Frontier defense on the upper Ohio, 1777-1778 : compiled from the Draper manuscripts in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society and published at the charge of the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution / edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites and Louise Phelps Kellogg

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Object Details

editor
Thwaites, Reuben Gold 1853-1913
Kellogg, Louise Phelps 1862-1942
publisher
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Author
Sons of the American Revolution Wisconsin Society
"Muster rolls": pages 300-305.
Also available online.
NMAI copy 39088019494624 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema.
Contents
Hand at Fort Pitt -- Frontier posts on the Ohio -- News from Fort Pitt -- Affairs at Detroit -- Defense of the Virginia frontier -- General Hand warned -- Friendly Indian warnings -- Suggestions from Governor Henry -- Provisioning and strengthening the forts -- Sundry raids and skirmishes -- Expeditions planned -- The Tory conspiracy -- The siege of Fort Henry -- Situation of Fort Henry -- Kittanning evacuated -- Indians murdered by frontiersmen -- Relations with the Delawares -- Fort Hand built -- Word from the Muskingum -- Foreman's defeat -- Aftermath of Foreman's defeat -- Troops for the Continental Army -- Tory drowned ; Zeckwell Morgan arrested -- Fort Randolph reinforced ; Cornstalk detained -- The murder of Cornstalk -- News from Fort Randolph -- Indians of the Allegheny -- Temper of the western Indians -- The Kentucky settlements -- Loyalists at Fort Pitt -- Plans for Clark's expedition -- The Squaw Campaign -- Oaths of allegiance -- Conflicting the Shawnee -- Report of commissioners -- Loyalists escape -- Boat building -- Defense of the southwestern frontier -- Relations with Spaniards -- Congress plans for the west -- News of the French alliance -- Muster rolls
1912
Revolution, 1775-1783
Call number
E230.5.O3T5X
Type
Books
History
Physical description
xvii, 329 pages, [10] pages of plates : illustrations, folded map ; 20 cm
Place
United States
Ohio River Valley
Title
Frontier defense on the upper Ohio
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic
History
Campaigns
Record ID
siris_sil_257999
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0