FOOTNOTES:

The foregoing Bill was carefully examined in each single account and estimated in lawful money equal to money in 1774.

Westmoreland, Oct. 2, 1781.

In the Lower House, Ordered that this Report be Lodged on file in the Secretary's Office.

Teste—Jed'h Strong, Clerk.

Concur'd in the Upper House.

Teste—George Wyllys, Sect'y.

APPENDIX C.

Copies of Documents Relative to the Expedition Against Wyoming, in 1778, Now in His Majesty's State Paper Office, London, in a Volume Entitled, "Military, 1778.—No. 122."

Copy of Articles of Capitulation, for Wintermoot's Fort, July 1, 1778.

Art. 1st. That Lieut. Elisha Scovell surrender the Fort, with the Stores, arms and ammunition, that are in said fort, as well public as private, to Major John Butler.

2d. That the garrison shall not bear arms during the present contest; and Major Butler promises that the men, women and children shall not be hurt, either by Indians or Rangers.

II.

Fort Jenkins Fort, July 1st, 1778.

Between Major John Butler, on behalf of His Majesty King George the Third, and John Jenkins.

Art. 1st. That the Fort with all the stores, arms and ammunition, be delivered up immediately.

2d. That Major John Butler shall preserve to them, intire, the lives of the men, women and children.

III.

Articles of Capitulation for three Forts at Lackuwanack, 4th July, 1778.

Art. 1st. That the different Commanders of the said Forts, do immediately deliver them up, with all the arms, ammunition and stores in the said forts.

2d. Major Butler promises that the lives of the men, women and children shall be preserved intire.

IV.

Westmoreland, July 4th, 1778.

Capitulation made and completed between Major John Butler, on behalf of His Majesty King George the Third, and Col. Nathan Denniston, of the United States of America.

Art. 1. That the inhabitants of the settlement lay down their arms, and the garrisons be demolished.

2d. That the inhabitants are to occupy their farms peaceably, and the lives of the inhabitants preserved intire and unhurt.

3d. That the Continental Stores be delivered up.

4th. That Major Butler will use his utmost influence that the private property of the inhabitants shall be preserved intire to them.

5th. That the prisoners in Forty Fort, be delivered up, and that Samuel Finch, now in Major Butler's possession, be delivered up also.

6th. That the property taken from the people called Tories, up the river, be made good; and they to remain in peaceable possession of their farms, unmolested in a free trade, in and throughout this State, as far as lies in my power.

7th. That the inhabitants, that Colonel Denniston now capitulates for, together with himself, do not take up arms during the present contest.

[Signed]Nathan Denniston.John Butler.Zarah Beech,John Johnson,Samuel Gustin,Wm. Caldwell.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Below will be found a list of the books, pamphlets, and manuscripts consulted in the preparation of this address. By means of an alphabetical arrangement, usually as to author's names, an authority cited in the text may here be found with the title of the work, and the date, and place of publication.

