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I had the honor on the 14th of April last | I had the honor on the 14th of April last | ||
to transmit to your excellency, copies of certain letters | to transmit to your excellency, copies of certain letters | ||
| − | to the governor of the western territory, or in his | + | to the governor of the western territory, or in his absence |
to brigadier general Harman, and to Judge Innes, in | to brigadier general Harman, and to Judge Innes, in | ||
order to exhibit the species of protection which he had | order to exhibit the species of protection which he had | ||
been authorized on the part of the United States for the | been authorized on the part of the United States for the | ||
| − | protection of such of the frontier counties, as | + | protection of such of the frontier counties, as should be |
expressed to the incursions of small parties of indians. | expressed to the incursions of small parties of indians. | ||
| − | Since then repeated | + | Since then repeated information has been |
received of depredations committed on the Ohio, and in | received of depredations committed on the Ohio, and in | ||
the counties lying along the same. From a variety of | the counties lying along the same. From a variety of | ||
| − | circumstances it appears highly probable that the Shawn | + | circumstances it appears highly probable that the Shawn= |
| − | nese, and out | + | nese, and out-cast Cherokees, and others, joined with them |
have been the perpetrators of the said depredations. | have been the perpetrators of the said depredations. | ||
Those indians seem to form an in= | Those indians seem to form an in= | ||
corrigible | corrigible | ||