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soldiers of the Revolution. Felix Wells emigrated from Ken- tucky in 1799, with his father's family, to Virginia, thence to Scioto Valley in 1800. When of proper age, Felix was elected justice of the peace, which office he held fifteen years. He is now seventy-three years old; his father's name was Francis Wells. N. W. Bush, aged ninety-four. John Templin was in the war of 1812, aged eighty-three, still lives. William Stagg, and John McNeil, aged eighty. Thomas Somerset emigrated from Kentucky to the Scioto Valley in 1796, and died in Frank- fort in 1834; he served in the war of the Revolution; his son, Henry Somerset, was in the war of 1812. The descendants of the old veteran of the Revolution live, with few exceptions, in Ross county. David Maddox, Thomas Robinson, and Levi Corgold were in the war of 1812. John King was in the war of 1812. Elihu Wheeler, Ephraim Watson, James Dennison, Richard Donahue, and David Dooly were in the war of 1812. Milton Acton, John Acton, and Wheeler Andrew were all farmers and excellent citizens. Frederick Berley, chief In- dian spy in Earl Dunmore's war of 1774, the Revolutionary war of 1776, and Indian war of 1791. He was a noted hunter-his home in the deep forest, his lodgings in caves, dens, and rocks ; he possessed a strong constitution, suiting the time in which he lived, and was a hermit by choice. He killed, during his life, one hundred and sixty bears, ninety-six panthers, one hundred and six wolves, one thousand elk and deer, eleven buffalo, and other game in proportion ; also ninety six Indians. He was, during his excursions, often in company with the noted Indian spies, Kenton, Boone, Wolf, Boggs, Slover, Hughes, and Wetzel. He died in his cabin, aged one hundred and one years, on the waters of Mohegan, where a plain, and substantial monument was erected to his memory. He was taken prisoner three times by the Indians, and run the gauntlet at Sandusky, Squaw Town, and Old Town, in 1794. Peter Putnam emigrated to the Scioto Valley in 1796 to look at the country. Being much pleased with the rich bottom and plains of Paint, he returned
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to Hampshire, and brought his family out in 1809. His family consisted of Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Sophia, Peter, Jr., Joseph, Jacob, and Phillip.
Geneology of the Putnams.
Major John Putnam was born in Buckinghamshire, England, February 23, 1574; his father, Captain Philip Putnam; his grandfather, Colonel Peter Putnam ; his great-grandfather, Wm. Rufus Putnam ; his great-great-grandfather, Edward Putnam, of Putmanshire, England, A. D. 1194. The emigrant to America, Major John Putnam, brought with him three brothers, Thomas, Nathaniel, and Elisha, and two sons, William and Edward. They, as a colony, settled Salem, Massachusetts, November 20, 1634, where they all established themselves as successful farmers, and many of their posterity still live there. General Israel Putnam and General Rufus Putnam were the great-great-grandsons of Major John Putnam, who died in the one hundred and seventh year of his age. Generals Israel and Rufus greatly distin- guished themselves in the French and Revolutionary wars. Edward Putnam, son of Major John Putnam, emigrated to Hardy county, Virginia, in 1662. The original name of the family was Puttenham, but in 1294, it was changed to Putmam, and at Salem, in 1635, changed to Putman. Still a portion of the descendants of Edward retain the name of Putman .*
The above is an extract from. Cutter's Life of Putnamns, published by Coolridge & Brothers, Pearl street, New York, in 1847.
Peter Putnam lives on his farm on Indian creek; Philip is living on his Greenfield farm. Their children are living in the county in good circumstances. Joseph and Jacob are dead.
* There is a tradition that the Putnams emigrated from Frank- fort, Germany, to Putmanshire, England, about 998. All the Putnams in America descend from John Putnam, the pioneer of 1634, at Salem, Massa- chusetts.
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Names of Pioneers handed in by Peter Putnam.
Rev. Nathan Cory, first Baptist preacher. Stephen Cory, Nicholas Debolt, C. McElroy, M. Emmit, and Joseph Morse were all in the war of 1812. William V. Vinsant was a justice twelve years. George Vinsant, Daniel and Jacob Shob, and Andrew Cochran, all farmers and mechanics, were also in the war of 1812.
