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camp。　Shortly　after；　we　left　this　place；　not　thinking　it　safe　to

stay　there　longer；　and　proceeded　to　Cumberland　river；　reconnoitring

that　part　of　the　country　until　March；　1771；　and　giving　names　to　the

different　waters。



Soon　after；　I　returned　home　to　my　family　with　a　determination　to

bring　them　as　soon　as　possible　to　live　in　Kentucke；　which　I

esteemed　a　second　paradise；　at　the　risk　of　my　life　and　fortune。



I　returned　safe　to　my　old　habitation；　and　found　my　family　in

happy　circumstances。　I　sold　my　farm　on　the　Yadkin；　and　what　goods

we　could　not　carry　with　us；　and　on　the　twenty…fifth　day　of

September；　1773；　bade　a　farewel　to　our　friends；　and　proceeded　on

our　journey　to　Kentucke；　in　company　with　five　families　more；　and

forty　men　that　joined　us　in　Powel's　Valley；　which　is　one　hundred

and　fifty　miles　from　the　now　settled　parts　of　Kentucke。　This

promising　beginning　was　soon　overcast　with　a　cloud　of　adversity；

for　upon　the　tenth　day　of　October；　the　rear　of　our　company　was

attacked　by　a　number　of　Indians；　who　killed　six；　and　wounded　one

man。　Of　these　my　eldest　son　was　one　that　fell　in　the　action。　Though

we　defended　ourselves；　and　repulsed　the　enemy；　yet　this　unhappy

affair　scattered　our　cattle；　brought　us　into　extreme　difficulty；

and　so　discouraged　the　whole　company；　that　we　retreated　forty

miles；　to　the　settlement　on　Clench　river。　We　had　passed　over　two

mountains；　viz。　Powel's　and　Walden's；　and　were　approaching

Cumberland　mountain　when　this　adverse　fortune　overtook　us。　These

mountains　are　in　the　wilderness；　as　we　pass　from　the　old

settlements　in　Virginia　to　Kentucke；　are　ranged　in　a　S。　west　and　N。

east　direction；　are　of　a　great　length　and　breadth；　and　not　far

distant　from　each　other。　Over　these；　nature　hath　formed　passes；

that　are　less　difficult　than　might　be　expected　from　a　view　of　such

huge　piles。　The　aspect　of　these　cliffs　is　so　wild　and　horrid；　that

it　is　impossible　to　behold　them　without　terror。　The　spectator　is

apt　to　imagine　that　nature　had　formerly　suffered　some　violent

convulsion；　and　that　these　are　the　dismembered　remains　of　the

dreadful　shock；　the　ruins；　not　of　Persepolis　or　Palmyra；　but　of　the

world！



I　remained　with　my　family　on　Clench　until　the　sixth　of　June；

1774；　when　I　and　one　Michael　Stoner　were　solicited　by　Governor

Dunmore；　of　Virginia；　to　go　to　the　Falls　of　the　Ohio；　to　conduct

into　the　settlement　a　number　of　surveyors　that　had　been　sent

thither　by　him　some　months　before；　this　country　having　about　this

time　drawn　the　attention　of　many　adventurers。　We　immediately

complied　with　the　Governor's　request；　and　conducted　in　the

surveyors；　compleating　a　tour　of　eight　hundred　miles；　through　many

difficulties；　in　sixty…two　days。



Soon　after　I　returned　home；　I　was　ordered　to　take　the　command　of

three　garrisons　during　the　campaign；　which　Governor　Dunmore　carried

on　against　the　Shawanese　Indians：　After　the　conclusion　of　which；

the　Militia　was　discharged　from　each　garrrison；　and　I　being

relieved　from　my　post；　was　solicited　by　a　number　of　North…Carolina

gentlemen；　that　were　about　purchasing　the　lands　lying　on　the　S。

side　of　Kentucke　River；　from　the　Cherokee　Indians；　to　attend　their

treaty　at　Wataga；　in　March；　1775；　to　negotiate　with　them；　and；

mention　the　boundaries　of　the　purchase。　This　I　accepted；　and　at　the