Chapman, Isaac A.—A sketch of the History of Wyoming. Wilkes-Barre. 1830.Conover, George S.—Sayenqueraghta, King of the Senecas. Waterloo. 1885.Supplement to the same. 1886.Connecticut—The Public Records of the Colony of.—From October, 1772, to April, 1775, inclusive. Vol. XIV. Hartford. 1887.Connecticut—The Public Records of the Colony of.—From May, 1775, to June, 1776, inclusive. Vol. XV. Hartford. 1890.Connecticut—The Public Records of the State of.—From October, 1776, to February, 1778, inclusive. Vol. I. Hartford. 1894.Connecticut—The Public Records of the State of. From May, 1778, to April, 1780, inclusive. Vol. II. Hartford. 1895.Connecticut.—Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution. Quarto, pp. 777. Hartford. 1889.Craft, Rev. David.—Historical Address at the Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Newtown. Printed in Journals of the Sullivan Expedition.Craft, Rev. David.—Colonel John Franklin and the Wild Yankees. An Address delivered June 9, 1896, at the Old Academy, Athens, Pa. 1896.Egle, Wm. H., M. D.—A History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Civil, Political and Military, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Harrisburg. 1876.Hubbard, John N., A. B.—Sketches of Border Adventures in the Life and Times of Major Moses VanCampen, a Surviving Soldier of the Revolution. By his Grandson. Bath, N. Y. 1842.Hayden, Rev. Horace Edwin, M. A.—Major John Garret, slain July 3, 1778. A Forgotten Hero of the Massacre of Wyoming, Pa. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1895.Hayden, Rev. Horace Edwin, M. A.—The Massacre of Wyoming. Wilkes-Barre. 1895.Hollister, Horace.—History of the Lackawana Valley, Fifth Edition. Philadelphia. 1885.Hoyt, Henry M.—A Brief of the Title in the Seventeen Townships in the County of Luzerne: A Syllabus of the Controversy between Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Harrisburg. 1879.Hinman, Royal R.—A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, etc., of the part sustained by Connecticut during the War of the Revolution. Hartford. 1842.Harvey, Oscar Jewell.—The Harvey Book, giving genealogies of Harvey, Nesbitt, Dixon and Jamison Families. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1899.Jenkins, Steuben.—Historical Address at the Wyoming Monument July 3, 1878, on the 100th Anniversary of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming. Wilkes-Barre. 1878.Jenkins, Steuben.—Wyoming, Connecticut, Pennsylvania. Historical Register. Vol. II. Harrisburg. 1884.Johnson, Frederick C., M. D.-The Pioneer Women of Wyoming. An Address before the Wyoming Valley Chapter D. A. R. Wilkes-Barre. 1901.Meginness, John F.—Biography of Frances Slocum, the lost Sister of Wyoming. A complete Narrative of her wanderings among the Indians. Williamsport, Pa. 1891.Miner, Charles.—History of Wyoming in a Series of Letters. Philadelphia. 1845.Military Expeditionof General John Sullivan, Journals of. Auburn. 1887.Peck, George, D. D.—Wyoming; its History, Stirring Incidents and Romantic Adventures. New York. 1858.Pearce, Stewart.—Annals of Luzerne County. Second Edition. Philadelphia. 1866.Pennsylvania—Minutes of the Provincial Council of.—From the organization to the termination of the Proprietary Government. Vols. IX to XI. Harrisburg. 1853.Pennsylvania—Minutes of the Supreme Executive Council of.—From its organization to the termination of the Revolution. Vols. XI to XVI. Harrisburg. 1853.Pennsylvania Archives.—Selected and arranged from Original Documents in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. First Series. Vols. IV. to XII. Harrisburg. 1855-8. Second Series. Vol. XVIII. Harrisburg. 1897. Fourth Series. Vols. III. and IV. Harrisburg. 1900.Perkins, Mrs. George A.—Early Times on the Susquehanna. Binghamton. 1870.Plumb, Henry Blackman.—History of Hanover Township and Wyoming Valley, Luzerne County, Pa. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1885.Reynolds, Sheldon, M. A.—The Frontier Forts within the Wyoming Valley, Pa. Wilkes-Barre. 1896. Also in Frontier Forts of Pa. Vol. I, pp. 419-466. Harrisburg. 1896.Stone, William L.—The Poetry and History of Wyoming. New York and London. 1841.Stone, William L.—Life of Joseph Brant—Thayendanegea, including the Indian Wars of the American Revolution. Vol. I. Cooperstown, N. Y. 1844.United States.—Journals of Congress. Containing their Proceedings from Sept. 5, 1774, to November 3, 1788. 13 volumes. Philadelphia. 1800-1.Wright, Hendrick B.—Historical Sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa. Philadelphia. 1873.Wyoming Valley—The Historical Record of. A periodical publication. Dr. F. C. Johnson, Editor. 9 volumes. Wilkes-Barre. 1886-1901.Wyoming Historical and Geological Society—Proceedings and Collections. Vols. 1-7. Wilkes-Barre. 1858-1902.Wyoming Commemorative Association—Proceedings. 12 volumes. Wilkes-Barre. 1878-1902.

Chapman, Isaac A.—A sketch of the History of Wyoming. Wilkes-Barre. 1830.

Conover, George S.—Sayenqueraghta, King of the Senecas. Waterloo. 1885.

