ASCII text of Colonel Henry Bouquet to General Amherst, dated 13 July 1763; microfilm reel 34/40, item 305.

P.S. I will try to inocculate the Indians by means of Blankets that may fall in their hands, taking care however not to get the disease myself.
As it is pity to oppose good men against them, I wish we could make use of the Spaniard's Method, and hunt them with English Dogs. Supported by Rangers, and some Light Horse, who would I think effectively extirpate or remove that Vermine.
H.B.

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