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no execution. They then told us, to call 

 these people and make them come there, 

 else they would go and kill them, which 

 the Colonel did; but they four got off, and 

 escaped for that time. The Colonel and I 

 were then taken to the Indian camp, which 

 was about half a mile from the place, where 

 we were captivated. On Sunday evening, 

 five Delawares, who had posted themselves 

 at some distance further on the road, 

 brought back to the camp, where we lay, 

 Captain Biggs' and Lieutenant Ashley's 

 scalps, with an Indian scalp which Captain 

 Biggs had taken in the field of action : they 

 also brought in Biggs' horse and mine; they 

 told u s the two other men got away from them. 



"Monday morning, the 10th of June, 

 we were paraded to march to Sandusky, 

 about thirty-three miles distant : they had 

 eleven prisoners of us and four scalps, the 

 Indians being seventeen in number. 



" Colonel Crawford was very desirous to 

 see a certain Simeon Girty, who lived among 

 the Indians, and was on this account permit- 