Supplement to the same. 1886.

Connecticut—The Public Records of the Colony of.—From October, 1772, to April, 1775, inclusive. Vol. XIV. Hartford. 1887.

Connecticut—The Public Records of the Colony of.—From May, 1775, to June, 1776, inclusive. Vol. XV. Hartford. 1890.

Connecticut—The Public Records of the State of.—From October, 1776, to February, 1778, inclusive. Vol. I. Hartford. 1894.

Connecticut—The Public Records of the State of. From May, 1778, to April, 1780, inclusive. Vol. II. Hartford. 1895.

Connecticut.—Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution. Quarto, pp. 777. Hartford. 1889.

Craft, Rev. David.—Historical Address at the Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Newtown. Printed in Journals of the Sullivan Expedition.

Craft, Rev. David.—Colonel John Franklin and the Wild Yankees. An Address delivered June 9, 1896, at the Old Academy, Athens, Pa. 1896.

Egle, Wm. H., M. D.—A History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Civil, Political and Military, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Harrisburg. 1876.

Hubbard, John N., A. B.—Sketches of Border Adventures in the Life and Times of Major Moses VanCampen, a Surviving Soldier of the Revolution. By his Grandson. Bath, N. Y. 1842.

Hayden, Rev. Horace Edwin, M. A.—Major John Garret, slain July 3, 1778. A Forgotten Hero of the Massacre of Wyoming, Pa. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1895.

Hayden, Rev. Horace Edwin, M. A.—The Massacre of Wyoming. Wilkes-Barre. 1895.

Hollister, Horace.—History of the Lackawana Valley, Fifth Edition. Philadelphia. 1885.

Hoyt, Henry M.—A Brief of the Title in the Seventeen Townships in the County of Luzerne: A Syllabus of the Controversy between Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Harrisburg. 1879.

Hinman, Royal R.—A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, etc., of the part sustained by Connecticut during the War of the Revolution. Hartford. 1842.

Harvey, Oscar Jewell.—The Harvey Book, giving genealogies of Harvey, Nesbitt, Dixon and Jamison Families. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1899.

Jenkins, Steuben.—Historical Address at the Wyoming Monument July 3, 1878, on the 100th Anniversary of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming. Wilkes-Barre. 1878.

Jenkins, Steuben.—Wyoming, Connecticut, Pennsylvania. Historical Register. Vol. II. Harrisburg. 1884.

Johnson, Frederick C., M. D.-The Pioneer Women of Wyoming. An Address before the Wyoming Valley Chapter D. A. R. Wilkes-Barre. 1901.

Meginness, John F.—Biography of Frances Slocum, the lost Sister of Wyoming. A complete Narrative of her wanderings among the Indians. Williamsport, Pa. 1891.

Miner, Charles.—History of Wyoming in a Series of Letters. Philadelphia. 1845.

Military Expeditionof General John Sullivan, Journals of. Auburn. 1887.

Peck, George, D. D.—Wyoming; its History, Stirring Incidents and Romantic Adventures. New York. 1858.

Pearce, Stewart.—Annals of Luzerne County. Second Edition. Philadelphia. 1866.

Pennsylvania—Minutes of the Provincial Council of.—From the organization to the termination of the Proprietary Government. Vols. IX to XI. Harrisburg. 1853.

Pennsylvania—Minutes of the Supreme Executive Council of.—From its organization to the termination of the Revolution. Vols. XI to XVI. Harrisburg. 1853.

Pennsylvania Archives.—Selected and arranged from Original Documents in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. First Series. Vols. IV. to XII. Harrisburg. 1855-8. Second Series. Vol. XVIII. Harrisburg. 1897. Fourth Series. Vols. III. and IV. Harrisburg. 1900.

Perkins, Mrs. George A.—Early Times on the Susquehanna. Binghamton. 1870.

Plumb, Henry Blackman.—History of Hanover Township and Wyoming Valley, Luzerne County, Pa. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1885.

Reynolds, Sheldon, M. A.—The Frontier Forts within the Wyoming Valley, Pa. Wilkes-Barre. 1896. Also in Frontier Forts of Pa. Vol. I, pp. 419-466. Harrisburg. 1896.

