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Author: Virgil A. Lewis

/Attack on Link's Block House./—In 1780, Jonathan Link erected a block house on
Middle Wheeling creek, near the present site of Triadelphia. In the fall of
1781, this rude structure was attacked by a party of fifteen or twenty Indians.
Link and two of his men were killed and several were made prisoners. Among the
latter was William Hawkins, who promised the Indians to direct them to his cabin
if they would spare his life. When approaching the cabin, he spoke to the
Indians in loud tones, so as to give his family time to conceal themselves. This
they did, but one daughter was discovered and marched away captive. After
proceeding a few miles, Hawkins and Presley Peak—also a prisoner—were tied to
trees and tomahawked.

Additional Comments:
"History of West Virginia" by Virgil A. Lewis 1889


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