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would not break friendship with the Americans, nor be 

 removed, he took two of his relations (women) off by 

 force, saying "The whole crop should not be destroy- 

 ed; I will have seed out of it for a new crop:" alluding 

 to, and repeatedly reminding these of the family of 

 Logan, who he said had been real friends to the whites, 

 and yet were cruelly murdered by them. 



In Detroit, where I arrived the same Spring, the re- 

 port respecting the murder of the Indians on Ohio 

 (amongst whom was Logan's family) was the same as 

 related above ; and on my return to the United States in 

 the Fall of 1786, and from that time, whenever and 

 wherever in my presence, this subject was the topic of 

 conversation, I found the report still the same; viz. that 

 a person, bearing the name of Cresap, was the author, 

 or perpetrator of this deed. 



Logan was the second son of Shikellemus, a cele- 

 brated chief of the Cayuga nation. This chief, on ac- 

 count of his attachment to the English government, was 

 of great service to the country, having the confidence 

 of all the Six Nations, as well as that of the English, 

 he was very useful in settling disputes, &c. &c. He 

 was highly esteemed by Conrad Weisser, Esq. (an offi- 

 cer for government in the Indian department,) with 

 whom he acted conjunctly, and was faithful unto his 

 death. His residence was at Shamokin, where he took 

 great delight in acts of hospitality to such of the white 

 people whose business led them that way.* His name 

 and fame were so high on record, that Count Zinzen- 

 dorf, when in this country, in 1742, became desirous of 

 seeing him, and actually visited him at his house in 

 Shamokin.f About the year 1772, Logan was intro- 

 duced to me, by an Indian friend ; as son to the late re- 

 putable chief Shikellemus, and as a friend to the white 



* The preceding account of Shikellemus, (Login's father) is 

 copied from manuscripts of the Rev. C. Fyrlscus, written between 

 the years 1741, and 1743. 



t See G. H. HoskiePs history of the Mission of the United 

 Brethren, fzc. part II. chap. II. page 31. 



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