Charlotte at Tea- Aug 30, 1759

| September 5, 2009

Dearest William, Upon your last writing to me, I dare say I felt a bit nervous for you.  Indians! What savages they are!  Daily we hear stories from the western frontier of Indians raiding houses and the small villages to the west, and continue to worry they will come closer to the cities in due […]

Raids and Melancholy

| September 5, 2009

Perhaps its been the recent exertions of the men, or the rumors that the French are on the move again, but Fort Cumberland has been bustling since we returned from Fort Frederick earlier this week.  The days have passed so quickly, that I have not even had a few minutes of leisure time to sit […]