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CONTENTS.

Introduction.—General view of the discovery of North America, by
England, France and Spain—1 to 11. Aborigines of America—Their
origin—12-27. Their persons and character—Indian antiquities—
28-43.

Chapter 1. Of the country west of Blue ridge, difficulties attending
its first settlement; Indians in neighborhood—their tribes and numbers.
Various parties explore the Valley; their adventures. Benjamin
Burden receives a grant of land; settles 100 families, their general
character, West of Blue ridge divided into two counties; its
present population, &c. Discovery of Greenbrier, explored by Martin
and Seal; by the Lewis's, Greenbrier Company, settlement of Muddy
Creek and Big Levels, of New river and Holstein; of Gallipolis by
French....44....62.

2nd. North Western Virginia, divisions and population. Importance
of Ohio river to the French, and the English; Ohio Company;
English traders made prisoners by French, attempt to establish
fort frustrated, French erect Fort du Quesne; War; Braddock's defeat;
Andrew Lewis, character and services; Grant's defeat, capture of
Fort du Quesne and erection of Fort Pitt: Tygart and Files settle on
East Fork of Monongahela, File's family killed by Indians, Dunkards
visit the country, settle on Cheat, their fate; settlement under Decker
on the Monongahela, destroyed by Indians, pursuit by Gibson, origin
of Long knives—63-80.

Chap. 3rd. Expedition to the mouth of Big Sandy, ordered back
by governor, their extreme sufferings: Dreadful catastrophe at Levit's
Fort, Shawnees visit James river settlements, their depredations and
defeat, fortunate escape of Hannah Dennis, destruction at Muddy
creek and Big Levels, Mrs. Clendennin, Indians visit Jackson and Catawbarivers,
discovered, pursued, overtaken and dispersed, Mrs. Gunn—
81-99.

Chap. 4th. Indians commit depredations in Pennsylvania, burn
three prisoners, excesses of Paxton Boys, Black Boys of great service
to frontier, engagement at Turtle creek, Traders attempt to supply
Indians, affair at Sidelong hill, Fort Bedford taken by Blackboys,
Capt. James Smith, his character and services—100-116.

Chap. 5th. Deserters from Fort Pitt visit head of Monongahela. The
Pringles, Settlements of Buckhannon, of Hacker's creek, Monongahela
and other places, Of Wheeling by Zane's, Their Character, Character
of Wm. Lowther, Objects and character of the first settlers
generally—117-133.

Chap. 6th. War of 1774, Inquiry into its cause, Boone and others
visit Kentucky, Emigrants attacked by Indians, Surveyors begin
operations there, Affair at Captina, and opposite Yellow creek, Excesses
of Indians, Preparations for [ii] war, Expedition against Wappatomica,
Incursion of Logan and others, Of Indians on West Fork...
134-158.

Chap. 7th. Indians come on Big Kenhawa, Lewis and Jacob Whitsel
taken prisoners, Their adventurous conduct, Plan of Dunmore's

campaign, Battle at Point Pleasant, Dunmore enters Indian country
and makes peace, Reflections on the motives of Dunmore's conduct...
159-186.

Chap. 8th. General view of the relative situation of Great Britain
and the colonies, British emissaries and American Tories stimulate
the Savages to war, Progress of settlements in Kentucky, Character
of Harrod, Boone and Logan, Attack on Harrod's fort, on Boone's
and on Logan's, Bowman arrives to its relief, Cornstock visits Point
Pleasant, Projected campaign against the Indians abortive, Cornstock's
son visits him, Gilmore killed, Murder of Cornstock, Of Ellinipsico
and others, Character of Cornstock...187-214.

Chap. 9. General alarm on the frontier, Savages commit depredations,
Intelligence of contemplated invasion, Condition of Wheeling,
Indians seen near it, Two parties under captain Mason and captain
Ogal decoyed within the Indian lines and cut to pieces, Girty
demands the surrender of Wheeling, Col. Zane's reply, Indians attacks
the fort and retire, Arrival of col. Swearingen with a reinforcement,
of captain Foreman, Ambuscade at Grave creek narrows, conspiracy
of Tories discovered and defeated, Petro and White taken
prisoners, Irruption into Tygarts Valley, Murder at Conoly's and at
Stewarts...215-235.

Chap. 10. Measures of defence, Fort M'Intosh erected, exposed
situation, commencement of hostilities, Attack on Harbert's blockhouse,
Murder at Morgan's on Cheat, Of Lowther and Hughes, Indians
appear before Fort at the point, Decoy Lieut. Moore into an ambuscade,
a larger army visits Fort, stratagem to draw out the garrison,
Prudence and precaution of capt. M'Kee. Fort closely besieged,
Siege raised, Heroic adventure of Prior and Hammond to
save Greenbrier, Attack on Donnelly's Fort, Dick Pointer, Affair at
West's Fort, Successful artifice of Hustead, Affair at Cobern's fort,
at Strader's, Murder of Stephen Washburn, captivity, &c. of James,
Projected invasion of Indian country, Col. Clarke takes Kaskaskias
and other towns, Fort Lawrens erected by Gen. M'Intosh and garrisoned...236-256.

Chap. 11. Gov. Hamilton marches to St. Vincent—critical situation
of col. Clarke, his daring expedition against Hamilton, condition
of Fort Lawren's, Successful stratagem of Indians there, Gen. M'Intosh
arrives with an army, Fort evacuated, Transactions in Kentucky,
captivity of Boone, his escape and expedition against Paint
creek town, Indian [iii] army under Du Quesne appear before Boone's
fort, politic conduct of Boone, Fort assaulted, Assailants repulsed,
Expedition against Chilicothe towns under Bowman, Its failure, Kentucky
increases rapidly in population...257-274.

