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fixed to be on the 20th of May, and the 

 place, the old Mingoe town on the west 

 side of the river Ohio, about forty miles 

 below Fort Pitt by land, and I think about 

 seventy-five by water, - 



" Colonel Crawford was solicited by the 

 general voice of these western counties and 

 districts to command the expedition. He 

 accordingly set out as volunteer, and came 

 to Fort Pitt two days before the time 

 appointed for the assembling of the men. 

 As there was no surgeon yet appointed to 

 go with the expedition, Colonel Crawford 

 begged the favour of General Irvine to per- 

 mit me to accompany him, (my consent 

 having been previously asked,) to which the 

 General agreed provided Colonel Gibson 

 did not object, 



" Having obtained permission of the 

 Colonel, I left Fort Pitt on Tuesday, May 

 1st, and the next day about one in the 

 afternoon arrived at the Mingoe bottom. 

 The volunteers had not all crossed the river 

 until Friday morning the 24th, they then 



