The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Vols. 37 (1883)-v. 52 (1898) include
section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H.F. Waters. Cf. NUC, pre-1956 imprints.
Published 1888 by the New England Historic Genealogical Society
On page 77 in a section on Rev. Aaron Cleveland tells of an Anthony Casteel who sailed on
May 16th, 1753 with Rev. Cleveland, Mr. Bannerman, and four bargemen, under government
commission to convey three Indians to Isidore, now named Jedore, a few leagues to the
eastward of Halifax. The next day the party arrived there and were civilly treated by the
Indians. When they had completed their business and were about the depart, Mr. Bannerman
and the four hands ashore were surprised and taken prisoners. The Indians then went on
board the sloop seized Capt. Cleveland and Casteel, carried them ashore, and after a long
consultation killed and scalped the entire party, with the exception of the interpreter
Casteel, who escaped by calling himself a Frenchman. Casteel was afterward ransomed from
the Indians for 300 livres, paid by a French inhabitant, and after many strange
adventures, in July again arrived in Halifax with this sad tale of Indian treachery,
whereby the innocent had been made to suffer death for wrongs which others had
inflicted......