After Pontiac's Rebellion the British slowly abandoned Fort Stanwix; its believed the last Half Pay Officer left the Fort in June 1774 when Governor William Tryon declared the fort "dismantled".
ˈæftɚ pˈɔntɪˌækz ɹᵻbˈɛliən ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ slˈoʊli ɐbˈændənd fˈɔːɹt stˈænwɪks; ɪts bᵻlˈiːvd ðə lˈæst hˈæf pˈeɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚ lˈɛft ðə fˈɔːɹt ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ wɛn ɡˈʌvɚnɚ wˈɪljəm tɹˈaɪɑːn dᵻklˈɛɹd ðə fˈɔːɹt "dɪsmˈæntəld".