Allen, but to let him live amongst them peaceably, and enjoy himself with
his family and property if he could. Having the protection of the chief,
he felt himself safe, and let his situation be known to the whites from
whom he suspected no harm. They, however, were more inimical than our
Indians and were easily bribed by Nettles to assist in bringing him to
justice. Nettles came on, and the whites, as they had agreed, gave poor
Allen up to him. He was bound and carried to Niagara, where he was
confined in prison through the winter. In the spring he was taken to
Montreal or Quebec for trial, and was honorably acquitted. The crime for
which he was tried was, for his having carried the wampum to the
Americans, and thereby putting too sudden a stop to their war.

From the place of his trial he went directly to Philadelphia, and
purchased on credit, a boat load of goods which he brought by water to
Conhocton, where he left them and came to Mount Morris for assistance to
get them brought on. The Indians readily went with horses and brought them
to his house, where he disposed of his dry goods; but not daring to let
the Indians begin to drink strong liquor, for fear of the quarrels which
would naturally follow, he sent his spirits to my place and we sold them.
For his goods he received ginseng roots, principally, and a few skins.
Ginseng at that time was plenty, and commanded a high price. We prepared
the whole that he received for the market, expecting that he would carry
them to Philadelphia. In that I was disappointed; for when he had disposed
of, and got pay for all his goods, he took the ginseng and skins to
Niagara, and there sold them and came home.

Tired of dealing in goods, he planted a large field of corn on or near his
own land, attended to it faithfully, and succeeded in raising a large
crop, which he harvested, loaded into canoes and carried down the river to
the mouth of Allen's Creek, then called by the Indians Gin-is-a-ga, where