| James Handasyd Perkins, John Mason Peck - 1850 - 820 էջ
...experience in Indian warfare, and they were such as we did not choose to be commanded by. We knew of Capt. Cresap being on the river about fifteen miles above...whole of the inhabitants appeared to be alarmed. They iiocked to our camp from every direction ; and all we could say could not keep them from under our... | |
| James Handasyd Perkins, John Mason Peck - 1850 - 818 էջ
...Indian warfare, and they were such as we did not choose to be commanded by. We knew of Capt. Gresap being on the river about fifteen miles above us, with...whole of the inhabitants appeared to be alarmed. They nocked to our camp from every direction ; and all we could say could not keep them from under our wings.... | |
| George William Brown - 1850 - 364 էջ
...if we found the Indians were not disposed for war, we should have full time to return, and make pur establishment in Kentucky. This was adopted; and in...settled thereabouts,) the whole of the inhabitants 73 appeared to be alarmed. They flocked to our camp from every direction; and all that -\ve could say... | |
| Wills De Hass - 1851 - 438 էջ
...some of his hunters, that had fallen in with ours, and had set out to come to us. was the person who dissuaded us from the enterprise. He said that appearances...whole of the inhabitants appeared to be alarmed. They nocked to our camp from every direction ; and all that we could say could not keep them from under... | |
| James Handasyd Perkins, James R. Albach - 1857 - 1038 էջ
...of the Indians sure. A council was called, and, to our astonishment, our intended commander-iu-chief was the person that dissuaded us from the enterprise....to death. On our arrival at Wheeling, (the country heing pretty well settled thereabouts,) the whole of the inhabitants appeared to be alarmed. They nocked... | |
| Brantz Mayer - 1867 - 232 էջ
...Conference but obtained very little satisfaction from him. — It was observed that Cresap did not attend this Conference but kept on the Opposite side of the...; that Killbuck had frequently attempted to waylay & kill his Father, & that he was Doubtful that he should be tempted to put Killbuck to Death. — On... | |
| William Hayden English - 1895 - 618 էջ
...conference, but obtained very little satisfaction from him. It was observed that Cresap did not attend this conference, but kept on the opposite side of...; that Killbuck had frequently attempted to waylay and kill his father and that he was doubtful that he should (£e) tempted to put Killbuck to death.... | |
| David Kennedy - 1903 - 160 էջ
...and see the new Township of Bruce. So I said that I would take him over, but when we came to the edge of the river he said that he was afraid to trust himself upon that raft to cross that large river. I told him that there was not the slightest danger, that... | |
| George Rogers Clark - 1912 - 924 էջ
...observed that Cresap did not come to this conference, but kept on the opposite side of the river. He said he was afraid to trust himself with the Indians. That...the river, perhaps, his fortitude might fail him and he might put Kill-buck to death. On our arrival at Wheeling (the country being pretty well settled... | |
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