Hay, John Journal from
December 9, 1789-April 3, 1790.
This morning about 1/2 past 10 oClock a Party of warriors of the Shawanies Nation brought in a Prisoner- They took him on this side of the Ohio at the mouthe of Kentuck.
The Party that took him were out hunting last Spring, during which time some Miamis went to war and returned a different road they went & passed by this hunting party, the Americans pursued them & fell in with the Hunters & killed several of them women & Children &c. one Joseph Sovereigns who had been a Prisoner from his infancy was killed at that place;-
These People went out last fall to revenge themselves & took this Prisoner who was out hunting much about the same place w[h]ere their own people were killed. Mess. Leith, Ironside & myself went down to the Chilicothe village of Shawaneses- They were then in council- that is the young man who took the Prisoner was given a very minute Report of all what passed- which they are obliged to do- This party is not of this village, they belong to the Messessinoue Village. The Reason for bringing him here is, that he's given to a man of this village.
Little Raine & Sleete this afternoon, turned out Snow this Evening. not to hurt him; which they did not. The Chiefe who was out hunting heard of a prisoner being taken sent word immediately that he should not be hurt. Its about fifteen days ago since he was taken.
They have washed his face, but not his boddy, which will be done & also cleanly dressed when the Chiefe Black (Bairde) arrives, a Belt of Wampums is now making which will be thrown over his head when he's adopted & which he'll ware.
He's being lately from Virginia shews very plainly that he was not in the action last Spring, and that some evil minded people who wanted to hurt him in the mind of the Indians. He's quite a young man, his name is McMullen.
Publications, vol. 18.
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