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Big Runaway

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American and a black man, set out from the fortified Wallis house near modern Muncy to look for stolen horses. Robert Covenhoven, a guide and former soldier, was sent as a messenger to order the party's return. When the party's commander, Captain Berry, refused to turn back, Covenhoven joined the party as a guide and scout. No horses were found, and returning via the same route they had taken earlier (against the advice of Covenhoven) the party was ambushed. Some were killed immediately, six were captured (including the black man, who was burned at the stake), and Covenhoven and a few others escaped. Meanwhile, a second party of three men had set out the same day from the Wallis house to retrieve cattle from the Thomson farm. They were ambushed there by a group of Native Americans and at least one Tory, with two settlers killed and the third wounded and taken prisoner. Yet another party was bringing supplies to the westernmost forts, heard the shots of this attack, but were too late to help.
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Sullivan or even attack him from behind. Their attacking force was discovered as it descended the Sheshequin Path along Lycoming Creek by Robert Covenhoven, sent as a scout again. The authorities ordered a second evacuation, so that those settlers who had returned did so only to flee a second time in the summer of 1779, in what became known as the "Little Runaway". The second force was about 200 Native Americans and 100 British and Tory soldiers and attacked the valley again. While the evacuation was less panicked this time, Fort Freeland (near modern Turbotville and
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more assistance, the colonial government did not send help initially, but as the West Branch Susquehanna valley became a new theater of the war, the council reconsidered the matter. On May 21, 1778, it pledged to send the settlers "one hundred fire arms of which thirty-one are rifles" from Harris's Ferry (modern
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that went up the North Branch of the Susquehanna and destroyed at least forty Native American villages in New York and Pennsylvania in a scorched earth campaign. The Native Americans were aware of Sullivan's plans and launched their own attack on the West Branch of the Susquehanna, hoping to draw off
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The local militias were short of men (as many had joined the army), weapons, and supplies. The Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania was focused on supplying the army and levied taxes, which were in some cases more than the net worth of the individual settlers. Despite pleas from the settlers for
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on Lycoming Creek to the North Branch of the Susquehanna to strike back against the Iroquois. Hartley's expedition covered about 300 miles (500 km) in two weeks, defeated several bands of Iroquois and destroyed a few native villages. This proved the feasibility of operating in the Iroquois
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Most settlers had already gathered at the small forts and fortified houses for safety, but now the forts and the settlers' homes and fields were abandoned, with livestock driven along and a few possessions floated on rafts on the river east to what is now Muncy, then further south to Fort Augusta at
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planned operations for the 1778 campaign season. These allies could not immediately agree on actions to take, but in a December 1777 meeting the Iroquois expressed a desire to launch "a very formidable irruption with their whole collected force" against the frontier. The Seneca leaders in particular
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All of these attacks and the lack of military help from the Pennsylvania government disheartened the settlers along the West Branch of the Susquehanna. In the early summer of 1778 news came of a group of Native American warriors, perhaps accompanied by Loyalist and British soldiers, heading for the
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There had always been tensions between the settlers and natives, with some attacks, especially in the "Fair Play" area. This became more serious in the winter of 1777–78, when two settlers were killed by Native Americans in separate incidents, and then two Native Americans in a party of nine were
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History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: including its aboriginal history; the colonial and revolutionary periods; early settlement and subsequent growth; organization and civil administration; the legal and medical professions; internal improvement; past and present history of Williamsport;
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June 10, 1778, has been called the "bloodiest day" in the history of Lycoming County, with three separate attacks on parties of settlers. Two of these attacks were along Loyalsock Creek and the third was near Lycoming Creek. In the first incident a party of twelve, including a friendly Native
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Primitive forts and smaller fortified houses gave the settlers some protection. From west to east, these included Fort Reed (at modern-day Lock Haven), Fort Horn (at the mouth of Pine Creek), Antes Fort (opposite modern Jersey Shore), a fortified house near the mouth of Lycoming Creek (modern
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West Branch Susquehanna River valley to destroy all the settlements there. This news was provided by a friendly Native American named Job Chiiloway at Fort Reed (modern Lock Haven), who was then murdered as he slept, by a drunk settler engaged in target shooting. The
