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This chronological narrative was compiled
by Mr. Clyde Bunch,
of Jessamine County, Kentucky,
and provided to the Logan's Fort Foundation,
which accepts full responsibility for authenticity.
(Enquoted text is the original journal entry.)
February, 1775 - Felix Walker's Narrative. "In the month of February in the year 1775, Captain William Twetty, Samuel Coburn, James Bridges, Thomas Johnson, John Hart, William Hicks, James Peeke, and myself, set out from Rutherford County, North Carolina, to explore a country by the name of Leowvisay, greatly renowned and highly spoken of as the best quality of land, abounding in game, now the State of Kentucky."
March 10, 1775 - Felix Walker's Narrative. " About the 10th of March we put off from the Long Island, marked out our track with our hatchets, crossed Clinch and Powell's river, over Cumberland mountain, and crossed Cumberland river - came to a watercourse called by Col. -------- Rockcastle river; killed a fine bear on the way, camped all night and had an excellent supper."
March 10, 1775 - Long Island on the Holston. Daniel Boone with a party of 21 men, join with Capt. Twetty's party of 8 and start for Kentucky.
Note: Long Island was on the present site of Kingsport Tenn.
March 11, 1775 - Harrodsburg, reoccupied.
March 17, 1775 - Henderson and others sign deed with the Cherokee at Watauga.
March 20, 1775 - Henderson's Journal " Monday March 20th 1775, Having finished my treaty with the Indains at Wataugah set out for Louisa."
Note: This treaty was held at Sycamore Shoals on the banks of the Wataugah River near the present town of Elizabethon, Tennesse, about 15 miles southeast of Long Island.
March 25, 1775 - Felix Walker's Narrative. " On the 25th of March 1775, we were fired on by the Indians, in our camp asleep, about an hour befor day. Capt. Twetty was shot in both knees, and died the third day after. A black man, his body servant, killed dead; myself badly wounded; our company dispered."
April 1, 1775 - Boone's letter to Col. Henderson. [extracts] "On March the 25 a party of Indians fired on my Company about half an hour before day and killed Mr. Twetty and his negro and wounded Mr. Walker very deeply, but I hope he will recover. On March the 28 as we were hunting for provisions we found Samuel Tate's son, who gave us an account that the Indians fired on their camp on the 27 day. My brother and I went down and found two men killed and sculped, Thomas McDowell and Jeremiah McPeters."
April 1, 1775 - Daniel Boone and party arrive a the site of Boonesborough.
April 7, 1775 - Henderson's Journal "received a letter from Daniel Boone that his company was fired upon by Indains who killed two of his men."
April 8, 1775 - Henderson and party meets 40 men about 4 miles from Cumberland Gap. They are fleeing Kentucky in fear of Indians.
April 15, 1775 - John Floyd, letter to William Preston. Holston Settlement, Floyd says; "Henderson left Powell's Valley on the 8th, to join Boone in Kentucky."
April 15, 1775 - Henderson's Journal - "Travel'd about 18 miles and camped on the North side of Rock Castle River - this river a fork of Cumberland. Lost an ax this morning at camp."
April 16, 1775 - Henderson's Journal - "About 12 oclock met James McAfee with 18 other persons returning from Cantuckey. Travel'd about 22 miles and camped on the head of Dicks River where Luna from McAfees camp came to us resolved to go to the Louisa."
April 20, 1775 - Richard Henderson and party arrives at Boonesborough.
April 21, 1775 - John Floyd letter to Col. William Preston. [extract] "I have now an opportunity, by Jas. McAfee to inform you that I am as far on my way to Kentucky as Powell's Valley and 12 miles of Cumberland Gap, and shall proceed on my way tomorr. Major [David] Roberson and his company are here, and have waited for my coming. Mr. [Joseph] Drake, Mr.[Thomas] Madision, and their companies, are lower down the valley 20 miles, making improvements. They told the major, when I came, to send for them, and that they would go on with us. They had all been almost out to Kentucky, but on hearing of the murder, they this far, to wait for me. I can't hear of any damage being done since I wrote you. When Mr. Drake join me we shell be at least forty strong. I think we can force our way into the country, but it is a dought with me whether we can subsist, in so large a company, after we get there, and after the stock of provisions we now have is exhausted. Captain [James] Harrod, with forty two men, had arrived at his last year's settlement before the McAfees left these parts; but he had heard nothing of the damage which was said to have been done by the Indians to the families going down the Ohio, which I before mentioned to you."
Proceed to May, June, July of 1775
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