Starting before sunrise, we marched through some old Indian towns until we struck Hartshorne’s road; we then cut from Greenville to Girty’s Town. By rapid marching to the sixteen-mile tree, we made twenty-one miles today.

November 2, 1794 (Sunday)

After an early start and seven miles of rapid marching, we came to a bridge built by Major Hughes. The whole legion crossed and traveled three miles, halted, and were refreshed. In two hours we marched six miles to Greenville; after the discharge of several guns and after three cheers, the men were assigned to their respective huts, which we found very much out of repair.

November 3, 1794

Lieutenant Brady arrived at Greenville with a command from Fort Wayne. [This was General Hugh Brady, who died at Detroit some years ago.]

November 5, 1794

General Wilkinson, Colonel Strong, Doctor General Allison [sic], Captain Fort, and others, escorted by Lieutenant Brady and his command, started for Fort Washington. [These were all old Revolutionary War Hawks. Doctor Allison was surgeon of General Potter’s brigade during the Revolution; General Wilkinson and General Gates were adjutant generals at Saratoga.]

FORT WAYNE GAZETTE, June 17, 1873

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