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334 They then met in council, and after an hour or more captain Creſap returned to me and informed that he could not prevail on them to adopt the propoſal I had made to them, that as he had a great regard for captain R. Callender, a brother in law of mine with whom I was connected in trade, he adviſed me by no means to think of proceeding any further, as he was convinced the preſ ſ ent party would fall on and kill every Indian they met on the river, that for his part he ſhould not continue with them, but go right acroſs the country to Redſtone to avoid the conſequences. That we then proceeded to Hocking and went up the ſame to the canoe place, where we found our people at work, and after ſome days we proceeded to the towns on Siota by land. On our arrival there, we heard of the different murders committed by the party on their way up the Ohio.

This Deponent further ſaith that in the year 1774, he accompanied lord Dunmore on the expedition againſt the Shawneſe and other Indians on their Siota, that on their arrival within 15 Miles of the towns, they were met by a flag, and a white man of the name of Elliot, who informed lord Dunmore that the chiefs of the Shawneſe had ſent to requeſt his lordſhip to halt his army and ſend in ſome perſon, who underſtood their language; that this deponent, at the requeſt of lord Dunmore and the whole of the officers with him, went in; that on his arrival at the towns, Logan, the Indian, came to where this deponent was ſitting with the Corn-Stock, and the other chiefs of the Shawneſe, and aſked him to walk out with him; that they went into a copſe of wood,