There was a block-house on William Cochran's farm. Colonel A. Hagler commanded the militia in 1812. He was in the legislature two terms.
Captain Robert Hoddy emigrated to the Scioto Valley with his father's family, from Harper's Ferry, in 179C. Richard Hoddy, father of Robert, served in the Revolutionary war. Chillicothe had but one cabin when Richard Hoddy landed there, and that was covered with bark. Two thousand Indians- from Old Town were encamped on the bank of the Scioto, where the upper bridge crosses that river. The first Territorial legislature met under a sycamore tree in 1797. Richard Hoddy entered five hundred acres of land, four miles from Old Town, on Paint creek, where he built the first flour and saw mill in the valley. He died in 1830.
Captain Robert, after the death of his father, took a load of flour to New Orleans. He erected the first distillery in the valley. In 1812 he served as adjutant under Colonel William Clark, and after the war he was elected land appraiser, asses- sor, and tax collector. Captain Hoddy is still living on his old farm, enjoying good health, and is now eighty-nine years of age. He married Peter Putnam's sister, Elizabeth, by whom he has had several children, all now living in the county.
Captain Hoddy served as commander-in-chief over the British prisoners after the war, until they were released. He was present at the shooting of the six militiamen. Captain Hoddy was well acquainted with Captain Philip Wolf. He says a braver man never lived.
" Rocky Mountain," as he called himself, emigrated to
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Paint Valley at an early day, and erected his cabin, eight by ten feet in size, near the mouth of Harrod's creek. He said he had been a spy under General Clark, in 1782, in his several campaigns against the Indians; that he and Colonel Zane served as spies for Colonel Crawford in 1783; that he belonged to Colonel Lewis' legion in Lord Dunmore's campaign ; that he served under Washington as a spy, and was under General Harmar in 1791-2; that he was spy for Lewis and Clark during their exploring expedition over the Rocky Mountains; that in his war and hunting excursions he had killed Indians, panthers, bears, buffalo, wolves, elk, deer, and smaller game vithout number. He possessed a pleasant disposition, was pro- verbial for his honesty, and dressed very indifferently. The neighbors visited him to take him provisions, which he would accept with a smile. He never was married, having in his youth been disappointed in his first love, which was the cause of his choosing a hermit's life. He would work for his neigh- bors when called on, and continued to do so until advanced age incapacitated him for labor. He emigrated from Virginia, in 1805, to the place already described. At the time of the break- ing out of the war of 1812, he was too old to serve. In politics he was a zealous Jefferson Democrat; in religion a Universalist. He never failed to attend elections. At the advanced age of ninety-nine years, he died alone in his cabin, his faithful dog alone witnessing his last moments. At his own request, he was buried on the top of the hill which overlooks his cabin. Recently his remains were removed by kind friends to the Bush Cemetery, and a plain monument tells the place where rests the Rocky Mountain hermit.
Mounds and Ancient Works.
There are two large model mounds on the farm of the late Captain Goldsberg, from which have been exhumed skeletons, war implements, beads, arrows, etc. On Jacob Briggs' farm are several mounds, etc., and one near Old Town.
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There is a large Indian graveyard near Old Town, and numerous skeletons have been dug from small mounds by laborers on the different pikes while taking out gravel for the roads.
Names of the Creeks and Runs in the Township.
North Fork, Little Paint, Harrod's creek, Greenland creek, Dry run, Squaw Lick, Hoddy run, and Indian creek.
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Scio o Township.
Scioto township takes its name from the Scioto river, which runs through it. In early times, keel-boats and smaller craft ascended the Scioto to the station, which was about three miles below where Chillicothe now is. Some years ago, during very high water, a steamboat made a trip from Portsmouth to Circleville, and returned in safety. It created quite a sensa- tion among the quiet denizens of the valley.
Before the completion of the Ohio canal, boats loaded with flour, etc., descended the Erie to New Orleans. These boatmen were a rough class, and sometimes, when a number of them were collected together, they would set the authorities at defi- ance, but taken all in all they were trustworthy and good- hearted. If goods were injured or lost, they were always ready to give full satisfaction. They were ever prompt in a quarrel to espouse the cause of the weaker party, especially of old men or strangers. The pioneer preachers held them in high estimation, and had great influence over them.
