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The Pontiac Manuscript
those whom they knew to be loved and esteemed by the Indians, to come and help him stop the course of this whirlwind which in threatening the English seemed also to threaten the French. This he did, and the settlers who knew and respected the Jesuit father as a very worthy churchman and regarded him as a saint upon earth, did not hesitate to go to him at his request, and they deliberated in which manner they must proceed to pacify Pontiac, and what representations should be made to him to induce him to end this civil war. After this deliberation the most respectable of the French, to the number of twelve, went to Pontiac's camp, who was rather surprised to see them and asked for the object of their visit.
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