Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-06-24

was ut fathers and made his escape through a win
dow, under cover of travelling white man, who
obtained leave for them to come out that way. 1t
being not yet light he was not discovered. While
those hostiles were numbering my beloved farther,
| they were tying my husband (Col. Samuel Hawkins9
| with cords, TO wait the arrival of Ilockchunga,
Thloc-co-cos-com-ico and Munnawana, who were
the commanders at fathers, to give orders for the
Colonel's execution also; which took place about
3 O'Clock the same day. And these barbarous men,
not content with spilling the blood of both my hus
band and father, TO atone for their constant friend
ship 10 both your nation and our own, refused my
hands the painful privilege ofcovcring the body up
in the very ground which he lately defended against
! those hostile murderers, and drove me from my
home, stripped of my two best friends in one day.
stripped OF all my property, my provision, and my
| clothing-with more painful reflection than all
these, that the body OF my poor murdered husband
should remain unburied be devoured by the birds
and the beasts. Was ever poor woman than
/? have this moment arrived among our white
friends, who, although they very kind have but
little to bes;ow on me and my poor helpless infant,
who must suffer before any aid reach US from
you; but can live great while on very little;
besides the confidence l have on you and your
government, for know by your promise you
will aid and defend soon as you hear from cur
situation. These murderers the very same hos
tiles who treatedthe whites ten years ago as they
have now treated my husband and father; who say
they are determined to kill all who had any hand
in selling the land, and when they have completed
the work of numbering, burning, plundering and
destruction, they will send the President word that
they have saved their land and taken it back; and
that he and the white people never shall have it
again. which is the order ofthe heads of the nation,
by the advice Of the Agent. We expect that many
OF our best friends already killed, but have not
heard by reason of the waters being toe high for
word to 30 quick, which is she only reason Col
Miller and others on his side of the river were not
killed. We are in dreadful condition, and l do
not think there will be one ear of corn made in this
part OF the nation, Tor the whole of the friendly
too much alarmed TO return TO their homes to get
their families 10 subsist on, much to stay at
nome to make more; and we fear every day that
what little provision we left will be destroyed.
am afraid YOU will think make it worse; but how
can that be, for it is of itself than my pen
write. My condition admits OF no equal, and mocks
me when | try 10 speak Of it. After | was strip
ped of my last frock but one, humanity and duty
called on me 70 pull it of and spread it over the
body OF my dead husband (Which was allowed no
other coverins) which did a farewell witness
OF affection. was 25 miles from any friend, (but
sister Catharine who with me) and had to stay
all night in the woods surrounded by thousand
hostile l.dians, who were constantly insulting and
atfr ghting us. And now | am here with only one
coat my back and not morsel of bread TO save
as from perishing, or arag of a blanket to cover
my poor little boy from the sun noon or the dew
at night. | am a'poor distracted orphan and widow.
(Signed) JANE HAWKINS.