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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Fort Bedford on August 17, 1759: General's army rear division to depart for Pittsburgh; post-battle communications secure; Indians at Pittsburgh conference pledge to maintain peace; Braddock's Road nearly complete with supplies arriving.
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"The General with the Rear and last Division of the Army, sets out for Pittsburgh on Monday Morning. Since the Action of the 7th our Communication has been unmolested by the Enemy; and in a Conference held the 8th, with a great Number of Indians at Pittsburgh, they engaged to put a Stop to such Interruptions, and in a solemn Manner declared inviolably to help the Peace. -- Braddock's Road, 'tis said, is almost finished, and 30,000 wt. of Flour, 240 Bullocks, and a great Number of Sheep, it is thought, are arrived at Pittsburgh, before the Date of this Letter."
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Pittsburgh
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17th Of August, 1759
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communication unmolested by enemy; indians engaged to stop interruptions and declared to help the peace; braddock's road almost finished; 30,000 wt. of flour, 240 bullocks, and sheep arrived.
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The General with the rear and last division of the army sets out for Pittsburgh on Monday morning. Since the action of the 7th, communication has been unmolested. In a conference on the 8th with Indians at Pittsburgh, they pledged to stop interruptions and declared to help the peace. Braddock's Road is almost finished, and supplies have arrived at Pittsburgh.