children, and declaring at the same time, that they would, in conse- C 37 1 quence of this cruelty^ sernje ensery %vhite man they should meet with in the same manner. Times grew worse and worse ^ war parties went out arid took scalps and prisoners^ and the latter, in hopes it might be of sermce in saving their lives ^ exclaimed against the barbarous act which gave rise to these troubles and against the perpetrators. The name of Greathouse was mentioned as having been accom- plice to CresapSo detestable became the latter name among the Indians, that I have frequently heard them apply it to the worst of things; also in quieting or stilling their children^ I have heard them say. Hush! Cresap will fetch you ; whereas other- wise, they name the Owl. The warriors having afterwards bent their course more toward the Ohio^ and down the same, peace seemed with us already on the return; and this became the case soon after the decided battlefought on the Kanhaway. Tra- ders, returning now into the India?! country again^ related the story of the above mentioned massa- cre, after the fame manner, and with the fame words, v^e have heard it related hitherto. So the report remained, and was believed., by all who re- sided in the Indian country. So it was represented numbers of times, in the peaceable Delaware Towns, by the Enemy. So the Christian Indians were con^ tinually told they would one day be served. With this impression, a petty Chief hurried all the way from Wabash in [779 to take his relations (who were living with the peaceable Delawares near Coshach- kingj, out of the reach of the Big Knives, in whose friendship he never more ivoiddplace any confidence.
C 38 ] And ix)hen this man found that his numerous rela- tions, ivou/d not break friendship mth the Ameri- cans, nor be remolded, he took two of his relations (womenJ off by force^ saying "• The whole crop should not be destroyed; I will have seed out of itfor a new crop: " alluding to, and repeatingly reminding these of thefamily of Logan ^ who he said had been realfriends to the whites^ andyet were curelly mur- dered by them.
In Detroit, where I arrived the same Spring, the report respecting the murder of the Indians on Ohio (amongst ivhom was Logan"*s familyJ