[10] “A Description of the English Province of Carolina,” by Daniel Coxe, Esq., p. 113.
[11] M’Culloch’s Geographical Dictionary.
[12] “New France,” vol. iii. p. 380; “Annals of the West,” p. 57.
[13] “Plain Facts,” p. 55; Pownal’s “Memoir on Service in North America.”
[14] “He (Washington) was furthermore to inquire, diligently and by cautious means, into the number of the French troops that had crossed the lakes, the reinforcements expected from Canada, how many forts they had erected, and at what places, how they were garrisoned and appointed, and their distances from each other; and, in short, to procure all the intelligence possible respecting the condition and object of the intruders.”—Sparks’ Life of Washington, p. 22.
[15] “French Creek, New York and Pennsylvania, rises in Chautauque county, New York, passes into Pennsylvania, flowing by Meadville, and enters Alleghany river, at Franklin, Venango county. It is about 100 miles long.”—M’Culloch’s Geographical Dictionary.
[16] Washington’s Journal of 1753.
[17] Gist’s Journal of the Expedition may be found in the Massachusetts Historical Collections, 3d series, vol. v. pages 101–108.
[18] “The truth was, these Indians were in a very awkward position. They could not resist the Europeans, and knew not which to side with; so that a non-committal policy was much the safest; and they were wise not to return, by Washington, as he desired they should do, the wampum they received from the French, as that would be equivalent to breaking with them.”—Annals of the West, p. 83.
[19] “M. de St. Pierre, the commandant, was an elderly person, a knight of the military order of St. Louis, and courteous in his manners. At the first interview, he promised immediate attention to the letter from Governor Dinwiddie; and everything was provided for the convenience and comfort of Major Washington and his party while they remained at the fort.”—Sparks’ Life of Washington, p. 26.