Information Relative to the depredations of the Indians North West of the Ohio

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to 207 Information relative to the depredations of the Indians North West of the Ohio. No 1 John Evans Lt of the county of Monongahalia to the Executive of Virginia 25th April 1789 “On the 23rd instant the Indians committed hostilities on the frontiers of this county, killed captain William Thomas, Joseph Combridge & wife, and two children on Bunker’s Creek. which has alarmed the people in such a degree as to occasion them to apply to me for assistance”.

Type

Document

Description

Murders of officers and civilians by Indians recounted.

Date

04/25/1789

Author

Sent from

Monongahalia County

Document number

1789042590001

Page start

1

Notable persons

Beverley Randolph
Lieutenant John Evans
Indians
Indian Nations
hostiles
Captain William Thomas
Joseph Combridge
wife
children

Notable locations

Monongahalia County
frontier
Indian depredations
Monongahela County
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Bunker's Creek

Notable items

murder
Indian affairs
violence
Indian relations
depredations
Indian depredations