request　of　the　same　gentlemen；　undertook　to　mark　out　a　road　in　the

best　passage　from　the　settlement　through　the　wilderness　to

Kentucke；　with　such　assistance　as　I　thought　necessary　to　employ　for

such　an　important　undertaking。



I　soon　began　this　work；　having　collected　a　number　of　enterprising

men；　well　armed。　We　proceeded　with　all　possible　expedition　until　we

came　within　fifteen　miles　of　where　Boonsborough　now　stands；　and

where　we　were　fired　upon　by　a　party　of　Indians　that　killed　two；　and

wounded　two　of　our　number；　yet；　although　surprised　and　taken　at　a

disadvantage；　we　stood　our　ground。　This　was　on　the　twentieth　of

March；　1775。　Three　days　after；　we　were　fired　upon　again；　and　had　two

men　killed；　and　three　wounded。　Afterwards　we　proceeded　on　to

Kentucke　river　without　opposition；　and　on　the　first　day　of　April

began　to　erect　the　fort　of　Boonsborough　at　a　salt　lick；　about　sixty

yards　from　the　river；　on　the　S。　side。



On　the　fourth　day；　the　Indians　killed　one　of　our　men。We　were

busily　employed　in　building　this　fort；　until　the　fourteenth　day　of

June　following；　without　any　farther　opposition　from　the　Indians；

and　having　finished　the　works；　I　returned　to　my　family；　on　Clench。



In　a　short　time；　I　proceeded　to　remove　my　family　from　Clench　to

this　garrison；　where　we　arrived　safe　without　any　other　difficulties

than　such　as　are　common　to　this　passage；　my　wife　and　daughter　being

the　first　white　women　that　ever　stood　on　the　banks　of　Kentucke

river。



On　the　twenty…fourth　day　of　December　following　we　had　one　man

killed；　and　one　wounded；　by　the　Indians；　who　seemed　determined　to

persecute　us　for　erecting　this　fortification。



On　the　fourteenth　day　of　July；　1776；　two　of　Col。　Calaway's

daughters；　and　one　of　mine；　were　taken　prisoners　near　the　fort。　I

immediately　pursued　the　Indians；　with　only　eight　men；　and　on　the

sixteenth　overtook　them；　killed　two　of　the　party；　and　recovered　the

girls。　The　same　day　on　which　this　attempt　was　made；　the　Indians

divided　themselves　into　different　parties；　and　attacked　several

forts；　which　were　shortly　before　this　time　erected；　doing　a　great

deal　of　mischief。　This　was　extremely　distressing　to　the　new

settlers。　The　innocent　husbandman　was　shot　down；　while　busy

cultivating　the　soil　for　his　family's　supply。　Most　of　the　cattle

around　the　stations　were　destroyed。　They　continued　their

hostilities　in　this　manner　until　the　fifteenth　of　April；　1777；　when

they　attacked　Boonsborough　with　a　party　of　above　one　hundred　in

number；　killed　one　man；　and　wounded　fourTheir　loss　in　this　attack

was　not　certainly　known　to　us。



On　the　fourth　day　of　July　following；　a　party　of　about　two　hundred

Indians　attacked　Boonsborough；　killed　one　man；　and　wounded　two。

They　besieged　us　forty…eight　hours；　during　which　time　seven　of　them

were　killed；　and　at　last；　finding　themselves　not　likely　to　prevail；

they　raised　the　siege；　and　departed。



The　Indians　had　disposed　their　warriors　in　different　parties　at

this　time；　and　attacked　the　different　garrisons　to　prevent　their

assisting　each　other；　and　did　much　injury　to　the　distressed

inhabitants。



On　the　nineteenth　day　of　this　month；　Col。　Logan's　fort　was

besieged　by　a　party　of　about　two　hundred　Indians。　During　this

dreadful　siege　they　did　a　great　deal　of　mischief；　distressed　the

