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SOURCES EARLY MICHIGAN HISTORY
The Indian records already referred to I found of peculiar interest. There were several volumes of original records kept by Sir William Johnson, containing copies of matters received and written by him, records of Indian counsels, and reports of speeches made in them and minutes of intelligence received. Among them is a record of his visit to Detroit in 1761, and of Indian counsels held there, and quite a voluminous correspondence relating to the Pontiac Conspiracy, the siege of Detroit, and the capture of other parts. Here was also a large volume containing the original
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