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had previously restricted their use in Quebec territory (which at that time encompassed the Iroquois lands now in Pennsylvania) and specifically refused to release supplies for expeditions beyond the treaty line. Carleton was, however, ordered by Secretary of State
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and warned settlers, who fled to the safety of Fort Muncy. Her own family's cabin was later burnt to the ground. Robert Covenhoven, who had served under George Washington in the Continental Army and survived the attacks of June 10, rode west along the
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to warn settlers at Fort Antes (opposite what is now Jersey Shore) and the western part of the valley. Covenhoven is listed as a Fair Play Man and one of the signers of the Tiadaghton Declaration of Independence.
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At least two riders braved attacks to warn their fellow settlers. Rachel Silverthorn volunteered (when no man would) to leave the relative safety of Fort Muncy (in
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The stone Wallis House (seen here in 1984) was one of only two structures to survive the attacks, and is now the oldest building in Lycoming County
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The New Purchase territory extended as far west as "Tiadaghton Creek". The identity of this creek was disputed, with the colonists claiming it was
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Some settlers returned soon after, but the Loyalist and Indians renewed their raids in the following year, leading to a second evacuation known as
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Map of fortifications and streams in north-central Pennsylvania during the Big Runaway. Modern county borders are shown for orientation.
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send 250 riflemen from the army to assist the defense of the frontier. However, none of this aid arrived in time to help the settlers.
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Some settlers soon returned, a few while the ruins of their homes still smoldered. Many of those who fled were recent immigrants from
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of the northern and western branches of the Susquehanna River, while their abandoned houses and farms were all burnt as part of a
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killed by Colonel John Henry Antes and his men in a skirmish. Later a party of Native American raiders who had plundered along
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recruited large numbers of Native Americans, some of whom participated in Burgoyne's campaign. Quebec's Governor
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sought to target the Susquehanna's west branch, since it provided access to their lands in what is now western
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Myers, Paul W., Frontier Rangers from Northumberland County, PA, 1778-1783 (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1988).
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built Fort Muncy to protect returning settlers. On September 24, 1778, he led a force of about 200 men up the
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Later that same day, a party of sixteen settlers on its way to Lycoming Creek were attacked in what is now
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territory and preceded the Continental Army's major expedition into Iroquois territory the next year.
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Fort Horn and the other Fair Play Men settlements were all destroyed. In the New Purchase, only
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in 1772. The settlements along the river were in what are now parts of Northumberland,
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made their own Declaration of Independence from Britain at the mouth of Pine Creek on
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cause. About 75 soldiers from the territory that became Lycoming County served in the
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On May 16, 1778, three settlers were killed by Native Americans near the mouth of
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broke out in 1775, most of the settlers in that area favored independence from
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militia commanderes to order the evacuation. Most of the settlers relocated to
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to expand recruitment in May 1777. This Carleton did, encouraging and funding
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was a mass evacuation in June and July 1778 of white settlers from the
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Seeds of Empire: The American Revolutionary Conquest of the Iroquois
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Unconquered: the Iroquois League at War in Colonial America
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warriors began moving into the upper Susquehanna valley.
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for the purpose. During the winter of 1777–78, Butler,
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Index

American Revolutionary War
Rachel Silverthorn's ride to warn settlers along Muncy Creek of impending attacks. (WPA Mural by John W. Beauchamp in the Muncy, Pennsylvania Post Office).
Pennsylvania
West Branch Susquehanna Valley
Great Britain
Iroquois Confederacy
Mohawk
Seneca
Cayuga
Lenape
United States
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Northern frontier
after 1777

Cobleskill
Wyoming Valley
Big Runaway
German Flatts
Unadilla and Onaquaga
Carleton's Raid
Cherry Valley
Minisink
Sullivan Expedition
Newtown
Boyd and Parker
Royalton Raid
Klock's Field
Johnstown
frontier regions

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