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cenling liis people, went over to the Indian encamp- 

 ments" and counted tlieir number, and found that 

 they were too large a party to attack with his strength ; 

 that he had requested josiiua Baker, when any of 

 them came to his house, (which they had been in the 

 liabit ol",) to give them what rum they could drink, 

 and to let him know when they were in a proper 

 train, and that he would then fall on them ; that ac- 

 cordingly they found several men and -women at 

 Haker's house; that one of these wonjen had caution- 

 ed Great-house, when over in the Indian camp, that 

 he had better return home, as the Indian men were 

 drinking, and that liaving heard of Cresap's attack 

 on their relations down the river, they were angry, 

 and, in a friendly manner, told him to go home. 

 Great-house, with' his party, fell on them, and killed 

 all except a Ihtle girl, which the deponent saw with 



4 the party after the slaughter: that the Indians in the 

 camp hearing the firing, manned two canoes, sup- 

 posing their friends at Baker's to be attacked, as was 

 supposed : the party under Great-house prevented 

 their landing by a well directed fire, which did exe- 

 cution in the canoes : that Edward King showed the 

 deponent one of the scalps. The de{)onent further 

 saith, that the settlements near the river broke up, 

 and he the deponent immediately repaired to Cat- 

 fish's camp, and lived some time with JMr. William 

 Huston : that not long after his arrival, Cresap, with 

 liis party, returning from the Ohio, came to Mr. Hus- 

 ton's and tarried some time : that In various conver- 

 sations with the party, and in particular with a Mr. 



2 Smith, who had one arm only, he was told that the 

 Indians were acknowledged and known to be Lo- 

 gan's friends which they had killed, and that he 

 heard the party say, that Logan would probably 

 avenge their deaths. 



They acknowledged that the Indians passed Cre- 

 sap's encampment on the bank of the river in a 

 ])eacable manner, and encamped below him ; that 

 they went down and fired on the Indians, and killed 



