Relation of the proceedings of Monsr. Marsac who was sent by order of Colo. Bradstreet to the falls of St. Marie to speak to the upper nations agreeably to his instructions, 1765 July 29 / taken from his own mouth in presence of us the subscribers, officers in garrison at this place, by order of Lie

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Relation of the proceedings of Monsr. Marsac who was sent by order of Colo. Bradstreet to the falls of St. Marie to speak to the upper nations agreeably to his instructions, 1765 July 29 / taken from his own mouth in presence of us the subscribers, officers in garrison at this place, by order of Lieut. Colo. Campbell ...

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Contemporary copy of a 1765 report by Monsieur Marsac, who Col. John Bradstreet had ordered in 1764 to deliver a message of peace, seventeen belts of wampum, and an "assortment" of rum and tobacco to the Ottawa and Ojibwa chiefs at Saginaw, Michilimackinac, Arbre Croche, and the falls of St. Marie.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 33 cm.

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000337 Army officer. From the description of John Bradstreet correspondence, 1763. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451224 John Bradstreet (1711-1774), a soldier who served with the British and colonial forces, 1735-1774, gained recognition for his extraordinary abilities with that class of irregulars known as "battoe-men." Governor ...