Indian Attacks
Item
Type
Document
Title
Indian Attacks
Description
Detailed account of Indian attacks.
year created
1789
month created
10
day created
04
author
sent from location
Harrison County
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Colonel Benjamin Wilson
recipient note
Governor St. Clair
notable person/group
Governor St. Clair
Colonel Benjamin Wilson
Indians
savages
hostiles
Indian Nation
party of Indians
family
William Johnston
Jacob Flotzer
wife
John Mauk
John Simms
notable location
Clarksburg
Harrison County
frontier
Randolph County
frontiers
notable item/thing
Indian killings
Indian affairs
burning
horses
stolen goods
sheep
hogs
treaties
settlements
evacuation
document number
1789100437001
page start
1
transcription
111No.8 Harrison County4th Octo 1789Col. Benj. Wilsonto
Govr St Clair On the 19th of September last a partyof indians killed and scalped four persons andcaptivated four, the family of a certainWilliam Johnson, within about nine miles of<br / Clarksburg - on the 22nd the indians killed John monk's wife and his two childrenand burnt his house, the same eveningburned Jacob Stotzer's house, the family hardly escaped----on the 23rdburned Siles Thomp-son's house, and on 26th, burnt John Simmshouse, and on 28thstole from RandolphCounty, ten or eleven horses----the number of horses is not yet trulyascertained, but certain five horses taken, cattlesheep & hogs killed----some part of this mis----chief done eleven or twelve miles in townsthe interior parts of this county---- Sir beinformed the people of this part of the county are much alarmed and confusedand in my humble opinion if somethingmore than treaties made with part of theindian tribes is not done shortly, it willwithbedifficulty the frontiers of this county canbe kept from evacuating their settlementsthis opinion I have gathered from myhaving taken a tour amongst the peoplewhilst the mischief was going".
Govr St Clair On the 19th of September last a partyof indians killed and scalped four persons andcaptivated four, the family of a certainWilliam Johnson, within about nine miles of<br / Clarksburg - on the 22nd the indians killed John monk's wife and his two childrenand burnt his house, the same eveningburned Jacob Stotzer's house, the family hardly escaped----on the 23rdburned Siles Thomp-son's house, and on 26th, burnt John Simmshouse, and on 28thstole from RandolphCounty, ten or eleven horses----the number of horses is not yet trulyascertained, but certain five horses taken, cattlesheep & hogs killed----some part of this mis----chief done eleven or twelve miles in townsthe interior parts of this county---- Sir beinformed the people of this part of the county are much alarmed and confusedand in my humble opinion if somethingmore than treaties made with part of theindian tribes is not done shortly, it willwithbedifficulty the frontiers of this county canbe kept from evacuating their settlementsthis opinion I have gathered from myhaving taken a tour amongst the peoplewhilst the mischief was going".
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | NJQ12 (1 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of War [1A-F2] (RG46) | V: 1, P: 111 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Col. Benjamin Wilson | Harrison County | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Arthur St. Clair | [unknown] | [n/a] |