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1773 W
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7 mo 20 7 from the Commissioner.
21 1 Our meeting to day was attended by many soldiers and
others, who generally behaved well, and my mind was more
particularly exercised toward the military, & altho' in general
they appear to be a rough set of men, I believe there are some well
disposed among them, and Notice having been given, we
had a solid Meeting in the Afternoon, which ended in
solemn supplication, after which we returned to our
Quarters, and heard that the Commissioners were arrived,
and encamped at the mouth of the River, and that it was
probable a treaty would be held, which was a pleasing
account, after being six weeks in a state of suspense, &
people generally of Opinion that no treaty would be.
22 2 Received instruction in the Night, a good time to weigh
matters, when on our pillars & all still, in the morning
took a ride with our Landlord in his Colask up the River
about 3 Miles & crossed, what is called bloody bridge, a
place where the French & Indians met the English in
the year , and a bloody battle fought, as we rode
a long, we saw many Indian encampments, & many in
Canoes paddling up &down .
A Short Account of Silvester Ash's
Silvester Captivity as related by himself. ___ Ash's I was taken with 4 of my Brothers in the year 1771 Captivity from Simson Creek in Kentucky, by 8 Shawnees & a Frenchman
in the Evening, & hurried along about 15 Miles to salt river,
where the Indians cut a pole, & put into the water, & made
each of us take hold, and each of them took hold, and so
swam us a cross the River, and when landed, one took my