-----Original Message----- From: BJMarkland@aol.com <BJMarkland@aol.com> To: VAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com <VAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 03, 2001 8:25 AM Subject: [VAWASHIN] Indian Captives >I found this while perusing the Papers of the Library of Congress and thought >that it would be helpful to someone, somewhere. While it does not pertain to >either of these lists directly, it is history and maybe someone may find a >missing link. The list on the microfilm is a memorial to Congress from >Obediah ROBINS & Comp. asking for reimbursement and consists of account book >pages listing costs to aid returned prisoners of the Indians during the >Revolutionary War. I am going to send out the abstract only and refrain from >listing the costs of blankets, etc. These accounts cover the years >1778-1782. They are from M247-51 frames 2685-2691. > >Michael HARBART Taken by the Mingos & Given to the Windotte [sic] from >Pennsylvania and on the Frontier in the Year 1777 >James GRAY Taken by the Windotte at Kentucky 1778 >Adam SHOEMAKER Taken by the Windotte Backwoods Pennsylvania 1778 >John TROY Taken by the Windotte Backwoods Pennsylvania 1778 >John JACKSON Taken by the Windotte Backwoods Pennsylvania 1778 Died at >Detroit in October 1782 >Barney DARING Soldier Taken by the Windotte at Fort Lawrence. Belonging to >the Virginia Troops. Drowned in going to Detroit in August 1784 >Moses McKOANE Aiding and assisting to make his Escape from the Windottes. >N.B. The above M. McKOANES Residence in Bedford County Virginia, he was >Imployed [sic] by Colonel Callaway with Several Others to Guard the >Ammunition to Kentucky and was Taken at that place by the Windotte two days >After his Arrival. Taken in March 1779 and his Escape the 7th day of June >1780. >Anne McEVERS Taken by the Windotte Backwoods Pennsylvania 1780. >N.B. Her husband Killed the Same Time She was Taken Prisoner >John READING Bought of from the Delawares. Taken at Kentucky 1780 >John REYNOLDS Bought of from the Mingoes. Taken on the Ohio from >Pennsylvania 1780. >N.B. The above John REYNOLDS was Son to Captain REYNOLDS who was Killed the >Same time he was Taken. He had been a Captain in the Continental Service. >Isaac RIDDELL Taken by the Windotte at Kentucky 1780 >Thomas DeLOW Taken by the Windotte Backwoods Pennsylvania 1780 >Elizabeth FOLKS Taken by the Windotte Backwoods Pennsylvania 1780 >Wm. MALOTT & Family Taken by the Delaware on the Ohio from Pennsylvania 1780. > >N.B. The above four or five Small Children >Henry FRANKS Taken on the Ohio by the Windotte with Colonel LAWHARLY 1781. >N.B. The above from Pennsylvania >James [DANUTH/DUNNUTH] Taken by the Windotte on the Ohio with Colonel >LAWHARLY 1781. >William MARSHALL Taken by the Windotte on the Ohio with Colonel LAWHARLY >1781. >N.B. The above from Pennsylvania > > >If anyone belongs to a Kentucky or Western PA list, feel free to forward this. > >Best of wishes, > >Billy Markland > > >