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'■ In tiie year 1774, I was out with the Virginia Vol- 

 unteers, and was in the battle at the mouth of Canha- 

 wee, and afterwards proceeded over the Ohio to the 

 Indian towns. I did not Jiear Logan make tlie above 

 speech ; but, from tiie unanimous accounts of those in 

 camp, I have reason to think tliat said speech was de- 

 livered to Dunmore. I remember to have heard the 

 very things contained in the above speech, related by 

 some of our people in camp at that lime. 



"ANDREW RODGERS." 



The declaration of Mr. JOHJV HECKEJfELDER,for 



several years a Missionary from the Society of Moravi- 

 ans, among the western Indians. 



In the spring of the year 1774, at a time when the 

 interior part of the Indian country all seemed peace 

 and tranquil, the Villagers on the Muskingum were 

 suddenly alarmed by two Runners (Indians,) who re- 

 ported " that the Big Knife, (Virginians) had attacked 

 the Mingo settlement, on the Ohio, and butchered even 

 the women with their children in their arms, and that 

 Logan's family were among the slain." A day or two 

 after this, several Mingoes made their appearance ; 

 among whom were one or two wounded, who had in 

 this manner effected their escape. Exasperated to a 

 high degree, after relating the particulars of this trans- 

 action, (which for humanity's sake I forbear to men- 

 tion,) after resting some time on the treachery of the 

 Big Knives, of their barbarity to those who are their 

 friends, they gave a figurative description of the per- 

 petrators ; named Cresap as having been at the head of 

 this murderous act. They made mention of nine being 

 killed, and two wounded ; and were })rone to take re- 

 venge on any person of white colour ; for "which rea- 

 son the missionaries had to shut themselves up during 

 their stay. From this time terror daily increased. The 

 exasperated friends and relations of these murdered 



