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THE BLOODIED MOHAWK

ADDITIONAL PARTISANS
H-M	



JOHN LAKE, RWPA #S9924. He was born in Dutchess County, New York on March 26,
1756. He first enlisted as a private in Captain Joseph Reynold's Company of
the Fifth New York Regiment on as a substitute for Rowland Richardson. In
the spring of 1779, he again enlisted as a substitute in Captain [Jacob]
Wood's Company of Colonel Lewis Dubois' Regiment as a private. In 1780,
he again enlisted in Captain Wood's Company which was then attached to
Colonel William Malcom First Regiment of New York Levies and was marched
from Albany to Stone Arabia commonly called Stone Robbie. John states that
while at Stone Arabia he fought in a battle between the Americans and Sir
John Johnson in which they were forced to retreat to within the fort,
Colonel John Brown being killed. Lake states that following the Battle
of Stone Arabia, his unit marched in pursuit of Sir John Johnson's force
as far as the Cayuga Lake before retiring back to Stone Arabia where they
attended to the burial of Colonel John Brown.



PETER LAKE, RWPA #W26199/BLWt #26776-160-55. He was born in Beekman Township,
Dutchess County, New York on August 1, 1762, a brother of Benjamin Lake. He
married at Poundwell [Pownal Township], Bennington County, Vermont on December
1, 1781, Hannah Cummings. He died in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County,
New York on either September 30, 1845 or September 30, 1845. He enlisted as
a private in Captain [Gilbert I.] Livingston's Company of [Colonel Albert
Pawling's Regiment] in 1780, but after marching as far as Fishkill he fell
ill and was detained there. After recovering from his illness, he marched
with the company of Captain Jonathan Piercy's Company of Colonel Albert
Pawling's Regiment of Levies and marched to Johnstown where was stationed
in a picket fort surrounding the Old Jail. From Johnstown he was marched to
Fort Plain where he was stationed for one to two weeks before being marched
to Fort Herkimer , a picketed fort, all under the command of Lieutenant
[____] Beacraft [sic] and Sergeant [____] Dickenson. While at Fort Herkimer,
which was commanded by Major Elias Benschoten of Colonel Dubois Corps, he
was frequently sent out on scouts to Fort Stanwix. While out on one such
scout and while at Fort Stanwix . . . he with Six others fell in with a
party of Indians consisting of about double their who rose up from among
some weeds at a distance of about thirty yards and immediately fired upon
us - but did no execution - The fire was immediately returned by order of
Lieutenant [Jacob H.] Peeck [of Colonel DuBois' Regiment] who commanded
this party by which one Indian was killed on the spot - The residue made
a precipitate retreat and was pursued but was not overtaken - From the
Indian that fell in the Skirmish his Gun Powder horn Tomahawk & Scalping
knife was taken and he left Lying as he fell and returned to the fort . . .