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REPAIRING FORT DETROIT.
Mr. Gautier will go directly to St. Joseph, there addressing himself to Mr. Louison Chevallier to request him to assist Mr. Anise in assembling the Poutuatomies (Pottawattomies), while he, Gautier, shall do his best to have information of the situation of Mr. Hamilton, making report of the same to Mr. Langlade. They will do their best to join him by the shortest route, or to descend the Illinois river if it is possible and more likely to assist the operations of Mr. Hamilton.
Since events cannot be foreseen, in case Mr. Hamilton have yielded and returned to Detroit, then, if you do not believe yourself strong enough in men to attack the Caskakies or the Cahokias, you will send the Indians home to their winter quarters and will by the shortest route gain your different posts, Mr. Langlade at the Bay and Mr. Gautier at the Mississippi, there to try to keep the nations well disposed for the service until new orders.
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