THE BLOODIED MOHAWK
	THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN WALTER BUTLER

Jacob Becker, RWPA #R693. Interestingly, he states that they were stationed at Fort Stanwix and joined the pursuit from there under the command of an Irish Officer and that Butler was killed by one of the American Indians.

Richard [Dietrich] Casler, RWPA #W6637. He states . . . he went thence with his company to a place called in those days Fort House which was where the East Canada Creek empties into the mohawk in said County of Herkimer. . . . . . When Willett's men came upon the enemy they were drying their cloaths by fires & were surprised at that place Walter Butler was killed by an indian (he believes) an Oneida indian. He (Casler) was there & saw the indian who killed Butler & who had Butlers Coat and scalp The indian shot Butler from across the Creek Butlers Sergeant was also killed at this place He saw Butler stripped naked and lying on his back on the ground From this place, which was named Butler's Ford, Col. Willet followed the enemy for a considerable distance . . .

Jacob Coons, RWPA #R2291. He states that when . . . Co^l Willet and his party arrived at West Canada Creek _ Here Ross encamped overnight at a place Called Mount Farmen [Mount's Farm?] and just Crossed the Creek and were on the opposite Side _ There this deponent saw Co^l [Walter] Butler Killed by the Shot of an American Indian, across the Creek the Indian immediately sprang into the Creek, Crossed it, Scalped him and returned in Safety . . .

Johannes Duesler W16244. In October they fought a battle at Johnstown. After they retook a field piece a brass six pounder, they had lost, Colonel Willett laid a hand on it and said hurrah for Lady Washington. They pursued the enemy to a point where two roads joined and in a skirmish there an American Artilleryman was killed. He was not present when Butler was killed, but arrived to see someone on the other side of the creek waving what he said was Butler's Commission.

Thomas Folger, RWPA #S10697. . . . He was with the troops that pursued Major Ross in his retreat on this occasion, and in Company with the party of Oneida Indians who followed Sir Walter Butler -- saw said Walter at West Canada Creek shot at by an Oneida Indian, who then swam across said creek, (said Walter being on the opposite side) & tomahawked & scalped his fallen foe. . . . . . . He assisted in taking a British soldier prisoner, who was by order of Colonel Willett given up to the Oneidas, who tomahawked him in revenge for the loss of one of their number, that had been stabbed by some one of the enemy, and as this prisoner was found with a bloody knife in his hand, he was suspected to have been the murderer . . .

John Kenneda, RWPA #R5866. He was age 78 when deposed on September 8, 1832. He was Oneida Indian and served as such in the American Cause. He . . . was in Battle of Stillwater -- at taking of Burgoyne under Colonel Lewwey or Louis a St. Regis or half breed --. . . . In 1781, he served in Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett's Corps and . . . Was at the battle at West Canada Creek when Col Butler was shot in the breast and killed. . . .

Rozel Holmes, RWPA #S13445. Rozel states . . . Butler was killed by Harmanus a Schoharie Indian and scalped. . . .

John Stalker, RWPA #S19478. He also served in Captain Robert McKeen's Company of Lieutenant Colonel Willett's Regiment in 1781, concerning which he states . . . while at Fort Plain they were attacked by a party of the British and Indians commanded by Col Butler and Major Ross, they were engaged by Col Willetts Regt and pursued to Canada Creek in which engagement Col. Butler was killed by an Indian by the name of Lewey who had the command of the American Indians. . . .

Jasper Taylor, RWPA #S14645. Of the events following the Battle of Johnstown that he took part in the pursuit of Major John Ross' Forces and that he saw Captain Walter Butler dead and he remembers one Indian Chief called Col Louis (Lewey) as he thinks) who commanded the Indians at that battle.