Chillicothe.
The town of Chillicothe, in Scioto township, was made the seat of government for the Northwestern Territory in 1800, which was previously at Cincinnati, but by act of Congress removed to Chillicothe. It was incorporated as a town Jan- uary 4, 1802, and the following officers appointed by General St. Clair, commanding the Northwestern Territory :
Samuel Finley, Edward Tiffin, James Ferguson, Alexander McLaughlin, Arthur Stewart, John Carlisle, and Reuben Adams, Members of Select Council; Edward Harr, Assessor; Isaac pr sovonor of ohio afterwards U.S. Senator and Commissione of em Land off 1 TT ..
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Brink, Supervisor; William Wallace, Tax Collector ; Joseph Tiffin, Marshal.
The records of the town from this time till March 1, 1819, must be hid away or lost, as they are not to be found with the balance.
Mareh 1, 1819, Levin Bett was Mayor; John Waddle, Treasurer ; George Nashee, Recorder ; Jacob Eichenberger, T. V. Swearengen, James Barnes, David Kinkead, and R. Souther- land, Members of Common Council.
The tax duplicate contained two hundred and twenty-two houses, two hundred and seventy-seven cattle, and other prop- erty, amounting in the aggregate to $538,295, and a tax of one-third per cent., assessed to pay the current expenses of the corporation.
In November, 1820, a disastrous fire occurred, which caused the organization of a fire department, which, as will be seen, was pretty extensive for that early day. Thomas James was appointed director ; William Carson, Edward King, Robert G. Wilson, and William McFarland, assistants; Joseph Kerr, cap- tain of the bueket men ; James Clifford, first lieutenant; Wil- liam Creighton, Jr., second lieutenant; John McCoy, captain of the property guard; John McLandburgh and James Miller, lieutenants ; James Phillips, captain of hook and ladder and ax company ; Richard Long, Adam Reister, and James How- ard, lieutenants. It was made the duty of the marshal to appoint citizens each night to patrol the streets and prevent confusion in time of fire.
Chillicothe was incorporated as a city April 9, 1838, and an election for city officers ordered, which resulted in the choice of William H. Skerritt for Mayor; Amasa D. Sproat, Treas- urer ; Robert Adams, Reeorder; Jacob Wolfe, Assessor; and Councilmen as follows: First Ward-John Leggitt, long term ; J. A. Fulton, short term. Second Ward-John Wood, long term ; William R. Drury, short term. Third Ward-Thomas Orr, long term; Levi Anderson, short term. Fourth Ward- James Howard, long term; James S. McGinnis, short term.
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John A. Fulton was elected President of the first City Council. Robert Adams declined accepting the office of Recorder, and Thomas Ghormley was elected in his stead. James McCollister was elected City Marshal; Ebenezer Tuttle, Clerk of Market, and John Carlisle, Jr., Weighmaster, by the Council.
There has been no change in the corporation line since that time, while the suburbs have been rapidly increasing in population, and are now so densely populated that they should be annexed to the city proper. Present population, nine thousand.
The Pioneer Business Men of Chillicothe-By Rev. Dr. S. Mc- Adow. 1
Below I give you, as near as I can recollect, a list of the majority of the professional and business men of Chillicothe in its early days :
Ministers-First Presbyterian-Robert W. Finley, William Speer, Robert G. Wilson.
Associate Reformed-Samuel Crothers, John McFarland, Joseph Claybaugh.
Methodist Episcopal-Edward Tiffin (local), E. Harr (local), William Swaysey, Abdel Coleman.
Episcopalian-Messrs. Kellogg, Bosman, Peete.
Physicians-Samuel McAdow, Edward Tiffin, Joseph Scott, John Edminston, Samuel Monett, Crocker & Kennedy, Buell, Pinkerton, Hays, Atkinson, Wills.
Lawyers-Jessup Couch, Henry Brush, Thomas Scott, Joseph Sill, Richard Douglas, Edward King, Benjamin G. Leonard, William Creighton, Jr., William K. Bond, William S. Murphy, Michael Baldwin, Frederick Grimke, Nathan Saw- yer.
