- August 13, 1783
- The Pennsylvania Gazette
- PHILADELPHIA, August 13.
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- Captain Dalton, Superintendant of Indian affairs for the United State,
arrived here last week from Canada, which he left about a month since,
in company with 200 Americans, who are at length happily liberated from
a cruel captivity with the savages. But he is sorry to inform us that there
are a number of unfortunate fellow sufferers, who are still retained as
prisoners by the Indians. The sufferings of Captain Dalton and his lady
have been very great, both having been many years prisoners with the enemy,
and forced to endure the most cruel treatment from their captors. For the
satisfaction of their friends, Captain Dalton has given a list of the unhappy
people who are confined chiefly among the six nations , viz. the Shawanese,
Delaware, Munseys, Ouiactenaws, Putawawtawmaws, &c. &c.
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- The List is as follows:
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- James Grey
- Jonathan Gold
- James Stuart
- George Fulks
- Elizabeth Fulks
- Mrs. Brown and three children
- Jonathan Long
- Mary Long
- Barbara McFall
- John McFall
- Lucy Linn
- Hugh Stear
- Thomas Williams
- Katy Dundas
- John Jones
- Mary Jones
- Mary McLee
- Susy McLee
- Ann McLee
- Abraham Whiteker
- Kenmit Morris
- Hannah Burk
- William Morgan
- James Rogers
- Jonathan Trimble
- William Hitchkok
- Edmund Keer
- Sarah Wilson
- Nicholas Wilson
- Nicholas Oatman
- Margaret Sheerer
- John Turney
- Joseph Wilson
- William Bangle
- John Barton
- Adam Shoemaker
- John Dumford
- Ambrose White
- Jonathan Troy
- Adam Brown
- Francis Colaway
- James Barley
- Abraham Coone
- Mary Emerick
- Silvester Ash
- George Ash
- Henry Ash
- Abraham Ash
- Isaac Ash
- Jesse Bland
- Betsey Poke
- Isaac Davis
- Mary Denton
- George Lech
- Valentine Lawrence
- Jonathan Hicks
- Martin Coile
- Barbury Coile
- Cristin Coile
- Barbary Coile
- Margaret Baker
- Betsey McCormick
- James Cooper
- Benjamin Brooks
- Polly Francis
- Betsey Plumer
- Nancy Dalton
- Mary Kennedy and two children
- Peggy Pauland
- Katy Sicks
- Katy Etelmaw
- David Etelmaw
- Daniel Etelmaw
- Elizabeth Fisher
- Frederick Fisher
- George Mawfit
- Henry Calaway
- Polly Whiteman and her sister
- Barbary Burger
- Jonathan Calaway
- Jones Hoy
- Peggy Paulin
- Charles McLane
- Timothy Dormin and his wife
- Jonathan Wilson
- Jonathan Hanna
- Rachel McKutchy
- Darkey Miller
- Nancy Martin
- James McSwine
- Becky Lee
- Sally Lee
- Thomas Lee
- Jonathan Delong
- James Crawford
- Betsey McCaumin and son
- James Cain
- ----- Miller
- ----- Whitts
- ----- Calaway
- ----- Ward
- Samuel Davis
- Isaac Riddle and two brothers
- Elizabeth Turner
- Charles Mitchell
- Polly Mitchell
- Sally Whitenire
- Andrew Armstrong and his sister
- Lasley Malone
- Robert Nealie
- Elijah Mathews
- Stephen Parish
- James Davison
- Henry Licters
- Jacob Vingordor
- Alexander Thomson
- Jonathan Reddock
- William Benjamin
- Robert Cruders
- Elijah Hunt
- Adam Templeman
- Jonathan Shull
- ----- Pankburn
- Samuel Proctor
- Joseph Newman
- Zephar Hawkins
- Rudolph House and his brother
- Nelly Smith
- Katy Rinkle
- Betsey Doherty
- Polly McCurdy
- Mrs. Hersler and four children
- Joseph Smith
- David Price
- Kijah Patterson.
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- Captain Dalton says, that on their way home, through Canada, they experienced
the most polite treatment from the English officers, but were more than
once abused by different parties of those wretches who had fled to Canada
from the back parts of the United States, to avoid the vengeance of their
countrymen, for the many horrid murders and burnings committed by them
in conjunction with the English and Indians.
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- As Captain Dalton has been among the savages for many years, has now
given his friends and the public an estimation of the different savage
nations they had to encounter with, the number of warriors annexed to each
nation that were employed by the British, and have stained their tomahawks
with the blood of Americans, viz.
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- Chactaws, 6008 Oneidas 160
- Chickisaws, 400 Tuskeroras, 200
- Cherokees, 500 Onondagas, 300
- Creeks, 700 Cayugas, 230
- Frankishaws, 400 Jeneckaws, 400
- Oniactinaws, 300 Suiz and Southuze1300
- Kickapoes, 500 Putawawtawmas, 400
- Munseys, 150 Fulawain, 150
- Delaware, 500 Muskulthe or Nation
- Shawanaws, 300 of Fire, 250
- Mohickons, 60 Reinars or Foxes 300
- Uchipweys,3000 Puyon, 150
- Ottawaws, 300 Sokkie, 350
- Mowhawks, 300 Abbinokkie, on the
- Oneidas, 150 St. Lawrence 200
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- A small vessel from one of the eastern ports arrived at Quebec a little
time before Captain Dalton left it; but the Captain being abused for keeping
the American colours flying, and not suffered to enter, he left the port
without breaking bulk, notwithstaning the articles he had to dispose of
were much in demand at Quebec, and he was offered a great price for them.
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