Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . ilip Rochblave has done everything in his power to set the Indiansagainst us, and they are only too apt to accept of such offers. I amin hopes that his correspondence with them is entirely at an end, andwish that the executive power of Virginia may deal in the mostsevere terms with him, as no punishment can be too severe for thebarbarity of his former proceedings. As for any other particulars, I must refer you to my brother am sorry that it is not in my power to hear from you, but as
Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . ilip Rochblave has done everything in his power to set the Indiansagainst us, and they are only too apt to accept of such offers. I amin hopes that his correspondence with them is entirely at an end, andwish that the executive power of Virginia may deal in the mostsevere terms with him, as no punishment can be too severe for thebarbarity of his former proceedings. As for any other particulars, I must refer you to my brother am sorry that it is not in my power to hear from you, but as I amnow at the distance of about twelve or thirteen hundred miles fromhome, I cant much expect to hear from vou or any other of un-friends, but if any opportunity should offer, I should expect to be * Words here indistinct. BOWMANS LETTER TO BRINKER. 56r furnished with every particular with regard to the news from thenorthward, or our present circumstances in general. I, therefore, conclude, wishing you all the blessings of most affectionate friend and very humble servant, £r%^^/^^^t^n^. ?>6 BOWMANS LETTER TO HITE. On the same day the foregoing letter was written. MajorBowman wrote another letter, very much of the sametenor, to Colonel John Hite, also of Frederick county, Vir-ginia. This Colonel I lite was Bowmans uncle and anancestor on the mothers side of the author of this letter was furnished for publication by Colonel Hiteand appeared, probably, first in a Baltimore paper, andcertainly in a publication of high character in London, En-gland, known as Almons Remembrancer, an ImpartialRepository of Public Events for the Year 1779, and it isthis copy from which historians have generally following is the letter in full: Baltimore, December 29, 177S,Copy of a letter from Captain Joseph Bowman at a place called Illinois Kaskaskia, upon the Mis-sissippi, to his friend, Colonel ^~ ~****m* John Hite, of Frederick county, Virginia, dated July 30, 17
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