History of the early settlement of the Juniata Valley : embracing an account of the early pioneers, and the trials and privations incident to the settlement of the valley ; predatory incursions, massacres, and abductions by the Indians during the French and Indian wars, and the War of the Revolution, &c. . ned their captivityfor a number of years among the Indians. We havemade the most unremitting exertions, yet we have failedto ascertain any thing like a satisfactory account of thisremarkable family. The name of Gersham Hicks figuresin Miners History of Wyoming as an Indian guide,while in the
History of the early settlement of the Juniata Valley : embracing an account of the early pioneers, and the trials and privations incident to the settlement of the valley ; predatory incursions, massacres, and abductions by the Indians during the French and Indian wars, and the War of the Revolution, &c. . ned their captivityfor a number of years among the Indians. We havemade the most unremitting exertions, yet we have failedto ascertain any thing like a satisfactory account of thisremarkable family. The name of Gersham Hicks figuresin Miners History of Wyoming as an Indian guide,while in the Archives he is noticed as an Indian inter-preter, previous to the war of the Revolution. Wherethey were taken, or when released, is not positivelyknown. One thing, however, is quite certain: that is, thatthey made themselves masters of both the habits and lan-guage of many of the Indians. Mrs. Fee thinks they came to Water Street imme-diately after their release from captivity, and settledthere. During their captivity they imbibed the Indianhabit to such a degree that they wore the Indian costume,even to the colored eagle-feathers and little trinketswhich savages seem to take so much delight in. Gersham zPI r o z m m zzen <r r :aO > >-I HZm Zo c Z o?n 0) a) cod o mm. IIISTOUY OF THE JUNIATA 2i\ and Closes vverc iimnarriod, Ixit licvi, tho rider, hioiiuditAvitli liiiii ;i Iiall-hivid as liis ^vit(^ 1»\ whom he had anuinbcr of chihlren, Tliey all scttUd at Water Street,and connnenccd tho occiipatiou of farinintr. Sid)se-quently, Levi rented from the l>eh;iulfs thi- tnl>-niillat or near the month of S[)riice Creek. When the Indian troubles comnienced in tiie sprimr of1778, he was repeatedly urued to go either to L\ ties orLowrys Fort, and let the mill stand until the alarm iiadsubsided. Hicks, however, obstinately refused, derlaringthat he was safe. It is thus apparent that he relied uponhis intimate knowledge of the Indian character and lan-guage for sa
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