This is CBS, I On the World. I'm John Batcher.

It is February 1st, 1775, the Pennsylvania Journal.

This begins a story that starts in the 18th century,

right prior to the American Revolution, and continues here in the 21st century century in analyzing at the forks of the Ohio

what was the relationship between the Colonials, all Englishmen in general, and the Native Americans,

the indigenous people, especially the tribes that are famous, the Irkquois, the Shawnee, the Mingo, the Wyandot. On this time, 1775, we associate with the American Revolution. Well, simultaneously, there was a contest between the Native Americans on their land and the

colonials of Virginia and Pennsylvania on their land.

I welcome Professor Robert G. Parkinson.

His new book is Heart of American Darkness, bewilderment and murder on the early frontier.

Rob, the journal, the Pennsylvania Journal in February of 1775 prints what is famous as

Logan's Lament.

This is a document written up by men named John Gibson sitting with a Native American, a mingo,

chief, named we call him Logan. He had an Indian name that is important, Shikolami.

And Logan was reflecting upon what had happened to him and his family the year before.

I read in part, Logan is the friend of white men.

I had even thought to live with you, but for the injuries of one man.

Colonel Cressip, he writes.

In cold blood and unprovoked, cut off all the relations of Logan,

not fair, not sparing even my wife, my women and children.

That is part of the lament that is printed in the journal in Pennsylvania Journal and has become extremely famous through the last

two centuries. Certainly was part of the learning of school children in the

19th century. At that point what do we need to know about the document when he says

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