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Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by HARRISON HALL, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

J. C. Clark, Printer

Checked

May 1913

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

PART IV.

EVENTS IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF KENTUCKY.

CHAPTER I.

Organization of Counties-Foreign Intrigues-Attempts

to form a State Government-Differences of Opinion in

reference to that Measure,

CHAPTER II.

Spanish and French Conspiracies--Troubles in relation to

the Navigation of the Mississippi-The patriotic forbear-

ance of the Pioneers,

CHAPTER III.

Burr's Conspiracy,

CHAPTER IV.

Character of the Pioneers-Their Adventures-Anecdote

of Muldrow-Of Boone-Device of the Indians-Ro-

mantic Adventure of two Females,

CHAPTER V.

Character of the Pioneers-Their Mode of Living-Intro-

duction of the Steam Boats-Its Effects on the Manners

of the People,

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CHAPTER VI.

Indian-hating-Some of the Sources of this Animosity—

Brief Account of Col. Moredock,

CHAPTER VII.

Character of the Pioneers-Felons-The Harpes Meason

-Sturdevant-Lynch's Law,

CHAPTER VIII.

Character of the Pioneers.-Men of Education among

them-Kentuckians, an eloquent People-Early Lite-

rature-Imlay's Account of Kentucky,

CHAPTER IX.

Foreign Influence over the Indians,

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PART V.

MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH-WESTERN TER-

RITORY.

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CHAPTER I.

Clarke's Expedition against the French Settlements-Cap-

ture of Kaskaskia-Capture of Vincennes-Founding of

Louisville-Anecdote of Kenton, .

CHAPTER II.

Bowman's Expedition-Clarke's Battle of Blue Licks-

Harmar's Expedition-Wilkinson's,

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CHAPTER III.

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Causes of the failure of several of the Expeditions in the

North-western Territory-St. Clair's Campaign,

PART VI.

CIVIL INSTITUTIONS OF THE TERRITORIES AND NEW

STATES.

CHAPTER I.

Settlement of Ohio-Constitutions and Laws of the New

States-Cessions from the Original States-Ordinance

of 1787, .

CHAPTER II.

Early Civil Institutions- -Constitution of Kentucky---

North-western Territory-Ordinance of 1787-Forma-

tion of Indiana Territory-Her Difficulties-Admission

of Ohio into the Union, .

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APPENDIX.

Meeting of the Proprietors of Transylvania,

Memorial to Congress,

Letter from Silas Deane to James Hogg,

Letter to Patrick Henry, Esq.,

Memorial to the Convention of Virginia,

Letter of Col. Williams to the Proprietors,

Letter of James Hogg to the Company,

Letter from Lord Botetourt to Col. Donelson,

Treaty of Lochaber,

Letter of Col. Henderson to the Proprietors,

Memorial of the Transylvania Company,

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