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62. wearing Apparel, not knowing at the time that the Soldiers, who were in the house [at the time] were drinking; (the storekeeper also trading in Liquors.) These Soldiers however, together with their Officers, being in a high state of intoxication, fell upon these defenseless Indians, and murdered* the whole of them. The Soldiers, now fearing that Zachary's four brothers, who were living at Wequetank, might revenge his death, went to that place, forbidding any of those Indians to hunt, and threatening, to kill every Indian they should meet with in the Woods; however by the repeated remonstrances of the Missionary of this place, Captain Wetterhold was at length prevailed on to desist from the measure. Now, altho the party had nothing to dread from the Christian Indians; yet the Act he had committed (or suffered to be committed,) on these harmless peaceable Indians, was of such a nature, that the Nation, as might [but] be naturally be expected, would sooner or later take revenge. Well would it have been, if the matter could have been adjusted, as thereby many? lives would have been saved; but, as one licentious Act left unpunished, generally leads to another, so have a number of People embodied themselves * see Heckewelders history of Indian Nations, Chap. XLIV. page 332.