Deposition of Joseph Barnett taken before Michael Campbell
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Deposition of Joseph Barnett taken before Michael Campbell
Description
Sworn testament of Indian attack with details on murder and capture.
year created
1790
month created
06
day created
08
author
sent from location
Nelson County
in image
notable person/group
James Barnett
Michael l Campbell
Indians
Indian Nation
captives
prisoners
savages
hostiles
Joseph Barnet
justice of peace
holy evangelists of almighty god
party of Indians
girl
boy
notable location
Nelson County
Hartford town
Rough Creek
frontier
river
territory
notable item/thing
Indian attack
murder
capture
murder
scalping
captives
prisoners
deposition
tomahawks
captivity
brains
soul
notable idea/issue
murder
scalping
captives
prisoners
document number
1790060890001
page start
1
transcription
Deposition of Joseph Barnett taken before Mich E Campbell June 8th, 1790.
"Nelson County Jsp
"This day came Joseph Barnet Ep before me a Justice of the peace for said County and suade Oath of the Holy Evan-gelists of Almighty God, That on the Eighteenth of April last past (being lords day) about the hour of five in the Evening a party of Indians fell upon a few de-fenceless people who was returning from Hartford Town on Rough Creek to a function at the house of this Deponent being two miles
miles distant,-killed a Girl of twelve years old and a Boy of eight years old, cutting them in a cruel manner with Tomahawks (suppos'd) - hit an ancient Lady of both respectable family and character in her right arm, head, & back in a cruel manner with a [indecipherable] and after having Scalped her alive left her and his [indecipherable] with her and carried off the Daughter of this Deponent a girl near eleven years old into captivity-. They were pursued by a party till night, which gave them an opportunity of escaping _ The above mentioned Boy lived till Tuesday morning, following, having his Scull split with a Tomahawk and a great part of his brains on the outside of his wounded Scalped Scull - and the old Lady is yet alive notwithstanding all the misery she has endured - further this Deponent Saith not.
Observe that the above
persons was returning from [undecipherable]
"Nelson County Jsp
"This day came Joseph Barnet Ep before me a Justice of the peace for said County and suade Oath of the Holy Evan-gelists of Almighty God, That on the Eighteenth of April last past (being lords day) about the hour of five in the Evening a party of Indians fell upon a few de-fenceless people who was returning from Hartford Town on Rough Creek to a function at the house of this Deponent being two miles
miles distant,-killed a Girl of twelve years old and a Boy of eight years old, cutting them in a cruel manner with Tomahawks (suppos'd) - hit an ancient Lady of both respectable family and character in her right arm, head, & back in a cruel manner with a [indecipherable] and after having Scalped her alive left her and his [indecipherable] with her and carried off the Daughter of this Deponent a girl near eleven years old into captivity-. They were pursued by a party till night, which gave them an opportunity of escaping _ The above mentioned Boy lived till Tuesday morning, following, having his Scull split with a Tomahawk and a great part of his brains on the outside of his wounded Scalped Scull - and the old Lady is yet alive notwithstanding all the misery she has endured - further this Deponent Saith not.
Observe that the above
persons was returning from [undecipherable]
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NKZ21 (2 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War [1A-D2] (RG 233) {reference microfilm} | P: 44-45 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Barnett | Nelson County | [n/a] |