Chap. 12. Hacker's creek settlement breaks up, Alarm of Indians
near Pricket's fort, Stephen and Sarah Morgan sent to farm, Dream
and anxiety of their father, His fearful encounter with two Indians,
Kills both, Heroism of Mrs. Bozarth, Murders on Snow creek, captivity
of Leonard Schoolcraft, Indians surprize Martin's fort, destruction
there, Irruptions into Tygart's valley, Indians attack the house
of Samuel Cottrail, Murder of John Schoolcrafts family, Projected
campaign of British and Indians, Indians again in Tygart's Valley,
mischief there, West's fort invested, Hazardous adventure of Jesse
Hughs to obtain assistance, Skirmish between whites and savages,
coolness and intrepidity of Jerry Curl, Austin Schoolcraft killed and
his niece taken prisoner, Murder of Owens and Judkins, of Sims.
Small Pox terrifies Indians, Transactions in Greenbrier, Murder of
Baker and others, last outrage in that country...275..293.

Chap. 13. Operations of combined army of British and Indians,
Surrender of Ruddle's Station, Outrages of savages there, Col. Byrd
enabled to restrain them, Martin's station surrenders, Byrd returns
to the Indian towns, Escape of Hinkstone, Invasion of North Western
Virginia, Plan of campaign, Indians discovered near Wheeling,
Take prisoners, Alarmed for their own safety, kill their prisoners and
retire, Expedition under Col. Broadhead, against the Munsies, against
Coshocton, excesses of the whites there, Expedition under Gen.
Clarke against Chilicothe and Piqua, Battle at Piqua, Indian depredations
in Virginia, murder of capt. Thomas and family, of Schoolcraft,
Manear, and others, Destruction of Leading creek settlement,
aggressors overtaken by a party under Col. Lowther, Affair of Indian
creek, murder of Mrs. Furrenash, Williamson's first expedition against
Moravian Indians, Prisoners taken sent to Fort Pitt, Set at liberty,
Their settlements broken up by Wyandotts...294..317.

Chap. 14. The murder of Monteur and his family, others taken
prisoners, Second expedition of Williamson against Moravians, its success
and the savage conduct of the whites, Expedition under Crawford,
his defeat—Is taken prisoner and burned; captivity and escape
of Doctor Knight, of Slover; Death of Mills—Signal achievement of
Lewis Whitsel—318...339.

Chap. 15. Murder of White, Dorman and wife taken prisoners;
Inhabitants on Buckhannon evacuate the fort, attacked by Indians
on their way to the Valley; Whites visiting [iv] Buckhannon settlement
discovered and watched by Indians—conduct of George Jackson
to obtain aid, Stalnaker killed, Indians cross Alleghany—miss Gregg
killed by Dorman, murder of mrs. Pindall, of Charles Washburn, of
Arnold and Richards—Daring conduct of Elias Hughes—murder of
Corbly's family...Grand council of Indians at Chillicothe, Its determinations;
Indian army enters Kentucky; Affair at Bryants station;
Battle of Blue Licks—Expedition under Gen. Clarke, Attack on Wheeling,
Attempt to demolish the fort with a wooden cannon, Signal exploit
of Elizabeth Zane, Noble conduct of Francis Duke, Indians
withdraw, Attack on Rives [Rice's] Fort, Encounter of Poe with two
Indians...340-364.

Chap. 16. Peace with G. Britain, War continued by Indians—
Operations in N. W. Virginia...murder of Daniel Radcliff, Attack on
Cunninghams upon Bingamon, murders there; murders in Tazewell,
of Davison, of Moore, mrs. Moore and seven children taken prisoners,
their fate—murder of Ice, &c. Levi Morgan encounters two Indians,
Indians steal horses on West Fork, pursued and punished by
col. Lowther—murder of the Wests on Hacker's creek, Remarkable
recovery of J. Hacker's daughter—murder of the Johnsons on Tenmile
creek, At Macks, Artifice of John Sims...365...383.

Chap. 17. Rapid increase of population of Kentucky, operations
there...Preparations of the general Government to carry on the
war in the Indian country, Settlement of Marietta, Of Cincinatti,
Fort Washington erected, Settlement of Duck creek, Big Bottom and
Wolf creeks...Harmar's campaign, murder of whites on Big Bottom,
murder of John Bush—Affair at Hansucker's on Dunkard...murder of
Carpenter and others and escape of Jesse Hughes...campaign under
Gen. St. Clair...Attack at Merrill's, Heroic conduct of mrs. Merrill,
Signal success of expedition under Gen. Scott...384-407.

Chap. 18. Indians visit Hacker's creek...murder of the Waggoners
and captivity of others—murder of Neal and Triplet, major Truman
and col. Hardin killed, Greater preparations made by General
Government, John and Henry Johnson, Attack on the hunting camp

of Issac Zane, Noble conduct of Zane...Treatment of Indian prisoners,
Fort Recovery erected, Escape of Joseph Cox...murder of miss
Runyan and attack on Carder's, Indians kill and make prisoners the
Cozads, Affair at Joseph Kanaan's, Progress of army under Gen.
Wayne, Indians attack and defeat detachment under M'Mahon, battle
of Au Glaize and victory of General Wayne, Affair at Bozarth's on
Buckhannon...Treaty of Greenville.....408...430.