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Title:
PRO 30/55/049/062 - Autograph Letter from Genl Fred Haldimand to Sir Guy Carleton
Date:
1782
Language:
English
Date from:
1782-09-01
Date to:
1782-09-01
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/049/062
Full Description:
Haldimand to Carleton. Quebec. Being unacquainted with the terms that may be intended for the Six Nation Indians [of the Iroquois] in the proposals for a peace with America, thinks it necessary to inform him that his [Haldimand's] restraining of them from hostilities has caused a general discontent among them. Major Ross of the 74th commanding at Oswego is in daily expectation of being insulted. The Indians are alarmed at what appears to be an accommodation far short of what they were led to expect from the outset - deprived of their lands and driven out of their country. They reproach us with their ruin and the prospect of severe retaliation by the Rebels. Enlarges on the consequences to the trade and safety of the province, the potential danger to the Indians from the Americans should the war continue or their resentment in case of a peace. Persuades himself that they will be amply considered. Also draws attention to the plight of the western and Indian nations in the neighbourhood of Detroit who have been loyal and suffered equally from the shameful encroachment of the 'Virginians' on their most valuable hunting grounds.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16355773
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_49_62