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The deposition of JAMES CHAMBERS, communi- 

 cated by David Riddick, Esq. Prothonotary of Wash- 

 ington county, Pennsylvania, ivho in the letter en- 

 closing it shoivs that he entertains the most perfect 

 confidence in the truth of Mr. Chambers. 



Washington County, sc. 



Personally came before me Samuel Shannon, Esq., 

 one of the Commonwealth Justices for the county of 

 Washington in the state of Pennsylvania, James 

 Chambers, who being sworn according to law, de- 

 poseth and saith that in the spring of the year 1774, 

 he resided on the frontier near Baker's bottom on 

 the Ohio: that he had an intimate companion, with 

 whom he sometimes lived, named " Edward King:" 2 

 That a report reached him that Michael Cresap had 

 killed some Indians near Grave Creek, friends to an 

 Indian, known by the name of " Logan :" That other 3 

 of his friends, following down the river, having re- 

 ceived intelligence, and fearing to proceed, lest Cre- 

 sap might fall in with them, encamped near the 

 mouth of Yellow Creek, opposite Baker's bottom ; 

 That Daniel Great-house had determined to kill 

 them ; had made the secret known to the deponent's 

 companion. King ; that the deponent was earnestly 

 solicited to be of the party, and, as an inducement, 

 was told that they would get a great deal of plunder ; 

 and further, that the Indians would be made drunk 

 by Baker, and that little danger would follow the ex- 

 pedition. The deponent refused having any hand in 

 killing unoffending people. His companion, King, 

 went with Great-house, with divers others, some of 

 whom had been collected at a considerable distance 

 under an idea that Joshua Baker's family was in 

 danger from the Indians, as war had been commen- 

 ced between Cresap and them already; that Edward 

 King, as well as others of the party, did not conceal 

 from the deponent the most minute circumstances of 

 this affair ; they informed him that Great-house, con- 



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