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This will be presented to you by Capt. | This will be presented to you by Capt. | ||
Jonathan | Jonathan Cass, who has been reliev'd from his | ||
Command of Fort Franklin by Capt Hughes, & | |||
is now on his way to Philadelphia, with orders | is now on his way to Philadelphia, with orders | ||
to wait upon you, for Recruiting instructions | to wait upon you, for Recruiting instructions & | ||
money to raise a complete company for the Second | money to raise a complete company for the Second | ||
Sub Legion, he will have it in his power | Sub Legion, he will have it in his power viva voce | ||
to give you such information respecting the | to give you such information respecting the disposition | ||
of the Indians, & the numbers that have gone | |||
to meet the | to meet the Hostile tribes, &ca also of the murder of | ||
two | two Seneca Indians by one of Mr Phelps's people. | ||
I | I shall not at present animadvert upon the views & | ||
conduct of the British - or of the sudden change in | conduct of the British -- or the cause of the sudden change in | ||
the minds of Capt. | the minds of Capt. Brant & the Six Nations - as - | ||
expressed in their letters, - any further, than that, | |||
it is my decided | it is my decided Opinion -- We shall not have | ||
a | a peace until the Savages are compeled to it, in the field unless you agree to such [[underline]] [[a line ?]] [[/underline]], as shall | ||
unless you agree to | totally exclude you from the waters of the Lakes. | ||
totally | & you'l find, strenuous advocates for such a boundary even in [[C------ss?]] | ||
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Pittsburgh 3rd Oct 1792
Sir
This will be presented to you by Capt. Jonathan Cass, who has been reliev'd from his Command of Fort Franklin by Capt Hughes, & is now on his way to Philadelphia, with orders to wait upon you, for Recruiting instructions & money to raise a complete company for the Second Sub Legion, he will have it in his power viva voce to give you such information respecting the disposition of the Indians, & the numbers that have gone to meet the Hostile tribes, &ca also of the murder of two Seneca Indians by one of Mr Phelps's people. I shall not at present animadvert upon the views & conduct of the British -- or the cause of the sudden change in the minds of Capt. Brant & the Six Nations - as - expressed in their letters, - any further, than that, it is my decided Opinion -- We shall not have a peace until the Savages are compeled to it, in the field unless you agree to such underline a line ? /underline, as shall totally exclude you from the waters of the Lakes. & you'l find, strenuous advocates for such a boundary even in C------ss?