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Lexington March 4th 1812
Dear Isaac
You expressed a wish to know what
has become of I. L. Baker. S. Todd arrived in
town last night from Fort George. he states
that Isaac was taken prisoner by an Indian
and was bought by a Wm Smart of Detroit
for one hundred and fifty dollars _______

My Dear Uncle is no more. he was wounded
and left at Rasin with the other wounded men
when the [masichore?] [commenced?] he gave an
Indian one hundred dollars to carry him to
Malden. and on the way was shot through the
head by a drunken Indian and expired
without a groan. Our freind E. Blythe
was killed with the wounded. S. Elder was
killed in the retreat. S. Todd states that
Coloner Wells was ordered by Winchester to
piquet himself in but Wells made
answer that he was not affraid. nearly
all Wells men were killed only Ten of
Lewis'.
I. Parker has just arrived