Note 314 — Chapter XX · 1763. THE BATTLE OF BUSHY RUN.
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“Our Accounts from the westward are as follows, viz.:—
“On the 25th of July there were in Shippensburg 1384 of our poor distressed Back Inhabitants, viz. Men, 301; Women, 345; Children, 738; Many of whom were obliged to lie in Barns, Stables, Cellars, and under old leaky Sheds, the Dwelling-houses being all crowded.”—Penn. Gaz. No. 1806.