Re: 1756 Delaware Kittanning Expedition ... September 2000

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: Hi, Victoria ...

: " You meaning to hike the whole hundred miles?"

: Nooooo .... but I think it's great that some will. Point of destination,
: Kittanning, might be a good place to park one's ...

: " I'm not sure about how I would feel about commemorating such an event."

: It's much like any living history/reenactment though. Not necessarily a
: celebration, but an enriching experience. This was clearly a planned raid
: upon a principal Delaware village. 

:  "There were several accounts of it published by captives."

: Those who were carried off by the Delaware? If you could, please post some
: sources I can look for!!! I'd love to read these accounts.

: "It would be tricky to attend as that's after school has started."

: True. How about shooting for the climactic weekend?

:  "Also my part Chickasaw husband from off the Natchez Trace on Sheboss
: Ridge (where Grinder's Stand was of Meriweather Lewis fame) isn't fond of
: travelling "up nawth.""

: WHAT?!!!!! And what does he fear in the Northern Territories? Surely not
: the Delaware ...

: " Shingas was supposedly watching from across the river.  As I remember, he
: was the son of Queen Alequippa and Sasoonan, and was passed over for head
: of the Delawares by the Six Nations with the backing of Sir W. Johnson. One
: of the reasons he fought for the French."

: Shingas The Terrible ... This was an important time for the Delaware.
: Though it didn't exactly bring about victory, it was a period where you can
: see the Delaware had been pushed too far & for too long. With the exception
: of SOME of the Eastern Delaware, they no longer were interested in
: patiently negotiating or diplomacy. And they tossed those Iroquoian
: petticoats back to Johnson & Company.

: 
: Officially the Iroquois continued to speak in their name but the influence
: had vanished. 

: Do try to be there, Victoria!


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