PAPERS RELATING TO THE SIX NATIONS.
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us; That we delivered from the Power of Darkness may walk in it—and Your Majestys Petitionersshall ever pray.
May it please Your Majesty Your Majesty’s
most humble and obedient Servants.
*„* On the 22d day of April 1761, letters patent were granted to John Christopher Hartwick and others, for a considerabletract of land in this vicinity ; (Otsego Lake,) and Mr. Hartwick , being under the impression that his grants extended to theshore of the lake, caused a clearing to be commenced not far from its outlet. Becoming satisfied that he had passed theboundaries of his estate, this gentleman soon relinquished his possession, and altogether abandoned the spot.— Cooper’sChronicles of Cooperstown , p. 6.
REV MR. OGILVIE TO SIR WM JOHNSON.
Albany May 14 th 1756.
Dear Sir—I hope before this you have received the Lines I sent to the care of M r Peterson ofSchenectady I inclose a Letter I just now rec d and was in Hopes to have sent you the public Papersbut none come to Hand. This Morning arrived an Express from Virginia, the contents have notyet transpired : I imagine the Indians and French have penetrated far into that Province by somehints I have heard.
I plainly foresee, unless we act with more Vigour & uanimity, we shall become a Byword amongthe Heathen , and the Enemy will Laugh us to scorn. I heard Gen‘ Shirley say that he would orderMontrosure to plan a Defensible Fort which he intended to send to you, as a Model for the Fortsamong the Indians, and that he would order them immediately to be built as he looked upon it theonly Measure left to secure the Alliance of the five Nations : For my part I thought M r Shirley’s Zealfor the public would not have left this Measure to be executed at this Time, especially as we -weretold in the public Papers, that the six Nations were effectually secured by his Activity the lastSummer : I am very apprehensive, from what I hear, that the Delawares will obstruct our buildinga Fort at Onogquaga, and I fear you’ll meet with Difficulty in procuring Workmen for thatService. I am quite of opinion, that those who undertake that affair should be well guarded. Yes-terday S r I....S 4 L[ege]r was in violent Wrath in consequence of a Letter from Broadstreet, what theContents were I know not: I believe the Gen 1 is embarrassed between them both : One, I amconvinced he must give up, and I am inclined to think he’ll in appearance drop Broadstreet, forMaterial Reasons. I am vastly diverted to see Alexander pursuing S r John where ever he goes.I am Sensible their Accounts puzzled them confoundedly. I am this minute inform’d That theFrench & Indians had surrounded Winchester & that Washington was there only with fifty Menbut that the Militia of Ten Counties were on their March for it’s Relief. Major Sparkes sendshis Compliments, M rs Ogilvie joins in our best Wishes Pray make my Compliments to Cap 1 Wraxal
I am D r Sir yours affectionately