Genealogy and recollections . particular friend of mine, and sent it by theexpress, a Frenchman, that was going to start that dayfrom Vincennes to Kaskaskia, which he could ride in fourdays, and request Col, Edgar to write to my wife, wholived at Bellfontain, about forty miles from Kaskaskia,and inform her that I was at Post Vincennes, on my returnhome with a Mr. Duff by water, and inform her that Iwould be at Kaskaskia on a certain day; I think it was twoweeks from the time I left Vincennes, and for her to sendme a horse on that day to Kaskaskia, Col, Edgar wroteto her immediately, as soon as
Genealogy and recollections . particular friend of mine, and sent it by theexpress, a Frenchman, that was going to start that dayfrom Vincennes to Kaskaskia, which he could ride in fourdays, and request Col, Edgar to write to my wife, wholived at Bellfontain, about forty miles from Kaskaskia,and inform her that I was at Post Vincennes, on my returnhome with a Mr. Duff by water, and inform her that Iwould be at Kaskaskia on a certain day; I think it was twoweeks from the time I left Vincennes, and for her to sendme a horse on that day to Kaskaskia, Col, Edgar wroteto her immediately, as soon as he received Mr. Jones [157] APPENDIX letter. That was the first time she heard from me after Iwas taken prisoner. It was thought by my friends thatthe Indians had killed me. I had written to her while Iwas at the Kickapoo town. That letter never reached had two brothers living at the Bellfontain; they metme on the day I proposed being at Kaskaskia and broughtme a horse. The next day I got home to the Bellfontain. [158]. Appendix II [Draper Mss. 2S43-49] (From Mrs. Priscilla Biggs, born /^ June, 1778) Gen. Benj°. Biggs, son of Benj°., was bom January 31**1754, second son, in Frederick Co. M^., on the after the French war, the elder Biggs emigratedwith his family to the Glades in the mountains; then ad-vanced to Beesons Fort, now Union Town—while crop-ping, had a guard there, finally from 1770 to 1773 (prob-ably the first) emigrated to waters of Short Creek, inneighborhood of West Liberty, adjoining the Van Metre S. was also an early settler. In i774>young Biggs went out on Dunmores campaign. Probablyunder Col. Gibson, certainly was after Biggs was orderedto the West. Thinks he was at Bunker Hill, Trenton,Cowpens, & with Greene on his retreat (where the riverwas swollen and prevented pursuit, and in the night theAm^ decamped silently). Was at Fort Laurens. He wished permission to go outwith a party to get some horses the Indians had stole
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