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riously known for a disaffected person and con- 

 cerned in sending Prisoners away with Intelligence 

 to the Enemy at the time Captain Bird came out as 

 we ware then informed. I flatter myself that I may 

 by this time have an answer to the Letter I had the 

 honor of writing to the Commandr. in Chief on 

 leaving Detroit. Mr. Elliot is to be the Bearer of 

 this who will be able to give you any farther infor- 

 mation necessary respecting matters here. 



I am with respect Sir your most obedient & Very 

 Humble Servant 



A. McKEE. 



SHAWANESE COUNTRY, 



August 28th, 1782. 



Major DE PEYSTER. 



APPENDIX B TO CHAPTER III 



(Haldzmand MSS., Series B, Vol. 123, p. 297.) 



EXTRACT of a letter from Captain Caldwell, dated 

 at Wakitamiki, August 26, 1782. 



"When I last had the pleasure of writing you, I 

 expected to have struck at Wheeling as I was on my 

 march for that place, but was overtaken by a Mes- 

 senger from the Shawnese, who informed me that 

 the Enemy was on their march for their Country, 

 which obliged me to turn their way, and to my great 

 mortification found the alarm false & that it was 

 owing to a Gondals coming up to the mouth of 

 Licking Creek, and landing some men upon the 



