"There remains not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature" is a truly Indian lament.

Evidently the final four lines of the speech are the most literally translated, for they have the form and the primitive rhythmic beat which a student of Indian poetry quickly recognizes.

The authenticity of the speech, as well as the innocence of Cresap, whom Logan mistakenly accused, was vouched for by George Rogers Clark in a letter to Dr.Samuel Brown dated June 17, 1798.

See Jefferson papers, Series 6, quoted by English, "Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio." vol.II.p.

1029.
By rivers and trails, in large and small companies, started home the army that had won the land.