5
14, Angus Grant's " and 5 " 6
15, Alexander Grant's " and 4 " 5
16, Donald Grant's " and 4 " 5
17, John McDonald's Wife 1
18, John McGlenny's " and 2 " 3
19, Alexander Ferguson's " and 5 " 6
20, Thomas Ross' " and 4 " 5
21, Thomas Taylor's " and 1 Child 2
22, Alexander Cameron's " and 3 Children 4
23, William Cameron's " and 3 " 4
24, Frederick Goose's " and 4 " 5

Mrs. Helen MacDonell, wife of Allan, the chief, was apprehended and sent
to Schenectady, and in 1780 managed to escape, and made her way to New
York. Before she was taken, and while her husband was still a prisoner
of war, she appears to have been the chief person who had charge of the
settlement, after the men had fled with Sir John Johnson. A letter of
hers has been preserved, which is not only interesting, but throws some
light on the action of the Highlanders. It is addressed to Major Jellis
Fonda, at Caughnawaga.

"Sir: Some time ago I wrote you a letter, much to this purpose,
concerning the Inhabitants of this Bush being made prisoners. There
was no such thing then in agitation as you was pleased to observe in
your letter to me this morning. Mr. Billie Laird came amongst the
people to give them warning to go in to sign, and swear. To this they
will never consent, being already prisoners of General Schuyler. His
Excellency was pleased by your proclamation, directing every one of
them to return to their farms, and that they should be no more
troubled nor molested during the war. To this they agreed, and have
not done anything against the country, nor intend to, if let alone.
If not, they will lose their lives before being taken prisoners
again. They begged the favour of me to write to Major Fonda and the
gentlemen of the committee to this purpose. They blame neither the
one nor the other of you gentlemen, but those ill-natured fellows
amongst them that get up an excitement about nothing, in order to
ingratiate themselves in your favour. They were of very great hurt to
your cause since May last, through violence and ignorance. I do not
know what the consequences would have been to the