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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names

Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906. 325 words

Dakin, and Lieut, Curtis and Ensn Davis, and two or three non-commissioned officers and privates, to the number of fourteen men, who were brought into the Fort, all scalped but Ensn Davis, who was killed within 20 or 30 rods from the Fort ; and there was one grave dug, and all of them were buried together, the officers by themselves at one end, and the rest at the other end of the grave ; and Mr. Morrill made a prayer at the grave, and it was a solemn funeral ; and Nath Eaton died in the Fort and was buried ; and we kept a very strong guard that night of 100 men. Haggit (and) William Coggin wounded.

A list of Men's Names that were killed in this fight: Capt. Ebenezer Jones of Washington (of diarist's company). Capt. (Samuell) Dakin of Sudbury. Lieut. Samuel Curtice of Ditto (Curtis). Private (William) Grout of do. Lieut. Simon Godfrey of Billerica (of diarists Company).

THE HALF-WAY BROOK IN HISTORY. ^']^

Capt. (Thomas) Lawrence of Groton. Corp. Gould of Groton Gore. Private Abel Satle (Sawtell) of Groton. Private Eleazer Eames of Groton. Do Stephen Foster Do. Serg. Oliver Wright, Westford. Private Simon Wheeler Do. Ensn. Davis of Metheun. Sergt. Russell of Concord. Private Abraham Harden (Harnden?) of Pembroke. Private Pay son, of Rowley. Private (Jonathan) Patterson, of Sudbury. We have also an account that there are seven of our men carried into Ticonderoga, which make up the number of those that were missing." "21 -- Friday, in ye afternoon, a party of about 150 went out to find more men that were missing, and we found 4 men who were scalped, and we buried them, and so returned ; and at prayer this evening we were laromed by a false outcry. Nicholas Brown died and was hurried ; and Moses Haggit died." This account thus corroborates in detail the French official dispatches and Pouchet's description of the attack.