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 Indians instantly Johnston Kenton Kentucky killed Lake Erie length Logan manner miles Montreal morning murder Muskingum river night officers Ohio Ohio river party of Indians passed Pittsburg prisoners provisions pursuit racoons remained retreat returned rifle river Sandusky savages scalped sent settlements Shawanese shot side soon spot spring squaws taken Thomas Peart told tomahawk took tree village warriors Whetzel wife woods wounded Wyandot yards young