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Conspiracy of Pontiac
The Seige of Detriot
PONTIAC'S INCURSIONS; THE MACKINAW MASSACRE AND THE BATTLE OF BLOODY BRIDGE.
Note, —In connection with the preceding documents, a copy of the following was furnished to Mr. Parkman, at the time he was writing his " History of the Conspiracy of Pontiac, " and he thus speaks of the statement, and its author: " Maxwell was an English provincial, and pretended to have been a soldier under Gladwyn. His story belies the statement. It has all the air of a narrative made up from hearsay, and largely embellished from imagination. It has been made use of only in a few instances, where it is amply supported by less questionable evidence. This account seems to have been committed to paper by Maxwell himself, as the style is very rude and illiterate. " The following is an exact copy.
MAJOR THOMPSON MAXWELL'S ACCOUNT OF THE INCURSIONS OF THE CHIEFTAIN PONTIACK, INCLUDING THE MASSACRE OF THE MACKINAW GARRISON, THE BATTLE OF BLOODY BRIDGE, AND SOME OBSERVATIONS OF THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE TERRITORY WHEN THOSE OCCURRENCES TOOK PLACE.
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