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The Pontiac Manuscript
All these days the Indians did not come to fire upon the fort. At
o'clock the commander was advised that the Ottawa Indians were busy with a work which seemed to merit attention and occupied much of their time. They were building a fire-float of dry wood which, according to their design,
should come down along the river [bank] and which having been fired, should float against the [bark] and burn her. But this work kept them busy a long time before they got it in shape to do what it was intended for. Against nine o'clock p. m. the Sauteux Indians came to fire some musket shots upon the bark which also sent them some.
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