garrison；　in　which　were　only　fifteen　men；　killed　two；　and　wounded

one。　The　enemies　loss　was　uncertain；　from　the　common　practice　which

the　Indians　have　of　carrying　off　their　dead　in　time　of　battle。　Col。

Harrod's　fort　was　then　defended　by　only　sixty…five　men；　and

Boonsborough　by　twenty…two；　there　being　no　more　forts　or　white　men

in　the　country；　except　at　the　Falls；　a　considerable　distance　from

these；　and　all　taken　collectively；　were　but　a　handful　to　the

numerous　warriors　that　were　every　where　dispersed　through　the

country；　intent　upon　doing　all　the　mischief　that　savage　barbarity

could　invent。　Thus　we　passed　through　a　scene　of　sufferings　that

exceeds　description。



On　the　twenty…fifth　of　this　month　a　reinforcement　of　forty…five

men　arrived　from　North…Carolina；　and　about　the　twentieth　of　August

following；　Col。　Bowman　arrived　with　one　hundred　men　from　Virginia。

Now　we　began　to　strengthen；　and　from　hence；　for　the　space　of　six

weeks；　we　had　skirmishes　with　Indians；　in　one　quarter　or　other；

almost　every　day。



The　savages　now　learned　the　superiority　of　the　Long　Knife；　as

they　call　the　Virginians；　by　experience；　being　out…generalled　in

almost　every　battle。　Our　affairs　began　to　wear　a　new　aspect；　and

the　enemy；　not　daring　to　venture　on　open　war；　practised　secret

mischief　at　times。



On　the　first　day　of　January；　1778；　I　went　with　a　party　of　thirty

men　to　the　Blue　Licks；　on　Licking　River；　to　make　salt　for　the

different　garrisons　in　the　country。



On　the　seventh　day　of　February；　as　I　was　hunting；　to　procure　meat

for　the　company；　I　met　with　a　party　of　one　hundred　and　two　Indians；

and　two　Frenchmen；　on　their　march　against　Boonsborough；　that　place

being　particularly　the　object　of　the　enemy。



They　pursued；　and　took　me；　and　brought　me　on　the　eighth　day　to

the　Licks；　where　twenty…seven　of　my　party　were；　three　of　them

having　previously　returned　home　with　the　salt。　I　knowing　it　was

impossible　for　them　to　escape；　capitulated　with　the　enemy；　and；　at

a　distance　in　their　view；　gave　notice　to　my　men　of　their　situation；

with　orders　not　to　resist；　but　surrender　themselves　captives。



The　generous　usage　the　Indians　had　promised　before　in　my

capitulation；　was　afterwards　fully　complied　with；　and　we　proceeded

with　them　as　prisoners　to　old　Chelicothe；　the　principal　Indian

town；　on　Little　Miami；　where　we　arrived；　after　an　uncomfortable

journey；　in　very　severe　weather；　on　the　eighteenth　day　of　February；

and　received　as　good　treatment　as　prisoners　could　expect　from

savages。On　the　tenth　day　of　March　following；　I；　and　ten　of　my

men；　were　conducted　by　forty　Indians　to　Detroit；　where　we　arrived

the　thirtieth　day；　and　were　treated　by　Governor　Hamilton；　the

British　commander　at　that　post；　with　great　humanity。



During　our　travels；　the　Indians　entertained　me　well；　and　their

affection　for　me　was　so　great；　that　they　utterly　refused　to　leave

me　there　with　the　others；　although　the　Governor　offered　them　one

hundred　pounds　Sterling　for　me；　on　purpose　to　give　me　a　parole　to

go　home。　Several　English　gentlemen　there；　being　sensible　of　my

adverse　fortune；　and　touched　with　human　sympathy；　generously

offered　a　friendly　supply　for　my　wants；　which　I　refused；　with　many

thanks　for　their　kindness；　adding；　that　I　never　expected　it　would

be　in　my　power　to　recompense　such　unmerited　generosity。