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Title: The history of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics ..
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Union historical company, Des Moines, pub. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Des Moines, Union historical company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ng within the Colony of Virginia. The Indians subsequently complained of bad faith on the part of the English in failing to comply withsome of the stipulations of the treaty. The Governor of V irginia appointed commissioners to hear the grievances of the Indians. They met at Logs-town, on the north bank of the Ohio, about seventeen miles below the presentcity of Pittsburg, in the spring of 1752. Notwithstanding the complaint of the Indians that the English had failed to supply them with arms and ammunition as they had agreed, they succeeded in obtaining a confirmation ofthe treaty of Lancaster. In the meantime the French were quietly preparing to maintain their claims to the country in dispute. They provided cannon and military storesin anticipation of the coming conflict. The French were notified to give uptheir posts, but they failed to comply. Governor Dinwiddle finally deter-mined to learn definitely their intentions, and for this purpose selected Major THE NORTHWEST TEKPaTORY. 17
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18 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. George Washington, then twenty-two years of age, as a messenger. WitliChristopher Gist as guide, and four attendants or servants, Washington setout through the wilderness on his perilous journey. He held a conferencewith the chiefs of the Six Nations at Logstown in November, 1753. Helearned something of the condition of the French, but the Indians desired toremain neutral and were disposed to be non-committal. Washington pro-ceeded to Venango, where there was a French post called Fort Machault.Here he delivered to the French governor Dinwiddles letter, and receivedthe answer of St. Pierre, the commander of the fort, declining to give upwithout a struggle. Preparations for war were made in all the English col-onies while the French continued to strengthen their lines of fortifications. It will thus be seen that what is known as the French and Indian war hadits origin in this dispute about the possession of what is now one of thefairest and richest portions

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