An account of the proceedings of George Croghan Esquire and Mr. Andrew Montour at Ohio in the execution of the Governor's instructions to deliver the Provincial present to the several tribes of Indians settled down.
1751
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An account of the proceedings of George Croghan Esquire and Mr. Andrew Montour at Ohio in the execution of the Governor's instructions to deliver the Provincial present to the several tribes of Indians settled down.
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[1751]
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An account of the proceedings of George Croghan Esq. and Mr. Andrew Montour at Ohio in the execution of the Governor's instructions to deliver the Provincial Present to the several tribes of Indians settled there [meeting began] May 18, 1751. The men arrived in Ohio to a friendly welcome by representatives of the Six Nations, the Delaware, and Shawnee; there were two Frenchman among the crowd. Jonceur, a Frenchman, made a speech asking the Indians to follow the command of the Governor of Canada and turn way from the English. One chief responded fiercely, saying they would do no such thing and Jonceur should go back where he came from. The order of speakers was arranged and on the 28th of May, the treaty discussions began. There were ten English traders, representatives of five tribes, and two interpreters. Croghan spoke first to present the gifts and read off the short messages the Governor had sent to each group. Hamilton wanted all the groups to live in peace with each other and the English, because then they would be able to stand up to harassment by the French. He asked the Six Nations, as the strongest group, to protect the Ohio natives. A Six Nations speaker verbally attacked Jonceur and told him to tell the Governor-General that the Nations were angry. On the next day there were seven traders and four tribes to give the response to the English traders. The Indians promised to live peaceably, except with the French, and what they wanted most was a large fort on the Ohio wherein to shelter their women and children. Croghan and Montour started for home on May 30th, giving the chiefs more small presents as they left. The report was dated June 29, 1751, with a note that a copy was made by Richard Peters.
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Online resource; title PDF manuscript caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed August 29, 2024).
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