The British settlers (English traders) who were able to escape the French army had to leave all their possessions behind as the majority of the Ohio River Valley was taken over by the French troops.
The French army started enforcing territorial expansion in the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War. Many British settlers who were English traders were able to flee the French army during this invasion.
Benjamin Franklin notifies Richard Partridge in a letter that the French army has taken control of the majority of the Ohio Valley. Benjamin tells him that the French Army confiscated their valuables, worth 20,000 British pounds.
