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several ; that tlie survivors fiew to tlieir arms and 

 fired on Cresap, and wounded one man, whom the 

 deponent saw carrried on a litter by the jiarty ; that 

 the Indians killed by Cresap were not only Logan's 2 

 relations, but of tiie women killed at Baker's one was 3 

 said and generally believed to be Logan's sister. 

 The deponent further saith, that on the relation of 

 the attack by Cresap on the unoffending Indians, he 

 exclaimed in their hearing, that it was an atrocious 

 murder: on which Mr. Smith threatened the depo- 

 nent with the tomahawk ; so that he was obliged to 

 be cautious, fearing an injury, as the party appeared 

 to have lost, in a great degree, sentiments of human- 

 ity as well as the effects of civilization. Sworn and 

 subscribed at Washington, the 20th day of April, An- 

 no Domini 1798. 



JAMES CHAMBERS. 

 Before SAMUEL SHANNON. 



Wa^ington County, sc. 



o I, David Roddick, prothonotary of the 



court of common pleas, for the county of 

 Washington, in the state of Pennsylvania, do certify 

 that Samuel Shannon, esq. before whom the within 

 affdavit was made, was, at the time thereof, and still 

 is, a justice of the peace in and for the county of 

 Washington aforesaid; and that full credit is due to 

 all his judicial acts as such as well in courts of jus- 

 tice as thereout. 



In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 

 hand and affixed the seal of my office at Wash- 

 ington, the 2Gth day of April, Anno Dom. 1798. 



DAVID REDDICK. 



