August 13, 1783
The Pennsylvania Gazette
PHILADELPHIA, August 13.
 
Captain Dalton, Superintendant of Indian affairs for the United State, arrived here last week from Canada, which he left about a month since, in company with 200 Americans, who are at length happily liberated from a cruel captivity with the savages. But he is sorry to inform us that there are a number of unfortunate fellow sufferers, who are still retained as prisoners by the Indians. The sufferings of Captain Dalton and his lady have been very great, both having been many years prisoners with the enemy, and forced to endure the most cruel treatment from their captors. For the satisfaction of their friends, Captain Dalton has given a list of the unhappy people who are confined chiefly among the six nations , viz. the Shawanese, Delaware, Munseys, Ouiactenaws, Putawawtawmaws, &c. &c.
 
The List is as follows:
James Grey
Jonathan Gold
James Stuart
George Fulks
Elizabeth Fulks
Mrs. Brown and three children
Jonathan Long
Mary Long
Barbara McFall
John McFall
Lucy Linn
Hugh Stear
Thomas Williams
Katy Dundas
John Jones
Mary Jones
Mary McLee
Susy McLee
Ann McLee
Abraham Whiteker
Kenmit Morris
Hannah Burk
William Morgan
James Rogers
Jonathan Trimble
William Hitchkok
Edmund Keer
Sarah Wilson
Nicholas Wilson
Nicholas Oatman
Margaret Sheerer
John Turney
Joseph Wilson
William Bangle
John Barton
Adam Shoemaker
John Dumford
Ambrose White
Jonathan Troy
Adam Brown
Francis Colaway
James Barley
Abraham Coone
Mary Emerick
Silvester Ash
George Ash
Henry Ash
Abraham Ash
Isaac Ash
Jesse Bland
Betsey Poke
Isaac Davis
Mary Denton
George Lech
Valentine Lawrence
Jonathan Hicks
Martin Coile
Barbury Coile
Cristin Coile
Barbary Coile
Margaret Baker
Betsey McCormick
James Cooper
Benjamin Brooks
Polly Francis
Betsey Plumer
Nancy Dalton
Mary Kennedy and two children
Peggy Pauland
Katy Sicks
Katy Etelmaw
David Etelmaw
Daniel Etelmaw
Elizabeth Fisher
Frederick Fisher
George Mawfit
Henry Calaway
Polly Whiteman and her sister
Barbary Burger
Jonathan Calaway
Jones Hoy
Peggy Paulin
Charles McLane
Timothy Dormin and his wife
Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Hanna
Rachel McKutchy
Darkey Miller
Nancy Martin
James McSwine
Becky Lee
Sally Lee
Thomas Lee
Jonathan Delong
James Crawford
Betsey McCaumin and son
James Cain
----- Miller
----- Whitts
----- Calaway
----- Ward
Samuel Davis
Isaac Riddle and two brothers
Elizabeth Turner
Charles Mitchell
Polly Mitchell
Sally Whitenire
Andrew Armstrong and his sister
Lasley Malone
Robert Nealie
Elijah Mathews
Stephen Parish
James Davison
Henry Licters
Jacob Vingordor
Alexander Thomson
Jonathan Reddock
William Benjamin
Robert Cruders
Elijah Hunt
Adam Templeman
Jonathan Shull
----- Pankburn
Samuel Proctor
Joseph Newman
Zephar Hawkins
Rudolph House and his brother
Nelly Smith
Katy Rinkle
Betsey Doherty
Polly McCurdy
Mrs. Hersler and four children
Joseph Smith
David Price
Kijah Patterson.
 
 
Captain Dalton says, that on their way home, through Canada, they experienced the most polite treatment from the English officers, but were more than once abused by different parties of those wretches who had fled to Canada from the back parts of the United States, to avoid the vengeance of their countrymen, for the many horrid murders and burnings committed by them in conjunction with the English and Indians.
 
As Captain Dalton has been among the savages for many years, has now given his friends and the public an estimation of the different savage nations they had to encounter with, the number of warriors annexed to each nation that were employed by the British, and have stained their tomahawks with the blood of Americans, viz.
 
Chactaws, 6008 Oneidas 160
Chickisaws, 400 Tuskeroras, 200
Cherokees, 500 Onondagas, 300
Creeks, 700 Cayugas, 230
Frankishaws, 400 Jeneckaws, 400
Oniactinaws, 300 Suiz and Southuze1300
Kickapoes, 500 Putawawtawmas, 400
Munseys, 150 Fulawain, 150
Delaware, 500 Muskulthe or Nation
Shawanaws, 300 of Fire, 250
Mohickons, 60 Reinars or Foxes 300
Uchipweys,3000 Puyon, 150
Ottawaws, 300 Sokkie, 350
Mowhawks, 300 Abbinokkie, on the
Oneidas, 150 St. Lawrence 200
 
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A small vessel from one of the eastern ports arrived at Quebec a little time before Captain Dalton left it; but the Captain being abused for keeping the American colours flying, and not suffered to enter, he left the port without breaking bulk, notwithstaning the articles he had to dispose of were much in demand at Quebec, and he was offered a great price for them.