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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
In consequence of reports which have been put in cfrculation ·by Mr. ~fartin Allen, calculated to prejudice the public against the late encounter with the Tonkua Indians, we do hereby certif-y thnt the conduct of Mr. Allen on that occasion was altogether contrary to what he has since stated it to have been-,Ve believe, according to the conduct of Mr. Allen at the camp, and his subsequent declaration, that he did his utmost to kill an Indian, and that he lost his hat in endeavoring.to get ·a Shot-,Ve believe that the conduct of the In- dians was such as to induce n reasonable expectation that they would not submit to lighter punishment than that of killing-They shewed no disposition either by words or signs, to give the company a friendly reception.-Nor did they cry out Amigo as has been stated by Mr. Allen-Mr. Allen's alleged mediation in favor of them is without foundation It has been stated that the company entered the Indian camps with their guns cocked and presented; this we consider as a malicious and unfounded falsehood April 23, 1826 (Signed) David Hamilton Charles Henderson William Spence Moses 'Windham Joseph Newman ,~Tilliam Luce Nicholas Whitehead Alexander Brown John Clark Andrew Rabb Thos. J. Rnbb John Ingram " This is to certify that a party of Tonkua Indians came, a few days before the late attack was made upon them, and encamped within half a mile or three quarters of my house ;-They remain at that camp about two clays; on the second day six of my hogs were missing; I supposed they had been killed by· the Indians, because they slept at home every night; and none of them had been killed by vermin for a considerable time before, and I believe n·othing else could have killed so many in one day-One of the Indians I knew to be of the party that broke open my house upwards of twelve months ago. May 1, 1826 GABRIEL STRAW SNYDER " . " I do hereby certify that a party of Tonkuas came to my house a few .days before the late attack was made upon them; my wife being alone, and not knowing what Indians they were, was very much alarmed . at the ·sight . of them,-She immediately left the house and endeavored to get to the field where I was at work; on her way to the field she saw two or three Indians coming .towards her, she then started to run, one of them ran after her with a large butcher knife in his hand, caught her by the hand and endeaYored to make her return to the house, but finding she was determined not to com-
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