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The Pontiac Manuscript
The commander accepted the calumet, which he well knew to be a feeble guaranty against the bad faith of an Indian. After the commander had received it, Pontiac went away with his chiefs, well satisfied in the belief that his talk had succeeded to entangle these gentlemen in the snares which his malice had set. for them; but, without knowing it, he was deceived in his expectations.
He and his chiefs returned to his village as full of joy as if they had been sure of succeeding in their enterprise, and in few words gave to their young men account of their negotiations, and sent runners to the bad band of the Hurons and to the Foxes to notify them what they had done at the fort, that the next day would decide the fate of this English post, and that they had to be ready at the first call.
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