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115A 5/16/1760

[Shamskin] 5mo.16.1760

Dear Friend, On the 12th [?] my brother & I went over the[?] to see the Boy Margaret had there who we found naked. after much persuassion Peter, her husband, whose property hs is at the old creature Margaret says the wampum she gave for him wa[?] Peters, therefore the Boy must be permitted the child to come over with us [sogeh?] some victuals. The lad was rejoiced at the opportunity tho afraid to express his sentiments, after we had left the [shore] a small difference a white man called to us to pass him over, I ask o him who he was, he answered a man that had made his escape from the Indians, we return [?] & took him in which avery full freight for a small ask. reply, his name James Bell; a soldier in Virginia [?] was taken by the French & Indian near Legomier [?] 5mo. 1759 & carrued to an Indian town near Detroit, afterword remov'd to the allegany river & from there as [?]