worst roads that ever was travelled until Stoney creek.[1] Upon the road we overtook a great number of pack horses; whereon Pesquitomen said, "Brother, now you see, if you had not come to us before, this road would not be so safe as it is; now you see, we could have destroyed all this people on the road, and great mischief would have been done, if you had not stopt, and drawn our people back."—We were informed that the general was not yet gone to fort Duquesne, wherefore Pesquitomen said, he was glad, and expressed, "If I can come to our towns before the general begins the attack, I know our people will draw back, and leave the French."—We lodged this night at Stoney creek.
7th.—We arose early, and made all the haste we could
on our journey; we crossed the large creek, Rekempalin;
near Lawrel hill. Upon this hill we overtook the artillery,
and came, before sun set, to Loyal Hanning.[2] We were
gladly received in the camp by the general, and most
of the people. We made our fire near the other Indian
camps; which pleased our people. Soon after some of
the officers came, and spoke very rashly to our Indians,
in respect to their conduct to our people; at which they
were much displeased, and answered as rashly, and
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- ↑ Post's testimony as to the condition of the new road cut for the army west from Fort Bedford is interesting. For an account of the controversy
over the building of this road, see Hulbert, Old Glade Road (Cleveland, 1903), pp. 65-161.
Stony Creek flows northward through the valley between the Allegheny and Laurel Hill ranges of mountains.—Ed. - ↑ The creek called "Rekempalin," apparently was Pickings Run in Somerset County not a large creek, but all streams were swollen by unusual rains.
Loyal Hanna was an old Indian town situated on the trail passing west to Shannopin's Town at the Forks of the Ohio. Upon the advance of Forbes's army (1758), this was made the last station on the road to Fort Duquesne, and a fort was built called Ligonier. Before the erection of this fort the station was known simply as the "Camp on Loyal Hanna."―Ed.
