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  journey.--Description of the preparations.--Fall of the Country.--Troy.--Lady Washington.--The River


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  May 62 66 June 74 47 July 78 66 August 72 88 September 70 10 October 59 00 November 53 13 December 34 33


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id: 27394
title: A New Guide for Emigrants to the West
author: Peck, John Mason
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  Soil--Inundated Land--River Bottoms, or Alluvion--Prairies-Rivers--Face of the Country--Soil--Water--Productions-lands, qualities of soil and general features of each state and of New York watered by the heads of the Alleghany river, western extensive country west of the Mississippi and north of the state of _e_: The country west of the Mississippi, and north of the State of to the Mississippi, fifty miles west of the mouth of that river. lead mine country to the Missouri river, 60 miles west of St. Louis, and or other states south of the Ohio river, have large fields, well In Illinois and several other western states, all lands purchased of the and west, by lakes, and on the south by the States of Ohio and Indiana. State; the Wabash country, on that river; and the northern portion line from the Ohio river to lake Michigan, 265 miles in length:--From


id: 26965
author: Frost, John
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  The father and brother of Captain Brady being killed by the Indians, it is Indians surrounded the house, killed, tomahawked and scalped old Mr. Whetzel, his wife, and the small children, and carried off Lewis, who was party of Indians crossed the Ohio, killed a family, and scalped with party of six Indians, one of whom raised his gun and brought the white man An Indian fired at the captain at the distance of five paces and wounded, Indians, or of the white men in their service. the Indians commenced their retreat, than the women in the fort (the men of Indians had heard the alarm and returned, and the two hostile parties Indians in the fort." Captain Hall placed himself in front of his DESERTION OF A YOUNG WHITE MAN, FROM A PARTY OF INDIANS. DESERTION OF A YOUNG WHITE MAN, FROM A PARTY OF INDIANS.

title:
  Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c.


id: 29244
author: Withers, Alexander Scott
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  whites, of North-Western Virginia: and of the Indian wars and Battle at Point Pleasant, Dunmore enters Indian country and makes of Wheeling, Col. Zane''s reply, Indians attacks the fort and retire, Boone, his escape and expedition against Paint creek town, Indian Hacker''s creek settlement breaks up, Alarm of Indians near Virginia, Plan of campaign, Indians discovered near Wheeling, Take Moravian Indians, Prisoners taken sent to Fort Pitt, Set at liberty, the Indian country, Settlement of Marietta, Of Cincinatti, Fort men; and passing out at the head of Dunlap''s creek, descended Indian engagement took place, in which one Indian was killed and one white [4] News came to Fort Pitt, early in August, that an Indian During the time the Indians remained about the fort, there was much attacked by some Indians, who had been left concealed near the fort, Ohio river near above Indian Short creek; and being at some distance

title:
  Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State


id: 29306
title: Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo
author: Thwaites, Reuben Gold
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  land west of the mountains and south of the Ohio River, provided it country, and for the first time find what the great river is like. For many days to come we are to have Ohio on the right bank and West on the banks of Yellow Creek (51 miles), a peaceful little Ohio stream our path to the great river, and, dropping down-stream for two miles, Across the half mile of river are the little levels and great slopes Captina Creek (108 miles) is not far down on the Ohio bank, and beside Two miles farther down, on a high bank at the mouth of Fishing Creek, Newport, a half dozen miles up river, was walking to his home, which The Kentucky hills come close to the bank, a mile or two River (909 miles), which half-way down its island name-sake,--at the The Tennessee River (918 miles), the largest of the Ohio''s


id: 20455
title: The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado
author: Marshall, Logan
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  from the flooded districts that the people in the towns and cities places of safety men, women and children rescued from flooded houses. commerce of Dayton, who escaped from the flooded city, wired Governor city''s water comes from a reservoir high above the river. Many motor boats went into the flooded district taking food and water River rescue work went forward with the two United States life-saving Efforts were made to clear away debris in sections where the flood water reports reached the State House that the buildings in the flood-swept Carrying on the work of rescuing Dayton flood sufferers from their Flood waters drained off from the devastated districts, railroad service River, temporarily flooded the streets of the city and carried away two that a break in the White Water River levee had flooded the valley, flood waters were on a level with those in the Ohio River, and were


