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K004 - Records of the Legge family of Sandwell and Patshull, Barons Dartmouth, Earls of Dartmouth
- D(W)1778 - Papers of the Legge Family, Earls of Dartmouth
  - II - American Papers

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	Item
Alt Ref No	D(W)1778/II/217
Title	Captain Gavin Cochrane to Lord Dartmouth, London, concering the Mortar and Creek Indians in 1764 and of the influence of the French over them
Date	27 Jun 1766
Description	Complaints made by the Cherokees against the white people, measures taken by Cochrane in consequence, evil effects caused by the great quantities of rum taken by the traders to the Indians, explains what is meant by the term "Crackers" a lawless set of men on the frontiers of Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia
Extent	3 pages