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Indians in the house, ranged themselves along the bank 

 of the river, to receive the canoes. The canoe with 

 the two Indians came near, being the foremost. Our 

 men fired upon them and killed them both. The other 

 canoe then went back. After this two other canoes 

 started, the one containing eleven, the other seven In- 

 dians, painted and armed as the first. They attempted 

 to land below our men ; but were fired upon, had one 

 killed, and retreated, at the same time firing back. To 

 the best of my recollection there were three of the 

 Great-houses engaged in this business. This is a true 

 representation of the aflTair from beginning to end. I 

 was intimately acquainted with Cresap, and know he 

 had no hand in that transaction. He told me himself 

 afterwards at Redstone Old Fort, that the day before 

 Logan's people were killed, he, with a a small party, 

 had an engagement with a party of Indians on Cap- 

 teener, about forty-four miles lower down. Logan's 

 people were killed at the mouth of Yellow creek, on 

 the 24th of May, 1774 ; and the 23d, the day before, 

 Cresap was engaged as already stated. I know like- 

 wise that he was generally blamed for it, and believed 

 by all who were not acquainted with the circumstances, 

 to have been the perpetrator of it. I know that he 

 despised and hated the Great-houses ever afterwards 

 on account of it. I was intimately acquainted witb 

 General Gibson, and served under him during the late 

 war, and I have a discharge from him now lying in the 

 land-office at Richmond, to which I refer any person 

 for my character, who might be dis[)osed to scruple my 

 veracity. I was likewise at the treaty held by Lord 

 Dunmore with the Indians at Chelicothe. As for the 

 speech said to have been delivered by Logan on that 

 occasion, it might have been, or might not, for any 

 thing 1 know, as I never heard of it till long afterwards. 

 I do not believe that Logan had any relations killed, 

 except his brother. Neither of the squaws who were 

 killed was his wife. Two of them were old women, 

 and the third, with her child which was saved, I have 

 the best reason in the world to believe was the wife 



