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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…