I remember he participated in the Indian raid on a party led by Daniel Boone on one of his earliest trips to Kentucky. In the foray, Boone's son, Israel, was killed. Girty was captured by Indians when he was a small child and grew up as an Indian. He began to understand how the Indians were being treated by the white man, and he remained forever loyal to the Indians. He worked with the English against the American pioneers and became despised by the pioneers who were trying to settle beyond the Eastern Coast.
Earth is like a giant six-layer cake, with all the nuts on top.
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