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Thomas Jefferson compiles these notes in response to inquiries from a foreign official regarding the geography and state of Virginia. The text provides detailed descriptions of the region's boundaries, dimensions, and physical landscape as understood in the late eighteenth century.

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John Anderson,

acknowledged and known to be Logan's friends C 25 2 which they had killed^ and that he heard the party sayy that Logan wouldprobably a'uenge their deaths.

They acknowledged that the Indians passed Cre- sap's encampment on the bank of the river in apeaceable manner, and encamped below him ; that they went down andfired on the Indians^ and killed seve- ral; that the survivors fiew to their arms andfired on Cresap, and ivounded one man, whom the deponent saw carried on a litter by the party; that the Indians 2 killed by Cresap were not only Logan's relations, but 3 of the women killed at Bakefs one was said and generally believed to be Logan's sister. The depo- nent further saith^ that on the relation of the attack by Cresap on the unoffending Indians^ he exclamied in their hearing., that it was an atrocious murder : on which Mr, Smith threatened the deponent with the tomahawk; so that he was obliged to be cautious fearing an injury, as the party appeared to have lost, in a great degree., sentiments of humanity as well as the effects of civilization. Sworn and subscribed at at Washington^ the 20th day of April, Anno Domini 1798.

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