2 3 according to law, deposeth and saith that in the spring of the year '74, he resided on the frontiers near Bakers's bottom on the Ohio: that he had an intimate companion, with whom he some. times lived, named named Edward Edward King :" That a report reached him that Michael Cresap had killed some Indians near Grave Creek, friends to an Indian, known by the name of "Logan :" That other of his friends, following down the river, having received intelligence, and fearing to proceed, lest Cresap might fall in with them, encamped near the mouth of Yellow Creek, opposite Bakers's bottom; that Daniel Great-house had determined to kill them; had made the secret known to the deponent's companion, King; that the deponent was earnestly solicited to be of the party, and as an inducement, was told that they would get a great deal of plunder; ́and further, that the Indians would be made drunk by Baker, and that little danger would follow the expedition. The deponent refused having any hand in killing unoffending people. His companion, King, went with Great-house, with divers others, some of whom had been collected at a considerable distance under an idea that Joshua Baker's family was in danger from the Indians, as war had been commenced between Cresap and them already; that Edward King, as well as others of the party, did not conceal from the deponent the most minute circumstan ces of this affair; they informed him that Great house, concealing his people, went over to the Indian encampments and courted their number, and found that they were too large a party to attack with his strength; that he then requested Joshua Baker, when any of them came to his house, (which they had been in the habit of) to give them what rum they could drink, and to let him know when they were in a proper train, and that he would then fall on them; that accordingly they found several men and women at Baker's house; that one of these women had cautioned Great-house, when over in the Indian camp, that he had bettter return home, as the Indian men were drinking, and that having heard of Cresap's attack on their relations down the river, they were angry, and in a friendly manner told him to go home. Great-house, with his party, fell on them, and killed all except a little girl, which the deponent saw with the party after the slaughter: that the Indians in the camp hearing the firing, manned two canoes, supposing their friends at Baker's to be attacked, as was supposed: the party under Greathouse prevented their landing by a well directed fire, which did execution in the canoes: that Edward King shewed the deponent one of the scalps. The deponent further saith, that the settlements near the river broke up, and he the deponent immediately repaired to Catfish's camp, and lived sometime with Mr. William Huston: that not long after his arrival, Cresap, with his party, returning from the Ohio, came to Mr. Huston's and tarried some time: that in various conversations with the party, and in particular with a Mr. Smith, who had one arm only, he was told that the Indians were acknowledged and known to be Logan's friends which they had killed, and that he heard the party say, that Logan would probably avenge their deaths. 2 3 They acknowledged that the Indians passed Cresap's encampment on the bank of the river in a peaceable manner, and encamped below him; that they went down and fired on the Indians, and killed several; that the survivors flew to their arms and fired on Cresap, and wounded one man, whom the deponent saw 2 carried on a litter by the party; that the Indians killed by Cresap were not only Logan's relations, but of the women killed at Baker's one was said and generally believed to be Logan's sister. The deponent further saith, that on the relation of the attack by Cresap on the unoffending Indians, he exclaimed in their hearing, that it was an attrocious 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 Washington, the 20th day of April, Anno Domini 1798. JAMES CHAMBERS. Before SAMUEL SHANNON. Washington County, sc. I, David Reddick, prothonotary of SEAL. the court of common pleas, for the county of Washington, in the state of Pennsylvania, do certify that Samuel Shannon, Esq. before whom the within affidavit was made was, at the time thereof, and still is, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Washing ton aforesaid; and that full credit is due to all his judicial acts as such as well in courts of justice as thereout. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my DAVID REDDICK. The Certificate of CHARLES POLKE, of Shelby county, in Kentucky, communicated by 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." 3 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. 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 principle leader of the party was Daniel Great-house. 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; but I recollet that sometime beforethe 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. 2 Certified by me, an inhabitant of Shelby county and state of Kentucky, this 15th day of November, 1799. CHARLES POLKE. S The Declaration of the Honorable Judge INNES, of Frankfort, in Kentucky.. On the 14th of November, 1799, I accidentally met upon the road Joshua Baker, the person referred to in the certificate signed by Polke who informed me that the murder of the Indians in 1774, opposite the mouth of Yellow creek, was perpetrated at his house by 52 men, led on by Daniel Great-house; that 12 were killed and 6 or 8 wounded; among the slain was a sister and other relations of the Indian chief, Logan. Baker says, captain Michael Cresap was not of the party; that some days preceding the murder at his house two In 1 dians left him and were on their way home; that they fell in with captain Cresap and a party of land improvers on the Ohio, and were murdered, if not by Cresap himself, with his approbation; he being the leader of the party, and that he had the information from Cresap. HARRY INNES. SEA The Declaration of WILLIAM ROBINSON, William Robinson, of Clarksburg, in the county of Harrison, and state of Virginia, subscriber to these presents, declares that he was, in the year 1774, a resident on the west fork of |