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This chronological narrative was compiled
by Mr. Clyde Bunch,
of Jessamine County, Kentucky,
and provided to the Logan's Fort Foundation,
which accepts full responsibility for authenticity.
(Enquoted text is the original journal entry.)
February, 1775 - Felix Walker's Narrative.
"In the month of February in the year 1775, Captain William Twetty,
Samuel Coburn, James Bridges, Thomas Johnson, John Hart, William Hicks,
James Peeke, and myself, set out from Rutherford County, North Carolina,
to explore a country by the name of Leowvisay, greatly renowned and highly
spoken of as the best quality of land, abounding in game, now the State
of Kentucky."
March 10, 1775 - Felix Walker's Narrative. " About the 10th of
March we put off from the Long Island, marked out our track with our hatchets,
crossed Clinch and Powell's river, over Cumberland mountain, and crossed
Cumberland river - came to a watercourse called by Col. -------- Rockcastle
river; killed a fine bear on the way, camped all night and had an excellent
supper."
March 10, 1775 - Long Island on the Holston. Daniel Boone with a party
of 21 men, join with Capt. Twetty's party of 8 and start for Kentucky.
Note: Long Island was on the present site of Kingsport Tenn.
March 11, 1775 - Harrodsburg, reoccupied.
March 17, 1775 - Henderson and others sign deed with the Cherokee at
Watauga.
March 20, 1775 - Henderson's Journal " Monday March 20th 1775,
Having finished my treaty with the Indains at Wataugah set out for Louisa."
Note: This treaty was held at Sycamore Shoals on the banks of the Wataugah
River near the present town of Elizabethon, Tennesse, about 15 miles southeast
of Long Island.
March 25, 1775 - Felix Walker's Narrative. " On the 25th of March
1775, we were fired on by the Indians, in our camp asleep, about an hour
befor day. Capt. Twetty was shot in both knees, and died the third day
after. A black man, his body servant, killed dead; myself badly wounded;
our company dispered."
April 1, 1775 - Boone's letter to Col. Henderson. [extracts] "On
March the 25 a party of Indians fired on my Company about half an hour
before day and killed Mr. Twetty and his negro and wounded Mr. Walker very
deeply, but I hope he will recover. On March the 28 as we were hunting
for provisions we found Samuel Tate's son, who gave us an account that
the Indians fired on their camp on the 27 day. My brother and I went down
and found two men killed and sculped, Thomas McDowell and Jeremiah McPeters."
April 1, 1775 - Daniel Boone and party arrive a the site of Boonesborough.
April 7, 1775 - Henderson's Journal "received a letter from Daniel
Boone that his company was fired upon by Indains who killed two of his
men."
April 8, 1775 - Henderson and party meets 40 men about 4 miles from
Cumberland Gap. They are fleeing Kentucky in fear of Indians.
April 15, 1775 - John Floyd, letter to William Preston. Holston Settlement,
Floyd says; "Henderson left Powell's Valley on the 8th, to join Boone
in Kentucky."
April 15, 1775 - Henderson's Journal - "Travel'd about 18 miles
and camped on the North side of Rock Castle River - this river a fork of
Cumberland. Lost an ax this morning at camp."
April 16, 1775 - Henderson's Journal - "About 12 oclock met James
McAfee with 18 other persons returning from Cantuckey. Travel'd about 22
miles and camped on the head of Dicks River where Luna from McAfees camp
came to us resolved to go to the Louisa."
April 20, 1775 - Richard Henderson and party arrives at Boonesborough.
April 21, 1775 - John Floyd letter to Col. William Preston. [extract]
"I have now an opportunity, by Jas. McAfee to inform you that I am
as far on my way to Kentucky as Powell's Valley and 12 miles of Cumberland
Gap, and shall proceed on my way tomorr. Major [David] Roberson and his
company are here, and have waited for my coming. Mr. [Joseph] Drake, Mr.[Thomas]
Madision, and their companies, are lower down the valley 20 miles, making
improvements. They told the major, when I came, to send for them, and that
they would go on with us. They had all been almost out to Kentucky, but
on hearing of the murder, they this far, to wait for me. I can't hear of
any damage being done since I wrote you. When Mr. Drake join me we shell
be at least forty strong. I think we can force our way into the country,
but it is a dought with me whether we can subsist, in so large a company,
after we get there, and after the stock of provisions we now have is exhausted.
Captain [James] Harrod, with forty two men, had arrived at his last year's
settlement before the McAfees left these parts; but he had heard nothing
of the damage which was said to have been done by the Indians to the families
going down the Ohio, which I before mentioned to you."
Proceed to May, June, July of 1775
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