Editors-John Collins, - Richardson, James Barnes, Nashee & Denny, John Andrew, John Bailhache.
Clerk of Court-Humphrey Fullerton. for a Generation
First Postmaster-William Creighton; first deputy, Eben- ezer Tuttle.
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Registers of the Land Office-Thomas Worthington, Jesse Spencer.
Druggists-Amasa Delano, Ira Delano.
Surveyors-Cadwallader Wallace, John A. Fulton, Allen Latham, Matthew Bonner.
Chillicothe Bank (first bank established in Chillicothe) Offi- cers-First president, Samuel Findley ; first cashier, William Sterrett ; second president, Thomas James ; second cashier, John Woodbridge.
Merchants-John McDougal, George Renick, John McCoy, Thomas James, John Whitesides, John McLandburgh, John Woodbridge, Nathan Gregg, Thomas Gregg, Mclaughlin & Kinkaid, Robert Dun, James McClintick, William McDowell, Samuel Tagart, Barr & Campbell, Isaac Evans, Samuel Brown, George Brown, Ephriam Doolittle, William McFarland, Waddle & Davidson, W. R. Southard, William Ross, William Carson, Nimrod Hutt, William Irwin, William Miller, S. & F. Edwards, Craighead Ferguson, Samuel Ferguson, Benjamin Eaton, J. B. Andrews, Thos. Swearingen, Samuel Swearingen, O. T. Reeves, James Miller, John Wood, George Wood, James Culbertson, Smith Culbertson.
Fruit Merchants-The first fruit merchant was a man named Bebier, or Bebien, and following him came John Sherer. Here I will remark that Mr. Sherer went to the State of Penn- sylvania, purchased his fruits, etc., shipped them to Portsmouth, Ohio, and from thence had them boated up the Scioto river to Chillicothe in his own keel-boat, and he always had plenty of fruits, both green and dried.
Hotel Keepers -- Benjamin Umsted, Captain Lamb, Forest Micker, Green H. Lee, Adam Haller, Adam Betz, John Hutt, Thomas Cohen, John McCann, Edmond Basey, John Runkles, Stephen Cissna, Captain Beach, William Fitch, John Watson, James Phillips, John Madeira, Shaler Ives.
Tanners-Adam Turner, Nathan Reeves, - Mantle, William Young, Samuel Brown, John McClean, Ely Mckenzie, Thomas Jacobs, William Robbins, George Armstrong.
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Cabinet Makers-John Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick,
Hume, William Robinson, Robert Robinson, John L. Tabb, Joseph Shepherd, Jonathan Miner, John Johnson, John Snyder.
Nail Manufacturers-I. Cook, Joseph Miller.
Cotton Factories-Hector Sandford, Ephraim Doolittle.
Woolen Factories-Moses Trader, Abraham Thompson, Levi Anderson, John Wilson.
Oil Mills-Thomas Davidson, W. Ross.
Book Binders-John Hellings, Richard H. Boyer, . Foster.
Stone Cutters-George Meech, James Guin.
Silversmiths-John Cellers, Peter Spurk, James Gates, E. P. Pratt.
Candle Factories-Robert Long, William Morrow.
Weavers-John Philip Ott, Hugh Ghormley, John Wilson. Grist and Saw Mill-David B. McComb.
Plasterers-James English, - Barton, John Ferree, Joshua Evans, Jeremiah Beall.
Wagon Makers-John Robey, J. Myers, Thomas Hilliard, James Wright.
Coopers-Morris Fowler, Titus Marsh, James Wright.
Windmill Manufacturer and Cabinet Maker-Henry Baker. Brick Maker-William Downs.
Clerks in Land Office, Stores, Banks, etc .- Winn Wynship, Sam'l Williams, Jos. Tiffin, Oliver Simpson, Capt. S. Leffingwell, Henry S. Lewis, Samuel Campbell, James P. Campbell, James S. Scranton, Austin Buchanan, William H. Douglas, George Tallman, Jonathan F. Woodside, Charles Madeira.
