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ment was burned. July 24 a regiment of regulars reached 

 Cherry Valley, and some successful parties were sent out. At 

 German Flats Brant had been expected all summer and was dis- 

 covered in September. The alarm was given, and the people 

 took refuge in Forts Dayton and Herkimer, but all outside was 

 destroyed. He was followed to the Unadilla by 300 militia, 

 but without success. 



Sep. 25 a band of 100 Oneidas and Tuscaroras came to Fort 

 Stanwix, saying they had taken the hatchet, burned Unadilla, 

 (one of the upper villages) and Butternuts, bringing five pris- 

 oners from each place. They now took prisoners and not scalps. 

 Col. William Butler was sent to Schoharie in August, with a 

 regular regiment and four companies of riflemen. In October 

 he destroyed Unadilla, Oquaga, Conihunto, etc. The Oquaga 

 Indians had gone on a raid to the Delaware river. 



A little before the destruction of Cherry Valley, Mary Degon- 

 wadonti, or Molly Brant, wrote to Captain John, or Chief Dese- 

 ronto, from some Iroquois town, apparently a Seneca one : 

 ''About 500 left here Oct. 23rd, for Karightongegh [Cherry 

 Valley]. They said that Karightongegh shall be destroyed. 

 Sakayengwaraghdon [Old Smoke, the principal Seneca chief] is 

 their leader." 



Walter Butler had escaped from Albany and was burning for 

 revenge. The Senecas and others were in arms, and the Indians 

 were to meet at Tioga to invade either Pennsylvania or New 

 Jersey. He got command of part of his father's rangers, with 

 permission to use Brant's Indians, 500 of whom joined his band 

 of 200 men. Cherry Valley was attacked Nov. 11, 1778. Colonel 

 Alden was killed outside the fort, which was bravely defended, 

 but the place was destroyed, 32 of the people and 16 soldiers 

 being killed and many made prisoners. Colonel Klock was to 

 come with 200 men to protect the place, but arrived a day too 

 late and was much blamed. The Indians withdrew Nov. 13. 

 Most of the women and children were soon released, but Mrs 

 Campbell was taken to the Seneca castle of Kanadesaga, near 

 Geneva, where she was adopted and kindly treated. She was 



