| Type | Letter |
|---|---|
| Date | 1775-01-20 |
Letter from James Madison to William Bradford, Jr., 1775-01-20
Madison quotes some text attributed to Logan which, Wikipedia informs me, was printed in newspapers at the time. In part:
Col. Cressop, the last spring, in cold blood and unprovoked, cut off all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any human creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it; I have killed many; I have fully glutted my vengence. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace; but do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
This text may have been an invention, however. The incident referred to is the Yellow Creek massacre.
On a related note, Wikipedia also displays an image of a monument to Logan, erected in 1919:
It reads, in part:
This tribute to Logan was erected in 1919 by the descendants of the pioneers of this community--a tribute from civilization to a noble man of a savage race.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| James Madison | Author |
| William Bradford, Jr. | Recipient |