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Account of
Indian Nations
(October 1771)
Maisonville in: The Papers
of Sir William Johnson,
vol. 12, pp. 931-932.
MAISONVILLE'S ACCOUNT OF INDIAN NATIONS
D.1
from Detroit to Miami 80 Leagues the miamies, About 100 in Number from Miamies to Wiatenons 60 Leagues the Wiatonons & kikapous about 600 Men that can carry Arms the Villages are opposite Each Other.-
from the Wiatenons to the River of the Vermillion twenty Leagues about Sixty men.-
from Vermillion to the post of Vincenne (Where is a fort built this Year on Acct. of an Allarm that the Indians intending to cut them off. 60 Leagues. About 10 men the rest having removed for fear of the Cheroquees from Vincenne to the Illinois (page 932) by Lands. 80. by Water 155. [by Land] the manner of Going there by Water is from Vincenne to the Ohio 80 Leagues Down Which you Go forty Leagues tell you get to the Opening of the River Missisippi from thence Getting up to [fort Chartres] Cascassi 35 leagues & from thence to fort Chartres 6 Leagues- higher there is another post called the small Village.- Distant from fort Chartres two Leagues, from the small Village to Cahao Where is an English Commandant About 14 Leagues- there is a Spanish fort built On the Other side the Missisipi & facing Cahao. this fort is commanded by a french Officer.-
the Above mentioned indians are well united & have no Enemies Except the Cheroquees the Shees & the flat heads.- the Illinois are often at War with the foxes & Sacs.-
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Maisonvilles Acct. |
FROM JAMES DE LANCEY
A. L. S.3
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[New York, January 19, 1772] |
DEAR SIR-
I was extreemly sorry to find on my Return from Philadelphia that Sir John
and Colonel Johnson had left New York as I should have been happy to have seen
them at the Bowry and conferred with them on the several Matters relative to
the Affairs of the County of Albany; the Petition You inclosed has been
delivered to the house and the Division of the County will be made according to
the Plan therein proposed, at least there does not appear as yet any Objection
to it and I think You judged very right in fixing it in such a manner as not to
interfere with
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1 In Canadian Archives, Indian Records, Vol. 16.
2 In Sir William's hand.
3 (1, From De Lancey) In collection of Noel Bleecker Fox, New York City.
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