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hold Stuff (buried some of it, and removed with the rest and
all his Family to Kittaning, where we stayed a few Days,
and then went over the Allegany River to an Indian Town
on a Rivulet that runs into Beaver Creek having hunted in
that part of the Country three or four Weeks, he and several
other Indians of that Town went out to War they were
absent about a Month, and brought back with them, a
Woman, a Girl, and two small Children that they had taken
prisoners on Juniata River after he returned from this Ex-
pedition we went to hunt on Kuskuskie Creek, and as soon
as the hard Weather broke up he went to Venango to dis-
pose of his Skins carrying me and his Family with him,
having spent 6 or 7 Days at Venango, he came again to
Kittaning staying three or four Days by the Way at a Place
called the Licks, A Month or five Weeks afterwards he took

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us from Kittaning' to his old Cabbin (where he lived before
the Action of the Monongahela) and while he employed him-
self in hunting I made a Canoe for him which as soon as
'twas finished he loaded with the Stuff that he had before
buried and fell down in it to Fort du Quesne, I & his Wife
going with the Horses by Land. Soon after his Arrival
there he joined some other Indians and went again to War
with them leaving me to build a Cabbin for his Family behind
the Fort, and do such other Business as they should order.
On his Return from War he removed to the Log's Town &
hunted in that part of the Country 'till the Beginning of last
August, thence he returned to Fort du Quesne to sell his
Skins, and the French prevailed with him to leave me there
to make Shingles for them, promising to pay him for my
Work; from that time I was kept constantly employed in
riving and shaving Shingles 'till I made my Escape which I
effected in the following manner: More shingles than were
already made being wanted, two Men from the Garrison were
ordered to fell some Trees for that Use, about a Mile, and a
half from the Fort, but as they did not so well know what
Trees were best for that Use, as I did, the Interpreter told
me that I must go out to them and mark such Trees as were
most fit and give them Directions to cut the Stuff into proper
Lengths, I was at that time at Work in a Log-house near
the Fort and upon receiving such Orders I took my Blanket
and a Tomahawk and went towards the place where the two
Labourers were at Work, but as soon as I was out of Sight
of the ffort, thinking I had now a fair Opportunity of mak-
ing my Escape, I struck off to the Right into the Woods, and
made the best of my Way to Fort Cumberland when I came
in View of that Place which I did the ninth day after I left
du Quesne, I halloo'd two or three Times and then discover-

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