & Prisoners to be there and March against them to Sioto if they do not fulfill their Engagements.
From very good information I found it necessary to give the Inhabitants & Savages of the Illionis and the Nations on this side it to the Miames to know that unless they carry'd themselves well to his Majestys Troops who were to take possession of that Country they might expect to here from us and the Savages of the Six Nations, those of Canada, the Shawanes & that we have made peace with together will all the Nations surrounding this Place soon; for which purpose I have sent Captain Morris of the 17th Regiment and Savages with the usual Belts. Should Capt Morris succeed he is to push on to all the Nations of Savages on the Banks of the Mississipi to the Sea as Your Excellency will See by his Instructions a Copy of which is here in enclos'd as also the oath the Inhabitants there and here are to take. I have the honor to be
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His Exy The Honb Genl Gage &c &c &c
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