History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River — Passage 157
[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] assistant to Johnson; Daniel Claus and Guy Johnson, the sons-in-law of Johnson, were entirely familiar with the duties to be 1 The children borne to him by Molly made legitimate by marriage a short time Brant, sister of the great chief, were before his death. 33 260 THE INDIAN TRIBES performed; their interests were bound up in obedience to the directions of Sir William. To Croghan was assigned the charge of the Ohio country; Col. Claus was sent to Canada, with his heacl-quarters at Montreal, while Guy Johnson was made deputy in charge of the Six Nations and the neighboring tribes, and remained at Johnson Hall.1 That there was plan^and purpose in this arrangement, there is no reasonable doubt. It was no idle boast on the part of Johnson, when, in 1771, he wrote that he was confident that