1To Benjamin Franklin from the Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence, 19 October 1770 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania , 1770–1771 (Philadelphia, 1771), p. 210. In Pursuance of the Directions of the House of Assembly to the Committee of Correspondence, we inclose you their Resolves, appointing us that Committee, and you the Agent to solicit and transact the Affairs of this Province in Great-Britain for the ensuing...
2[Diary entry: 19 October 1770] (Washington Papers)
19. Dined at Colo. Croghans abt. 4 Miles from Pittsburg & returnd. George Croghan was living at Croghan Hall near Pittsburgh. He and GW were old acquaintances from the 1754 campaign against the French, in which Croghan had agreed to provision the Virginia troops. At that time GW had been highly critical of his efforts ( GW to William Fairfax, 11 Aug. 1754 , DLC:GW ). After the French and...
3[Diary entry: 19 October 1770] (Washington Papers)
19. Misty & Cloudy all day.
4[Diary entry: 19 October 1770] (Washington Papers)
Friday 19th. Recd. a Message from Colo. Croghan, that the White Mingo & other Chiefs of the 6 Nations had something to say to me, & desiring that I woud be at his House abt. 11. (where they were to meet) I went up and receivd a Speech with a String of wampum from the White Mingo to the following effect. That as I was a Person who some of them remember to have seen when I was sent on an Embassy...