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436 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. III
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they venture down to injure the Inhabitants. I have not heard
that any of them have been lately discovered on this Side
Fort Cumberland nor do I learn that any Mischief has been
lately done by them on the Frontiers of either of the Neigh-
bouring Colonies —
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[Hardy to Sharpe.]
Fort George New York 4th Iune 1756
Sir./
As I hope this will find you returned from your Progress in
the back Countrys, I now send you what Informations I have
received from Fort Iohnson since my last.
The intended meeting at Onondago, has been long doubt-
full, the Mohawks very much against Sir William Johnson's
going there, on the 12. of last Month he held a conference
with them and several other Indians, when they gave him
their reasons for objecting to his going up to Onondago,
founded principally upon the length of the lourney, and the
Danger their Castles might be subject to during their absence,
as they were determined to attend him, and concluded with
desiring him to Summon them to a general meeting at his
House, upon the receipt of this Conferrence, I found Sir
William Iohnson had acquiesed with their reasons for his not
going, but declined calling them together at Fort Iohnson as
they desired, as he expected soon to meet them at Onondago.
Upon considering the whole of this matter, and finding the
Meeting at Onondago quit put off, and the present State of
Indian Affairs, I was of opinion it was absolutely necessary, to
have a general meeting of the Six Nations, and as I had
leisure to attend that service to give them his Majesty's
present together with the addition made to it by this Province,
which I have been disappointed in, from the frequent Allarms
this Spring that has obliged the Indians to remain at their
Castles, or attend Johnson in his Marches, and lastly from this
expected Meeting at Onondago.
Many reasons urged me to it, first to make them the present,
and Ultimately to know their disposition to Act vigorously in
Conjunction with us against the French, to endeavour if
possible to bring them to Act sincerly with their Nephews the
Delawares and Shawonese, and their other Dependants by
obliging them to lay down the Hatchet against the English, or
to punish them on their refusal, and as it would require at
least thirty days to bring them down, Lord Louden would
probably be arrived before that time, when he might have an
oppertunity of meeting them at the same time and by it know
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