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Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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l patiently. Upon this Captain Pipemade a speech to the Indians, who at its conclusion yelled a hid-eous and hearty assent to what had been said. The spot whereCrawford was now to be tortured and burnt, marked bv a monu- ^^ Gen. Haldimand, writing from Quebec, July 28, 1782, to Sir GuyCarlton, says: The rebels were near 600 strong, and 250 were killedand wounded; Colonel Crawford, who commanded, and two captains,were tortured by the Indians. * * I hope my letter will arrive intime to prevent further mischief. * * This act of cruelty is to be themore regretted as it awakens in the Indians that barbarity to prisonerswhich the unwearied efforts of his majestys ministers had totally extin-guished. (Washington-Irvine Correspondence, p. 373.) 99 Knights Narrative, p. 11. 100 Slovers Nam, p. 23. See letter of Major De Peyster. Washington-Irvine Correspondence, p. 372. 101 Was living in Wyandot Co., in 1857. History of Wyandot Co., O.,p. 738. i02Knapps History of Ashland county, pp. 507, 508.
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Colonel Williavi Crawford. 31 ment to commemorate his memory, is within the hmits of Craw-ford township, as it is defined to-day, as nearly every one isaware, a short distance northeast of the town of Crawfordsville, inWyandot county, Ohio, On a low bottom on the east bank ofthe Tymochtee creek.^^ It was here at about 4 oclock in theafternoon, Tuesday, June 11, 1782, the frightful torture and orgiescommenced. The Indian men took up their guns, and shot pow-der into the colonels body from his feet as far up as his neck.Not less than seventy loads were discharged upon his naked body.They then crowded about him, and to the best of Knights belief,cut off both his ears; for when the Indians drew back, he saw theblood running from both sides of his head. The fire was aboutsix or seven yards from the post to which Crawford was tied. Itwas made of small hickory poles, burnt quite through the middle,each end of the poles remaining about six feet in length. Threeor four Indians at a time would

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