Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

As yet, little is done to the new Ones, and will not, till we are reinforced, that we may have a Strong Guard to cover our Men in the Woods. At the Falls, (12 Miles from hence) a good Stockaded Fort Plenty of fresh Beef and Fish, the latter of which, in three Hawls is building, to defend that Pass. of a Seine, filled a Battoe, so hope soon to have a very healthy Garrison.

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From the same, 14 June 1756. ]

The Names of the Carpenters & Sawyers that were Killed & Missing at Oswego about a Month Banton, John Mitchell, Henry Jackson & Philip Philips of New York the three former Killed & Scalped, & the latter Missing John Jordan, Samuel Mash & Lewis Dunham of since, are, Edmond

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James Grant, John English & Charles Carter, of Philadelphia, the two former Killed, & the latter Missing James FlanaBrunswick, the two former Killed, the latter Missing

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Michael Murray, Killed

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gan missing, one Soldier Killed and another Shot in the Knee.

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From the same, June 28, 1756. ]

Oswego vizt Instant, about 4 o'clock in the Morning, a Party of 3 or 400 French & Indians,

By Several Letters received from Albany we have That on the

16 th

the following Intelligence from

attacked the Forts Oswego and Ontario and Killed & Scalped five of the Battoe Guard, sent from Fort

Ontario on that side of the River

That they took one Prisoner, mortally wounded another, and