Stone, William L.—The Poetry and History of Wyoming. New York and London. 1841.

Stone, William L.—Life of Joseph Brant—Thayendanegea, including the Indian Wars of the American Revolution. Vol. I. Cooperstown, N. Y. 1844.

United States.—Journals of Congress. Containing their Proceedings from Sept. 5, 1774, to November 3, 1788. 13 volumes. Philadelphia. 1800-1.

Wright, Hendrick B.—Historical Sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa. Philadelphia. 1873.

Wyoming Valley—The Historical Record of. A periodical publication. Dr. F. C. Johnson, Editor. 9 volumes. Wilkes-Barre. 1886-1901.

Wyoming Historical and Geological Society—Proceedings and Collections. Vols. 1-7. Wilkes-Barre. 1858-1902.

Wyoming Commemorative Association—Proceedings. 12 volumes. Wilkes-Barre. 1878-1902.

MANUSCRIPTS.

The subjoined list embraces material not in printed form:

Craft, Rev. David.—Collection of MSS. deposited by him in the Rooms of the Tioga Point Historical Society, Athens, Pa.Connecticut State Library.—Manuscript Pay and Muster Rolls of Soldiers in the French and Indian War, 1754-1763. Hartford, Conn.Appendix "B" is Document No. 147 in a manuscript volume entitled "Susquehanna Settlers," Vol. I.Jenkins, Hon. Steuben.—Documents, Letters, Surveys, Account Books, Agreements, Diaries, etc. etc. Wyoming, Pa. Examined in lifetime of late owner.Tioga Point Historical Society.—Pay Roll of Capt. John Franklin's Company, dated May, 1780. Athens, Pa.

Craft, Rev. David.—Collection of MSS. deposited by him in the Rooms of the Tioga Point Historical Society, Athens, Pa.

Connecticut State Library.—Manuscript Pay and Muster Rolls of Soldiers in the French and Indian War, 1754-1763. Hartford, Conn.

Appendix "B" is Document No. 147 in a manuscript volume entitled "Susquehanna Settlers," Vol. I.

Jenkins, Hon. Steuben.—Documents, Letters, Surveys, Account Books, Agreements, Diaries, etc. etc. Wyoming, Pa. Examined in lifetime of late owner.

Tioga Point Historical Society.—Pay Roll of Capt. John Franklin's Company, dated May, 1780. Athens, Pa.

FOOTNOTES:[1]Westmoreland Records as per Hollister 5th ed. p. 139.[2]Westmoreland Records as per Hollister 5th ed. p. 140.[3]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XIV p. ——.[4]Miner p. 157.[5]Miner p. 158.[6]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 12.[7]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 43.[8]Manuscript Pay Rolls Conn. State Library.[9]Miner p. 154.[10]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 152 et seq.[11]Manuscript Pay and Muster Rolls Conn. State Lib.[12]Hinman's Connecticut in the War of the Revolution, (1842) p. 10.[13]Mason F. Alden is employed to perform a responsible duty and is called Ensign. However, his name does not appear among the Ensigns of the Twenty-fourth regiment, at that time but recently elected. Perhaps it was a courtesy title derived from some previous service.[14]Lazarus Stewart was also employed to perform a responsible duty and is called Captain. He served during the French and Indian War; was in Braddock's defeat; was Captain of the "Paxtang Boys," but was not at this time a Captain in the Twenty-fourth regiment. He was a cousin of Lazarus Stewart, Jr., a Lieutenant in the Hanover company.[15]Miner, p. 172 et seq.; The Harvey Book, p. 628 et seq.[16]Miner, p. 189.[17]Westmoreland Records as per Jenkins' Address p. 11.[18]Miner p. 212.[19]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 470.[20]Miner p. 187.[21]Journals of Continental Congress Vol. III p. 104.[22]Journals of Continental Congress Vol. II p. 307.[23]Frontier Forts of Pa. Vol. I p. 434.[24]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I p. 31.[25]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I p. 91 et seq.[26]Miner p. 200.[27]Names of fifteen of these Tories are given in Records of State of Conn. Vol. I p. 539.[28]Records State of Conn. Vol. II p. 58.[29]Journals of Continental Congress Vol. IV p. 113.[30]See Appendix A.[31]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I, pp. 264, 430.[32]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I, pp. 270, 422; Vol. II, p. 30.[33]Manuscript Pay and Muster Rolls Conn. State Lib.[34]Miner, p. 215.[35]Miner, p. 216.[36]Miner, p. 218.[37]For Articles of Capitulation see Miner p. 255, and Appendix C.[38]Hollister 5th ed., p. 163, 194.[39]Miner p. 470.[40]Address of Hon. Steuben Jenkins, p. 38.[41]The Wyoming Massacre, by Horace Edwin Hayden, (1895) p. xviii et seq.[42]Articles of Capitulation given by Miner p. 255.[43]Articles of Capitulation given by Miner p. 255.[44]Col. John Franklin and the Wild Yankees, by Rev. David Craft, p. 7.[45]Miner p. 232.[46]See Appendix B.[47]See Appendix C.[48]Orderly Book of Col. Z. Butler in Proc. Wyo. Hist. Soc. Vol. VII p. 124.

