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Title: Ohio archæological and historical publications
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: Archaeology History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by F.J. Heer
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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on. The messenger was returned, accompaniedby John Gibson and Simon Girty — the latter was then a scoutfor Dunmore and had not then commenced his notorious ren-egade career. The two soon brought back an answer from theShawnees expressing a desire for peace. A council of the prin-cipal chiefs were then assembled under the wide-spreadingbranches of the famed Elm Tree. Messengers were dispatchedfor the famous Mingo chief Logan, whose residence, we havementioned, was at Old Chillicothe, about two miles distant onthe west side of the Scioto. But Logan, like Achilles, sulkedin his tent — he refused to attend. Two or three days beforethe signing of the treaty, says an eye witness, when I was onthe out guard, Simon Girty, who was passing by, stopped meand conversed; he said he was going after Logan, but he didnot like his business, for he was a surly fellow. He, however,proceeded on, and I saw him return on the day of the treaty,and Logan was not with him. At this time a circle was formed
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(357i 358 Ohio Arch, and His. Society rliblications. and the treaty begun. I ^\\\ John Gibson, on Girtys arrival,get up and go out of the circle and talk with Grty, after whichhe, Gibson, went into a tent, and soon after, returning into thecircle, drew out of his pocket a piece of clean paper, on whichWas written, in his own hand writing, a speech for, and in thename of Logan. Girty from recollection translated the speechto Gibson, and the latter put it into excellent English, as he wasabundantly capable of doing. This speech was first brought into public notoriety by Pres-ident Jefferson in his Notes on Virginia, Its publication, by him,produced an embittered controversy as to the genuineness of theproduction — principally on the part of the family and friends ofMajor Michael Cresap, whose name had been assailed, in thatMajor Cresap was therein charged with having, in cold blood,murdered Logans family. Mr. Jefferson having been accusedof the sole authorship of the speech, was compe

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