Incidents of Border Life

alarm Allegheny mountain Allegheny river appeared arms army arrived bank beaver began boat body Braddock Brady British brother called camp canoe Capt Captain captives carried Colonel command corn council house creek danger death deer distance Elizabeth Gilbert encamped enemy escape expedition father feet fell fire Fort Pitt French friends frontier garrison gave Genesee river Gilbert Girty ground hand head heard horses hundred hunting Indian town Indians instantly Kenton Kentucky killed Lake Erie length Logan manner Maumee river miles morning murder Muskingum river night officers Ohio Ohio river party of Indians passed Pittsburg prisoners pursuit racoons remained retreat returned rifle river Sandusky savages scalped sent settlements Shawanese shot side soon spot squaws taken Thomas Peart told tomahawk took tree village warriors Whetzel wife woods wounded Wyandot yards young