unholy alliance men were burnt at the stake, women were carried away, and cabins were destroyed.
With the aim of regaining the friendship of the Indians, Congress appointed commissioners who met the tribes at Pittsburgh; and Colonel George Morgan, Indian agent, writes to John Hancock, November 8, 1776:
"I have the happiness to inform you that the cloud
that threatened to break over us is likely to disperse.
The Six Nations, with the Muncies, Delawares, Shawanese
and Mohicans, who have been assembled here with
their principal chiefs and warriors to the number of
644, have given the strongest assurance of their determination
to preserve inviolate the peace and neutrality
with the United States."
These amicable expectations were not realized,
and General Edward Hand came to
Pittsburgh the next year and planned an expedition
against the Indians. Colonel Broadhead
took out Hand's expedition in the
summer and burnt the Indian towns.
The depreciation of paper currency, or Continental money, had by this time brought the serious burden of high prices upon the people. The traders, who demanded apparently exorbitant rates for their goods, were denounced in
