History of Warren County, Chapter 14
CHAPTER XIV FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY UNTIL 1830 Onerous Duties Imposed Upon Early Inhabitants – Passage of the Act of organization – Its Provisions – Initial Proceedings…
History of Warren County, Chapter 13
CHAPTER XIII THE ERA OF FORMATION, EARLY SETTLEMENTS, ETC., FROM 1800 TO 1819 Formation of Warren County – Its Original Boundaries – Temporarily Attached to Crawford County – Crawford…
History of Warren County, Chapter 12
CHAPTER XII FROM 1791 TO 1800 Troublous Times on the Border – Baneful British Influence – Uneasy Iroquois – Colonel Proctor Visits Them – Interesting Details Gathered From His…
History of Warren County, Chapter 11
CHAPTER XI CORNPLANTER AND OTHER INDIANS – 1790-91 The Seneca Chieftain Invited to Visit Philadelphia – Letter from Thomas Mifflin – Ensign Jeffers’s Letter – The Journey – Arrival in…
History of Warren County, Preface
PREFACE While it may seem to the uninitiated a task involving but little difficulty to prepare for publication a work no more comprehensive in character than this volume and containing…
History of Warren County, Chapter 10
CHAPTER X FROM 1783 TO 1790 Forlorn Condition of the Senecas at the Close of the Revolutionary War – Willing to Cede the Remainder of their Lands in Pennsylvania…
History of Warren County, Chapter 9
CHAPTER IX ENGLISH DOMINION Pontiac’s Conspiracy – The Devil’s Hole – A Fight at Black Rock – Bradstreet’s Expedition – Sulky Senecas – The Troops Composing Bradstreet’s Command – Israel…
History of Warren County, Chapter 7
CHAPTER VII PENN IN PENNSYLVANIA William Penn Sails for America – His Advice to His Family – The Voyage – Warmly Received at New Castle – The First Assembly…
History of Warren County, Chapter 8
CHAPTER VIII FRENCH DOMINION A Slight Ascendency – De Nonville Attacks the Senecas – Origin of Fort Niagara – Count Frontenac in the Field – Treaty of Ryswick – Queen…
History of Warren County, Chapter 6
CHAPTER VI THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA Europeans Struggle for Supremacy Along the Atlantic Coast – Quakers Settle in New Jersey – William Penn Appointed a Trustee – His Labors in…