 With the soldiers in hot pursuit of him (there was a price of $500 on his head), Bradford made it to McKees Rocks, where he traded his "faithful grey horse" for a skiff and set out down the Ohio River.A touch-and-go gun battle with his pursuers went on all night but he managed to slip through by staying close to the opposite shore of the river.Once Bradford reached Louisiana, he sent for the rest of his family.