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Rh The certificate of, of Shelby county, in Kentucky, communicated by the hon. judge Innes, of Kentucky, who in the letter incloſing it, together with Newland's certificate, and his own declaration of the information given him by Baker, ſays, “I am well acquainted with Jacob Newland, he is a man ''of integrity. Charles Polke and Joſhua Baker both'' ſupport reſpectable characters.” About the latter end of April or beginning of May 1774, I lived on the waters of Croſs creek, about 16 miles from Joſhua Baker, who lived on the Ohio, oppoſite, the mouth of Yellow creek. 3 A number of perſons collected at my houſe, and proceeded to the ſaid Baker's and murdered ſeveral Indians, among whom was a woman ſaid to be the ſiſter of the Indian chief Logan. The principal leader of the party was one Daniel Greathouſe. To the beſt of my recollection the cauſe which gave riſe to the murder was, a general idea that the Indians were meditating an attack on the frontiers. capt. Michael Creſap was not of the party; 2 but I recollect that ſome time before the perpetration of the above fact it was currently reported that capt. Creſap had murdered ſome Indians on the Ohio, one or two, ſome diſtance below Wheeling.

Certified by me, an inhabitant of Shelby county and ſtate of Kentucky, this 15th day of November, 1799. CHARLES POLKE.&emsp;