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The Pontiac Manuscript
Wednesday, June 8, the Indians came at 8 o'clock in the morning and commenced firing as if they had made up their minds to keep it up a long time, but a little rain made them change their minds and obliged them to retire to their camp, leaving behind only their guard, according to their custom, to watch that nobody should come out or go in who might be an obstacle to them. However, there were always some who went and came. These were respected amongst the Indians and they did not mistrust them. In the afternoon the English officers were warned by a Frenchman living outside the fort that the Indians had planned to storm the fort during the night, under cover of the bad weather
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