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for my safety, I took the liberty to contra- 

 dict this ; and said that I knew the doctor, 

 who was a weak, little man. The other 

 warriors laughed immoderately, and did 

 not seem to credit him. At this time I 

 was told that Colonel Crawford was burnt, 

 and they greatly exulted over it. 



" The day after the council I have men- 

 tioned, about forty warriors, accompanied 

 by George Girty, came early in the morn- 

 ing round the house where I was> The 

 squaw gave me up. I was sitting before 

 the door of the house: they put a rope round 

 my neck, tied my arms behind my back, 

 stripped me naked, and blacked me in the 

 usual manner. George Girty, as soon as I 

 was tied, damned me j and said, that I now 

 should get what I had deserved many years. 

 I was led away to a town distant about five 

 miles, to which a messenger , had been 

 dispatched to desire them to prepare to 

 receive me. Arriving at this town, I was 

 beaten with clubs and the pipe ends of their 

 tomahawks, and was kept for some time 