Carpenters-Conrad Christman, Frederick Fisher, Henry Johnson, Samuel Cook, James Bramble, William Waddle, John Pickens, Christopher Andricks, Richard Snyder, George Frew. Adam Reister, Thomas Bradford, Wesley Browning, Jesse Purdum, James Clark.
Saddlers-James McDougal, Thomas McDougal, Samuel
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Ewing, Samuel C. Clifford, Peter Leister, Robert Long, Alex- ander Ewing.
Saddletree Makers-Daniel Dulaney, Joseph Sands.
Hatters-George Williams, - Farin, John Butler, John Laird, Hawks & Swift, Andrew McGinnis, Joseph Thompson, E. W. Smith.
Tinners-Henry Jack, William Jack, Andrew Deemer.
Whitesmiths-Jacob Ott, Daniel Ott, Michael Ott.
Tailors-John Watson, Alexander Beard, John Hall, John Hunter, Thomas Loyd, William D. Clarie, Jonas Baum, Moses Levi, William Y. Gilmore, James Montgomery, George Wolf, - Clark, John Mitchell, Joseph Kirkpatrick.
Groceries and Liquor Stores -- Limle & Wolfe, Thomas Mur- ray, Amasa Ives, John Rogers, Thomas Braden.
Gunsmiths-Peter Fortney, Isaac Groves, Jerman Jordan.
Stone and Brick Masons-Levi Sidwell, Hugh Black, Ben - jamin Thompson, John Watson, William Rutledge, Henry Sum- mersett, James Gibbs, Peter Brown, John England, George Saxton, James Brown, Owen Dailey, Eleazer Dailey, Aaron Dailey.
Chair Makers-James Phillips, Anderson, Thomas Renshaw, Henry May, Christopher Tucker, Hector Sandford, George Hoffman.
Wheelwrights-James Robinson, James Howard.
Potteries -- George Snapp, Jacob Wolf.
Lumber Merchant -- James English.
Painters-Daniel Madeira, William Stubbs, Joseph Dunlap. Blacksmiths-Peter Day, George Haynes, George Scott, Edward Fitzgerald, George Hitchens, Hugh Hillhouse, Samuel Hillhouse, Adam Nebergall, Thomas S. Brattin, --- Thomp- son, Jacob Bonser, Alexander Wibly.
Farmers-Anthony Walke, Joseph Kerr, James Swearen- gen, John Johnson.
Shoe Stores-Drayton M. Curtis, E. P. Kendrick.
Boot and Shoe Makers-William Mayhew, John McCor- mick, John Dun, Solomon Curtis, - Saxton, Jacob May,
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Michael Byerly, Ezekiel Knowles, William Knowles, James Ryan, John Ross, George W. Chandley.
Pump Makers-Jacob Eikleburner, George Motter.
Teamsters-Ely Harrison, Batteal Harrison, William Watt, Joseph Farden, Andrew Poe, John Armstrong.
Grocery and Clothing Store-William H. Leffingwell.
Dyer-Barnett Lauman.
Butchers-Matthias Hufnagle, Daniel McCollister, Conrad Fultz, John Briney, John Baker, Daniel Baker, Zebulon Hukle.
Bakers-Adam Haller, John Martin, William Cogan, John Hutt, Lawrence McClure, William Davidson, John Clifford.
Brewers-William Robbins, Abram Kopp, John W. Collett,
- Donahue.
Rope Factory-Johnson Lofland.
Well Digger-Peter Briney.
Of all those named above but twenty-eight are now living.
General Duncan Mc Arthur.
[From Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.]
Near Adena, in a beautiful situation, is Fruit Hill, the seat of the late General Duncan McArthur, and latterly the resi- dence of his son-in-law, the Hon. Wm. Allen.
Duncan McArthur, who was of Scotch parentage, was born in Dutchess county, New York, in 1772, and when eight years of age his father moved to the frontiers of Pennsylvania. His father was in indigent circumstances, and Duncan, when of sufficient age, hired out as a laborer. At the age of eighteen years, he was a volunteer in Harmar's campaign. In 1792, he was a private in the company of Captain William Enoch, and acted with so much intrepidity in the battle of Captina as to render him very popular with the frontier men. After this, he was for awhile a laborer at some salt works near Maysville, Kentucky, and in the spring of 1793 engaged as a chain bearer to General Nathaniel Massie, and penetrated with him and others into the Scioto Valley to make surveys, at a time when such an enterprise was full of danger from the Indians. He
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was afterward employed as a spy against the Indians on the Ohio, and had some adventures with them, elsewhere detailed in this volume. He was again in the employment of General Massie ; and after the treaty of Greenville, studied surveying, became an assistant surveyor to General Massie, and aided him to lay out Chillicothe. He, in the course of this business, be- came engaged in the purchase and sale of lands, by which he acquired great landed wealth.