id: 26900
author: Great Britain. Board of Trade
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  A Grant of Lands on the RIVER OHIO, in North purchase a larger tract of land on the river Ohio in America, propositions for erecting new colonies in the interior parts of America for settling new colonies in the interior country as follows, _viz._ encouraging colonies in the interior country as a general principle, we short, the lands from the _Great Kenhawa_ to the _Cherokee river_ never Six Nations to the country on the Ohio, as mentioned by the King''s Six Nations had ceded the property in the lands to his Majesty_)"--We Six Nations had ceded the property in the lands to his Majesty_)"--We land _over_ the Allegany mountains, and on the river Ohio and its of a tract of land _over_ the mountains, sufficient for a new colony, proposition of governing the king''s subjects on the lands in question? the Indians) to prevent the settlement of the lands _over_ the

title:
  Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates 1772


id: 1261
title: Betty Zane
author: Grey, Zane
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  "Betty, you must not excite him," said Colonel Zane. "Saved his life, of course," said Colonel Zane, answering for Isaac. But the Indians and Colonel Zane, Jonathan, Wetzel and others only two eligible young men at the fort," said Betty, with a laugh. evidence of my own eyes," said Colonel Zane, with a laugh, as Betty "Come to think of it, I believe I have missed Betty," said Col. Zane, gravely. In due time Col. Zane''s men returned and Betty learned from Jonathan I believe it''s an Indian," said Col. Zane. Once more alone with Betty, the Indian girl turned to her with eyes truth," said Col. Zane, as he, his brothers and Betty and Myeerah "Betty, would you mind going over to the Fort and relieving Mrs. Martin an hour or two?" said Mrs. Zane one day as she came home, "Well, Betty, what do you think?" said Col. Zane, stopping before


id: 1239
title: The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley
author: Grey, Zane
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  "Yes, Joe, and right glad I am to find you," answered the young man, "Already up to your old tricks?" asked Jim, with his hand on Joe''s "Is Fort Henry near the Indian towns?" asked Joe. After elbowing his way into the group, Joe saw the Indian holding "Beautiful!" impetuously said Nell, looking up at Joe. A quick flash Jim had been on his way to teach the Indians of the white man''s God. Jim sat with drooping head; his face was sad, and evidently he took Joe saw the Indian guard leaning against a tree, asleep. "Girty nigh did fer you," remarked Wetzel, examining Joe''s wound. Joe turned and looked in his brother''s eyes. "Come--we''ll find Colonel Zane," said Joe, opening the door. As they went out Joe saw the Indian guide standing in exactly the "White Chief is idle to-day," said Half King, speaking in the Indian


id: 9932
title: The Last Trail
author: Grey, Zane
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  "Come, let us walk," Colonel Zane said abruptly, and, with Mr. Sheppard, followed the girls down the path. "Say, Sheppard, look here," said Colonel Zane, on the return to his "Say, Jack," Colonel Zane said suddenly, "do you connect Brandt in any "Where did you come from?" asked Helen, looking up at Jonathan. "I wondered what kept you so late," Colonel Zane said to Jonathan, as Helen saw a cold face, deathly in its pallor, lighted by eyes Colonel Zane saw Mabel start, and a dark red flush came over her pale Jonathan Zane looked down into her great, dark, wonderful eyes with an hoping to find Colonel Zane at home, and with Jonathan, for Brandt''s "Good morning, Colonel Zane," said Helen cheerily, coming into the "Do you think Jonathan and Wetzel will catch Brandt?" asked Helen, "Looks like a man," said Jonathan. behind Colonel Zane and Jonathan, and Helen Sheppard appeared, white,


