Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . pany—Where is the Indians land? The English claim it AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS. 3J> all on one hide of Uw river, the Frentli on the other, Wheredoes the Indians land lie ? At lenijth English traders who went to the Ohio reciunwere dri\en awaj or imprisoned by the French, and the latterconnuenced building forts south of Lake Erie. GovernorDinwiddle, of Virginia, thought these proceedings rather in-solent, and he sent Major Washington, then less than twenty-two years of age, to carry a letter of remonstrance to theFrench c
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . pany—Where is the Indians land? The English claim it AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS. 3J> all on one hide of Uw river, the Frentli on the other, Wheredoes the Indians land lie ? At lenijth English traders who went to the Ohio reciunwere dri\en awaj or imprisoned by the French, and the latterconnuenced building forts south of Lake Erie. GovernorDinwiddle, of Virginia, thought these proceedings rather in-solent, and he sent Major Washington, then less than twenty-two years of age, to carry a letter of remonstrance to theFrench commander in that region. Seven i:)ersons besides Major Washington composed theexpedition, and among them was Van Braam, WashingtonsDutch fencing-master, who could speak French fluently, andwent as interpreter. They assembled at Williamsburg, andmade every preparation for a journey of several hundredmiles on horseback, through an unbroken wilderness. Tlieywere furnished by the governor with horses, pack-saddles,tent, arms, annnunition, a leathern camp-chest, provisions,.
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