The Hochstetler Massacre - revised - Captives Surrendered under Bouquet------------------------28 Sleeps Until the Hostetler Reunion!

Restoration of Joseph
It was by reason of Col. Bouquet’s success that Joseph Hochstetler was restored to his folks. Some of the captives accompanied the retiring army to Pittsburg, arriving just before the close of the year 1764, while others, who were too far from the Tuscarawas Valley, could not be brought in and returned until the following spring. It is not known whether Joseph returned late in the fall of 1764 or the following spring.
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Over two hundred captives were brought to Col. Bouquet in the fall, while about a hundred could not be brought in before spring. The Ottoways and other northern tribes had killed nearly all their white prisoners. Many of the captives had been taken when young, and did not remember their names or place of their former homes. Such were taken to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and notice given that those who had lost relatives might have a chance to find them. Many touching scenes occurred here, but in this work they can not be given any further attention. Of the captives surrendered under Bouquet, the names of about two-thirds are given in the Pennsylvania Archives, but Joseph’s name is not found among them.

Taken from p. 44, 45 of Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, by Rev. Harvey Hostetler, D.D., 1912. This portion was prepared by William F. Hochstetler.