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^quavv came over to Baker's house, and by her crying 

 seemed to be in f^reat distress. The canse of her un- 

 easiness being nsked, slic refused to tell ; bnt getting 

 Baker's wife alone, she told her, that the Indians were 

 going to kill her and all her family the next day, that 

 she loved her, did not wish her to be killed, and there- 

 fore told lier what was intended, tiiat she might save her- 

 self. In consequence of tliis information, Baker got a 

 number of men to the amount of twenty-one to come 

 to his house, and they were all there before morning. 

 A council was held, and it w as determined, that the 

 men should lie concealed in the back apartment; that 

 if the Indians did come and behaved tliemselves peacea- 

 bly, they should not be molested ; but if not, the men 

 were to show themselves, and act accordinnfly. Early 

 in the morning seven Indians, four men and three 

 squaws, came over. Logan's brother was one of them. 

 They immediately got rum, and all, except Logan's 

 brother, became very n)uch intoxicated. At this time 

 all the men were concealed, except the man of the 

 liouse, Baker, and two others who staid out with liim. 

 Those Indians came unarmed. After some time Lo- 

 gan's brother took down a coat and hat belonging td" 

 Baker's brother-in-law, who lived with him, and ])ut 

 them on, and setting his arms a-kimbo, began to strut 

 about, till at length coming u}> to one of the men, he 

 attempted to strike him, saying " white man, son of a 

 bitch." The white man, whom he treated thus, kept 

 out of his way for some time ; but growing irritated he 

 jumped to his gun, and shot the Indian as he was niak- 

 jug to the door with the coat and baton him. Tiie nien 

 who lay concealed then rushed out, and killed the whole 

 of them, excepting one child, which I believe is alive 

 yet. But before this happened, one with two, the other 

 with five Indians, all naked, painted and armed com- 

 pletely for war, were discovered to start from the shore 

 on widch Logan's camj) was. Had it not been for this 

 circumstance, the white men would not have acted as 

 they did; but this confirmed what the squaw had told 

 before. The white men, having killed as aforesaid the 



