112 [In the left margin:] No.9. Richmond, 27h Decem,r 1789. Ges. Clendinen Lieut of the county of Kenawa, to the President of the United States. [main text:] “The indians have in the county of Kenawa committed many hostilities;some of which I beg leave to ennumerate, They killed a man near point pleasant; too a young man prisoner a negro fellow pisoners, have shot at others, who made their escape and have took between twenty & thirty head of horses, together with other outrages to the manifest injury & distress of the inhabitants.” “If protection is not immediately given, I am fine the greater part of our frontiers will be compelled to leave their homes, and either live in forts, or move into the strong settled parts of the neighbouring counties, which I conceive would do great public injury, as well as distress in a great degree the inhabitants, that are thus exposed, who are situated in a part of the country not only to become respectable but very useful.”