Chickasaws in Desperate Need of Supplies
Brad LiebEnduring almost daily raids by French-allied Indians, the Chickasaws could not hunt for the deerskin used for trade with the British. Letters show them pleading with the British to send gunpowder and musket balls. The British delivered, for as much their own interests as the Chickasaws.
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