1To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Bouquet, 27 August 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the mortification to inform you privately that Bradstreet has granted Peace at Presqu’Isle to the Delaware and Shawanese without insisting on the least satisfaction for their Murders and Insults. I flater myself that the General will not ratify Such a Scandalous Treaty; for my part I take no Notice of it, and proceed to the Ohio, fully determined to...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Bouquet (I), 22 August 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: American Philosophical Society Colonel Bouquet wrote two letters to Franklin on August 22, 1764, in answer to the one Franklin had written him on August 16 (above, pp. 316–19). The first of the two was a direct response to Franklin’s request that Bouquet “would take Occasion in some Letter to me to express your Sentiments of my Conduct” with regard to supporting and promoting the...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Bouquet (II), 22 August 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I return you my thanks for the continuation of your most friendly offices in the thorny affair you have so luckily carried for me. I flater myself you will not doubt that I shall chearfully embrace every opportunity to do you Justice, and convince you of my Sincere affection, having only to lament that it is not in my Power to do it effectualy. The Inclosed...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Bouquet, 10 August 1764 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: American Philosophical Society I am sorry that the first Letter I have the Pleasure to write you, must be upon a disagreeable Subject. The Desertion has already reduced your Two Battalions to about 750 Men, and I have too much cause to expect they will lose many more before they reach Fort Loudoun. I can not spare so considerable a Number from the diminutive Force I was to have,...
5Henry Bouquet to John Penn and the Provincial Commissioners, 4 June 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: British Museum There being too few of His Majesty’s Regular Troops in this Department to act offensively against the Enemy, till they are joined by the Thousand Men granted by this Government, I request that you will please to give the necessary orders to compleat, arm, and Cloathe these Troops as soon as possible. The king’s Arms formerly lent to this Province having not been returned,...
6To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 16 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
I am directed by the General to inform you that he had receiv’d your Letter, and Sends you 42 falling axes which could not be collected Sooner. The General thinks that Col. Armstrong is not upon the good Road. Therefore desires that you Send Capt. Shelby to blaze the Road before you and bring Col. Armstrong’s Party in it. The distance of his last Encampment being only 16 miles from here, does...
7To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 1 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
The General desires that you will order 150 men to Set out from Loyal Hannon to morrow morning as early as possible, with 100 falling axes, to cut a new Road along the old one upon the West Side of Lawrell Hill which is unpracticable: Capt. Shelby is desired to take the direction of the Said Road. As the little Carpenter will be to morrow at Loyal Hannon The General desires that Seven Guns be...
8To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 4 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
I detained your Express in Expectation of receiving a Letter from the General which is just come to hand, he Sets out to day, and orders me to go to our advanced Post, where there is Some appearance of an attack, and as Soon as their Intrenchm⟨ts⟩ are raised, and the necessary dispositions made for the Communication I am to return here: It Seems by his Intelligences that the French expects a...
9To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 31 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
The officer who commands the Escort you Sent wth Mr Hoops having not been near me I did not know till this moment that there was one, and adventured a Letter to you last night by a man going in the night, which I would be very Sorry should be intercepted. The Beeves lost in driving are to be paid by the Crown, upon Certificate that they have been lost; Therefore I beg you will order the...
10To George Washington from Henry Bouquet, 30 August 1758 (Washington Papers)
I have your favour of the 28th and am very glad to have it in my Power to relieve you of that long inactivity which you so justly complain of. The Generals orders are that you march with the Virginia Troops actually under your Command, by Braddock’s Road and that you take Post at the Salt Li[c]ke, that Strong natural Encampment described us once by Sr John Our advanced Partys on this Way will...