In 1805, he was a member of the legislature from Ross ; in 1806, elected colonel, and in 1808, major general of the State militia. In May, 1812, he was commissioned colonel in the Ohio Volunteers, afterward marched to Detroit, and himself and regiment were included in Hull's surrender. He was second in command on this unfortunate expedition; but such was the energy he displayed, that, notwithstanding, after his return as a prisoner of war on parole, the Democratic party, in the fall of 1812, elected him to Congress by an overwhelming majority. In March, 1813, he was commissioned a brigadier general in the army, and having been regularly exchanged as prisoner of war, soon after resigned his seat in Congress to en- gage in active service.
About the time the enemy were preparing to attack Fort Stevenson, the frontiers were in great danger, and Harrison sent an express to McArthur to hurry on to the scene of action with all the force he could muster. Upon this, he ordered the second division to march in mass.
This march of the militia was named the "general call." As soon as Governor Meigs was advised of the call made by McArthur, he went forward and assumed in person the com- mand of the militia now under arms. General McArthur went forward to the scene of action, and the militia followed in thousands. So promptly were his orders obeyed, that in a few days the Sandusky plains were covered with nearly eight thousand men, mostly from Scioto Valley. This rush of militia to defend the exposed frontier of our country bore honorable
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testimony that the patriotism of the citizens of the Scioto Val- ley did not consist of noisy professions, but of practical service in defense of their country. This general turn-out of the militia proves that General Massie, and the few pioneers who followed him into the wilderness and assisted him in making the first settlements in the fertile valley of the Scioto river, had infused their own daring and enterprising spirit into the spirit of the community. Among these eight thousand militia were found in the ranks, as private soldiers, judges, merchants, law- yers, preachers, doctors, mechanics, farmers, and laborers of every description-all anxious to repulse the ruthless invaders of our soil. Indeed, the Scioto country was so stripped of its male population on this occasion, that the women, in their ab- sence, were compelled to carry their grain to mill or let their children suffer from want. These troops having arrived at Upper Sandusky formed what was called the " grand camp of Ohio militia." General McArthur was detailed to the command of Fort Meigs. The victory of Perry, on the 10th of Septem- ber, gave a fresh impetus to the army, and Harrison concen- trated his troops at Portage river, where, on the 20th, the brigade of McArthur, from Fort Meigs, joined him. On the 27th, the army embarked in boats, and crossed over to Malden, and a few days after, General McArthur, with the greater part of the troops, was charged with the defense of Detroit.
After the resignation of Harrison, in the spring of 1814, McArthur, being the senior brigadier general, the command of the Northwestern army devolved on him. As the enemy re- tired discomfited from the upper end of Lake Erie, and most of the Indians were suing for peace, the greater part of tho regu- lar troops under his command were ordered to the Niagara frontier. McArthur had a number of small forts to garrison along the frontier, while he kept his main force at Detroit and Malden to overawe the Canadians and the scattering Indians still in the British interest. The dull monotony of going from post to post was not the most agreeable service to his energetic
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mind. He projected an expedition into Canada, on which he was absent about a fortnight from Detroit, with six hundred and fifty troops and seventy Indians. At or near Malcolm's Mill, the detachment had an action with a force of about five hundred Canadian militia, in which they defeated them with a loss of twenty-seven killed and wounded, and made one hun- dred and eleven prisoners ; while the American loss was only one killed and six wounded. In this excursion, the valuable mills of the enemy, in the vicinity of Grand river, were de- stroyed, and their resources in that quarter essentially impaired. After returning from this successful expedition, the war lan- guished in the Northwest. General McArthur continued in ser- vice, and was at Detroit when peace was declared.
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