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The Pontiac Manuscript
Seeing him easy of access, they flattered themselves of good success and said to him that they came on good business. On these words Pontiac led them in the house of Mr. Baptiste Meloche, where Messrs. Campbell and McDougal, his two prisoners, were, and called his chiefs to come and hear the good words of their brothers, the Frenchmen. When all had entered the oldest of the Frenchmen took the floor in the name of all the settlers and asked Pontiac what his intentions were in this war. He answered that he had none other than to drive the English out of the fort and out of their land in order to make room for the French commander, who, according to his knowledge, must arrive very soon. The French represented to him if he expected a French commander so soon, he had only to keep quietly prepared to fight when he should see him come.
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