The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-07-20

oii''O OHCy hcdlu oHOCtiuS ana crNt,1G at
Brodhead's house almost the whole day,
and that when they left McMchael's house,
the dwelling house of the said Brodhead
was yet unburnt, being as they supposed
defended by the people Within, And the
said Tidd and Blakehorn also said, ''that
they did not come to McMichaels house
till about three o'clock in the afternoon.
when they could see the Barn and Barracks
Of the said Brodhead on fire that they did
not see any one killed on either side, but
James Garland one of their company was
shot through the hand" About the same
time the Indians appeared at what is now
called Pleasant Valley, in Polk township
In Michael Hute's deposition, taken Decem-
Der II, 1855, he says: "Last Wednesday
about o'clock, afternoon, company of
Indians about in number attacked the
house, of Frederick Hoeth, about / 2 miles
East from Gnauden Hutton (Lehighton)
on Pocho Pochto Greek that the family
being at supper, the Indians shot into
the house, and wounded a woman; at
the next shot they killed Frederick Hoeth
himself, and shot several times more.
whereupon all ran out of the house that
could. The Indians Immediately set fire
to the house, mill and stables. Heath s
wife ran into the bake house, which was
also set on fire. The poor woman ran out
through the flames, and being very much
burned, she ran into the water and there
died. They killed and scalped daughter !;
and he thinks three other children who
were of the family, were burnt. Three of
Hoeth's daughters are missing with another
woman, who are supposed to be carried off.
In the action, one Indian was killed and
another wounded"
suppose Fort Hamilton was not in
existence then as there is no account given
of it, but the next year it is mentioned.
The following is taken from the journal
of James Young, Commissary General =
"June %, 1756,-At 4 p. NJ set out,
at 6 came to Lehigh Gap where | found a
sergeant and s men stationed at farm
house, with small stoccade around it
From Fort Allen (now Weissport, Carbon
county, here the road is very hilly and
swampy, | found they were detachment
from Capt. Weatherholt's Company; he is
stationed on the other side the Gap, miles
from this with II men, The rest of his
company is at Depue's and another at Gap
(The Wind Gap) ID miles from this
June %, 175G. At in the morning
mustered the men" &c. q ct \. NJ |
set out for Fort Norris The road for the
first 6 miles is a good wagon road along the
foot of the North Mountain the other Z
miles very hilly and stony Passed plan
tations on this road, all deserted and the
houses burnt down. At IL A. NJ. | came
to Fort Norris, found here a sergent COM
manding with u men. This Fort stands
in a valley midway between the North
Mountain and the TuskaroTa, miles from
each on the high road towards the Mime
sinks; it is a square about so feet each
way, with t half bastions, all very com
pletely stoccaded, finished and defensible
At p NJ. Capt. Wcatherholt came here
to us. He brought me his muster roll, &c
and proposed to 90 with me to Samuel De.
pue's, where his lieutenant and 26 men are
TO see them mustered. accepted his com
pany. At 3 p. NJ we set forth from Fort
| Norris on our way to Fort Hamilton. At
6 p. NJ. came to Philip Bosart's farm l.
/ Il
night. In our way to this house we found
the road very billy, the country barren
passed plantations, all deserted and the
houses burnt down. In Bosart's house are
6 families from other plantations june
24. At / \. NJ. set out from Bosart's
at came to Fort Hamilton, about Z miles
from Bosart's; good wagon road and the
land better than any | had seen on the
north side Of the Mountain. Fort Ham
ilton stands in a cornfeld by farm house
in plain and clear country; it is square
with half bastions, all very illcontrivec
and finished the stoccades are 6 inches
open in many places and not firm in the
ground, and may be easily pulled down.
I Before the gate are some stoccades driver
in the ground to cover it which | think
might be a great shelter to an enemy.
therefore ordered them to pull them down
l also ordered to fill up the other stoccades
where they were open. L found here {
lieutenant and s men, were gone to Eastor
with prisoner, At s, a. IN. | set out from
Fort Hamilton for Samuel Depue's where
Capt. Weatherholt's lieutenant and &c mer
are stationed when | came there his mus
ter roll was not ready. | therefore pro
ceeded to the next Fort 10 miles further
up the river. At P. NJ came there
1t is good plain road from Depue's; there
are many plantations this way, but all de-
serted, and the houses chiefly burnt Found
at this Fort (Hyndshaw) Lieut.. HandshaW
with % men. This Fort is square about
20 feet each way, very lightly stoccaded
1t is clear all round for 800 yards. The
Fort stands on the bank of creek anC
about one fourth of mile from the River
Delaware. | think it is a very important
place for the defence of this frontier Al
Z p. NJ came to Samuel Depue's, mustered
that part of Capt Weatherholt's company
stationed here, lieutenant and 26 men, al
regularly enlisted for months, as are the
rest of his company. Around Depue''
house is large but very and ill-contriveC