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of the laborers, or by regular troops. Women visiting their sick neigh- 

 bors were shot or captured ; children driving home cattle from the field 

 were killed and scalped ; whilst the enemy, dastardly as cruel, shrunk 

 from every equality of force.^ Many of the richest neighborhoods were 

 deserted, and property of every kind given up to the foe. Many in- 

 stances of heroism were displayed by men, women, and children, in 

 the defence of themselves and their homes, and in ])ursuing and com- 

 batting the enemy. 



In May [1757] a conference with the Indians was held at Lancaster. 

 It Avas attended by Governor Denny, six members of the Council, the 

 Speaker and five members of the House of Eepresentatives, the Magis- 

 trates of Lancaster, many other gentlemen, and on the part of the Indians 

 by deputies of the Mohawks, Oneidoes, Tuscaroroes, Onondagoes, Cayu- 

 gas, with some Senecas, Nanticokes and Delawares. Little Abraham, a 

 Mohawk Sachem, and Thomas King, an Oneida Sachem, -were speakers 

 for the Indians. During the conference four persons, killed at Swatara 

 by hostile Indians, were brought to Lancaster, Avhereupon the chief 

 Sachems called a meeting with a number of their warriors at the Indian 

 camp, where they expressed their condolence, thus: 



"Brethren: We have called this meeting, with tears in our eyes, on 

 account of seeing so many of our brethren killed by the evil spirit ; and 

 we take this opportunity, as Ave have a good deal of business yet to do, 

 to Avipe the Tears from your Eyes, so that to-morrow, Avhen Ave meet in 

 Council, Ave may see each other Avith the same Good Will Ave have hith- 

 erto done." 



iMai'ch 29, 1757, the Indians made a breach at Rocky Springs, where one man was 

 killed and eleven taken prisoners. April 2d, 1757, William McKinnie and his son were 

 killed near Chambers' fort. April 17th, Jeremiah Jack, near Potomac, was taken cap- 

 tive, and two of his son's killed, and a man and a woman were drowned in the Poto- 

 mac, while endeavoring to escape. April 23d, Jolm Martin and William Blair Ave re 

 killed, and Patrick McClelland wonnded in the shoulder, who afterwards died of his 

 Avound, near Maxwell's fort, on Conococheague creek. May 14th, Major Campbell and 

 one Tussey were killed or taken captive, with fourteen others, near Potomac. May 

 12th, John Martin and Andrew Paul, both old men, were taken from Conococheague. 

 May 13th, tAvo men killed near McCormick's fort, Conodoguinet. INIay 16th, eleven 

 Ijersons killed at Paxton, Lancaster county. June 9, James Holiday, and fourteen 

 men killed and taken; James Long's son and another man killed in a quarry at Fort 

 Frederick. Nineteen men killed in a mill at Quitiphilla, Lancaster county, and four 

 were killed in Shearman's valley ; all done in one week. June Gtli, two men Avere 

 killed, and five taken prisoners, near Shippensburg. July 18th, six men killed or taken 

 from a field, near Shippensburg. July 19th, nineteen men killed and taken while 

 reaping in a field near Shippensburg. August 17th, William Waugh's barn was burnt, 

 in the Tract, York county, by Indians. September 9th, one boy and girl taken from 

 Donegal, Lancaster county. October 1st and 2d, a very great slaughter, near Opiken, 

 in Virginia, Avhere more than sixty were killed and taken. November 9th, John 

 Woods, his AA'ife and Mother-in-laAV, and John Archer's wife Avere killed, four children 

 taken, and nine men killed, near McDovfeWn (ovt.— Loudon's JS'arrattve, II. 200-208. 