[1]Westmoreland Records as per Hollister 5th ed. p. 139.

[2]Westmoreland Records as per Hollister 5th ed. p. 140.

[3]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XIV p. ——.

[4]Miner p. 157.

[5]Miner p. 158.

[6]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 12.

[7]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 43.

[8]Manuscript Pay Rolls Conn. State Library.

[9]Miner p. 154.

[10]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 152 et seq.

[11]Manuscript Pay and Muster Rolls Conn. State Lib.

[12]Hinman's Connecticut in the War of the Revolution, (1842) p. 10.

[13]Mason F. Alden is employed to perform a responsible duty and is called Ensign. However, his name does not appear among the Ensigns of the Twenty-fourth regiment, at that time but recently elected. Perhaps it was a courtesy title derived from some previous service.

[14]Lazarus Stewart was also employed to perform a responsible duty and is called Captain. He served during the French and Indian War; was in Braddock's defeat; was Captain of the "Paxtang Boys," but was not at this time a Captain in the Twenty-fourth regiment. He was a cousin of Lazarus Stewart, Jr., a Lieutenant in the Hanover company.

[15]Miner, p. 172 et seq.; The Harvey Book, p. 628 et seq.

[16]Miner, p. 189.

[17]Westmoreland Records as per Jenkins' Address p. 11.

[18]Miner p. 212.

[19]Colonial Records of Conn. Vol. XV p. 470.

[20]Miner p. 187.

[21]Journals of Continental Congress Vol. III p. 104.

[22]Journals of Continental Congress Vol. II p. 307.

[23]Frontier Forts of Pa. Vol. I p. 434.

[24]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I p. 31.

[25]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I p. 91 et seq.

[26]Miner p. 200.

[27]Names of fifteen of these Tories are given in Records of State of Conn. Vol. I p. 539.

[28]Records State of Conn. Vol. II p. 58.

[29]Journals of Continental Congress Vol. IV p. 113.

[30]See Appendix A.

[31]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I, pp. 264, 430.

[32]Records of the State of Conn. Vol. I, pp. 270, 422; Vol. II, p. 30.

[33]Manuscript Pay and Muster Rolls Conn. State Lib.

[34]Miner, p. 215.

[35]Miner, p. 216.

[36]Miner, p. 218.

[37]For Articles of Capitulation see Miner p. 255, and Appendix C.

[38]Hollister 5th ed., p. 163, 194.

[39]Miner p. 470.

[40]Address of Hon. Steuben Jenkins, p. 38.

[41]The Wyoming Massacre, by Horace Edwin Hayden, (1895) p. xviii et seq.

[42]Articles of Capitulation given by Miner p. 255.

[43]Articles of Capitulation given by Miner p. 255.

[44]Col. John Franklin and the Wild Yankees, by Rev. David Craft, p. 7.

[45]Miner p. 232.

[46]See Appendix B.

[47]See Appendix C.

[48]Orderly Book of Col. Z. Butler in Proc. Wyo. Hist. Soc. Vol. VII p. 124.

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