[3] In late 1755, Colonel John Armstrong wrote to Governor Robert Hunter Morris: "I am of the opinion that no other means of defense than a chain of blockhouses along or near the south side of the Kittatinny Mountains from the Susquehanna to the temporary line, can secure the lives and property of the inhabitants of this country.

[5]: 226  The next day, warriors set fire to Daniel Brodhead's Plantation, and attacked and burned farms belonging to the Culvers, the McMichaels, and the Hartmanns.

[8]: 569–572  On 25 December, the Provincial Commissioners reported that "The Country all above this Town, for 50 Miles, is mostly evacuated and ruined, excepting only the Neighbourhood of the Dupuy's, five Families, which stand their Ground.

"[5]: 271 On 25 December, the Provincial Commissioners reported that "The Country all above this Town, for 50 Miles, is mostly evacuated and ruined, excepting only the Neighbourhood of the Dupuy's, five Families, which stand their Ground.

"[5]: 271  In response to these attacks, the Pennsylvania Legislature placed Benjamin Franklin and James Hamilton in charge to erect a chain of forts along the Blue Mountain in the Minisink region.

"[4]: 280 Construction was completed by early February, and Franklin sent Captain William Craig to garrison the fort with 41 men from his "company of Ulster-Scotch" infantry.

[5]: 223–4 In February 1757, there was a general mobilization of troops to Cumberland County to defend against an expected attack, and Captain Jacob Van Etten was transferred to Fort Hamilton with a garrison of 16 men.

[5]: 225 [9] On 27 September 1757, Deputy Governor William Denny ordered Colonel Weiser to abandon Fort Hamilton and to transfer its garrison to the blockhouse at Wind Gap.