Saint-Pierre said, "As to the Summons you send me to retire, I do not think myself obliged to obey it." He told Washington that France's claim to the region was superior to that of the British, since René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle had explored the Ohio Country nearly a century earlier.
How did Saint-Pierre respond to Washington?
As to the Summons you send me to retire, I do not think myself obliged to obey it.