on the Ohio, his allies and kindred spurned the overtures made Sendto them and maintained their alliance with the French.

Colonial History , vn, 331.

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THE INDIAN TRIBES

ing their emissaries eastward, the latter propagated prejudices against the good intentions of the English, magnified the prowess,

kindness and generosity of the French, and successfully plead the wrongs which had been committed against them in the sale

and occupation of their lands. 1

The Minsis were ready listeners

to these appeals, and active participants in the hostilities which

were continued. 2 direction.

Indeed, hostilities were not suspended in any In August, 1757, says Niles, 3 "one James Tidd

was scalped in the Minnisinks. About this time, also, one James Watson, with James Mullen, went out on some business and were fired upon by a party of Indians. Watson was found killed and scalped j Mullen was carried off, as was concluded, not being found or heard of. About the igth of September, Patrick Karr was killed and scalped at a place called Minnisink bridge. cc

Some time in the first part of October, in Ulster county, the Indians fired into the furthermost house in Rochester, and women, but were repulsed by two men. 4 Just before the other Indians came up, one of the company that was fore

killed two

most seized a young woman as she was washing at the door upon which she screamed out another woman rescued her, beat ofF the Indian and shut the door. ;