id: 41067
title: Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers (Volume 1)
author: Hulbert, Archer Butler
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  road passed along declivities or over hills, the path was in some places The soft roads of the summer time were useless so far as heavy loads of The real work of opening roads in America began, of course, on the Thus the typical pioneer road even before the day of wagons was a old routes of travel were often very wide, especially in wet places; in Traveling by stage, except on the half dozen good roads then the said road or any part thereof with more than six horses, nor shall hundred and six miles of these roads in New York State alone, and the The route pursued was the old state road begun in 1785 running through Hagar''s-town; being, like them, on the high road to the western country, "Anything seems a good road to you where the horse will not have to


id: 41030
title: Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers (Volume 2)
author: Hulbert, Archer Butler
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  the Potomac River all that the Erie Canal and the Cumberland Road returning home by way of the Great Kanawha and New Rivers, in order to northwestern Virginia to the Ohio River was Braddock''s Road; for this it; ..." In many instances the new roads built hereabouts in later days way of road-building into the old Central West by 1760 than all other of a road from Winchester to some proper place on the Ohio river, shall at any time be a contractor for making any part of the said road, same, but rather better to-day, except that a great deal of the road eighteen miles through an intolerable bad road, to-day. got to ---at the Black Horse, four and a half miles to breakfast. is in Wood County, West Virginia, eighteen miles by the Ohio River from The Great Genesee Road, as it was early known, began at old Fort


id: 48291
title: Strange Stories of the Great Valley: The Adventures of a Boy Pioneer
author: Grosvenor, Abbie Johnston
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  Doby for short--as he tried to skip a flat stone across the big river. "It''s a big tree for such a little hill," was Doby''s comment. "I''d like to know what is the matter with the buck," thought Doby. Warned by rumors of Indians down the river, Doby''s father had tied up "Land is a good thing," declared practical Doby. Indian had followed the wounded turkey and Doby was left behind with Said one of them to Doby: "That Indian chief Tecumseh was a smart man. Doby paid little heed to anything except the Indian, who stood of Lexington, the lucky boy, Doby, who looked red-headed but was the wagon-train, and Doby was glad when the Ohio River came in sight Doby," said the boy to himself. The little boy gazed at Doby''s queer knife. Doby knew in a flash how the little boy lived


id: 44823
title: Narrative of a Journey Down the Ohio and Mississippi in 1789-90
author: Forman, Samuel S.
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  when Major Burrows rode near by, eked out in British uniform; Mr. DuBois spoke to Captain Schenck, his brother-in-law, "Look, there is a [6] General Forman was born near Englishtown, Monmouth Co., New on a tobacco boat, which Captain Osmun commanded, and on board of It being in Indian war time, all boats descending that Uncle Forman''s keel-boat, Captain Osmun''s flat-boat, and Colonel Uncle Forman, Colonel Wyckoff, and I went on shore, and walked up to dinner, the officer of the day called on General Harmar for the river; and one day Indians visited it, killing his people, and captains, and some of the hands, with a small boat, went on shore, After my arrival, and while sojourning at Natchez, Uncle Forman asked General David Forman of New Jersey in 1789, entered into a negotiation General David Forman of New Jersey in 1789, entered into a negotiation


id: 44268
title: The Americans as They Are Described in a tour through the valley of the Mississippi
author: Sealsfield, Charles
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  planter of the state of Mississippi.--Remarks.--Return to Natchez. Ohio is bounded on the north by lake Erie, on the west by the state nevertheless, not any city in the state of Ohio to be compared with New steam boats at this place either for New Orleans or for Cincinnati. south, from the river Ohio, to the state of Tennessee, having for its of the Mississippi and the Ohio, forming the boundary of this state, boat, the poor fellow died three days after his arrival at New Orleans. and six miles from the Mississippi, a town having a court-house, The State of Mississippi was received into the Union in the year capital of one million of dollars; the Bank of the State, the Louisiana When the United States took possession of New Orleans, this town present population of the state, and of New Orleans. in the state of Louisiana, the college of New Orleans, is now


