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Extract of a Letter from the Honour ahle Judge IJVJVES, of 

 Frankfort in Kentucky, to THOM.^S JEFFERSO.Y, 

 dated Kentucky, near Frankfort, March ^d, 1799. 



I recollect to have seen Logan's s])eech in 1775, in 

 one of the puhlic i>rii)ts. That Logan conceived Cresap 

 to be the author of the murder at Yellow Creek, it is in 

 my power to give, perhaps, a more })articular informa- 

 tion, than any other person you can apply to. 



In 1774 I lived in Fincastie county, now divided into 

 Washington, Montgomery, and part of Wythe. Being 

 intimate in Col, Preston's family, I happened in July to 

 be at his house, when an express was sent to him as 

 the County Lieut, requesting a guard of the militia to 

 be ordered out for the protection of the inhabitants re- 

 siding low down on the north fork of Holston river. 

 The Express brought with him a War Club, and a note 

 which was left tied to it at the house of one Robertson, 

 whose family were cut off by the Indians, and gave rise 

 for the application to Col. Preston, of which the follow- 

 ing is a copy, then taken by me in my memorandum 

 book. 



" Captain Cresap, 



" What did you kill my people on Yellow Creek for ? 

 The white people killed my kin, at Conestoga, a great 

 while ago ; and I thought nothing of that. But you 

 killed my kin again, on Yellow Creek, and took my 

 Cousin prisoner. Then I thought I must kill too ; and 

 I have been three times to war since ; but the Indians 

 are not angry : only myself. 



"Captain JOHN LOGAN." 

 July 21st, 1774. 



With great respect, I am, dear Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



HARRY INNES. 



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