VOLUME ONE

1700 - 1850

WILLIAMMARI N HN O SC URE, B.S.

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C olonial Records , Pennsylvania .

Pennsylvania Archives Pennsylvania .

Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania . f Messages O the Go vernors , Pennsylvania .

Reports of C a nal C ommissioners of Penna . Pennsylvania . ff Annals of Bu alo Valley , Linn . History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valley

Everts , Peck and Rickards .

C onrad Weiser , Walton .

Me in s. History of the West Branch , g n e s

C ounty Histories , Rupp .

History o f Pennsylvania , Engle .

C atholics in the Revolution , M artin . Golden Jubilee History of the Evangelical Lutheran

C hurch of Selinsgrove , Pa . t Yutzy .

t N o . 1 94 . M. His ory of Lafayette Lodge , F A . ,

of Selinsgrove , Pa . Schoch ;

Reminiscences of Sunbury , Irwin .

Jubilee Memo rial Volume of the Danville C onference of the c r Evangeli al Lutheran Ministe ium of Pennsylvania ,

O c he n f o rd e t. a l .

History of Susquehanna Synod , Evangelical Lutheran church;

Manhart e t. a l .

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O X A N D T I LD E N F O UN D A T I O N S 19 19 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy 3

SELIN V SCR0 B, PENNA CHRONOI 0GY

By

WILLIAMMARION S H C NIIRE, B.S.

F O R E W A R D This volume gives in outline the early history of the

Forks o f the Susquehanna . It embraces the pre sent territory C of entral Pennsylvania bounded by the towns of Sunbury , Nor the umb e rla n d e e , S linsgrove , Lewisburg , N w Berlin and imme

diate vicinity . The years covered embrace the formative period of our n the ation . To historian o r student , it sho uld re veal much of

e a n d e . T o valu inter st the citizen and patriot , it should bring

an appre ciatio n o f the wo rth o f o ur fre edom . Unfortunate ly o ur e r e e ur the trials of a ly s ttl rs , many of them o ancesto rs , can

scarcely be realized by reading the scant no tes herein .

e e The Abo rigin s , at peac , in the land of the primeval ,

welcomed the white stra nger to his wigwam . H e put hisfaith in n the new race . Only too soo , the encroachments follow e d by o o trickery , tre ache ry , and then bl dshed , turned the Red Man

against the White M an .

e e C heated by traders , robbed by schemers , misrepr sent d r n at treatie s and often c o mp e lled to sign State pape s , unde r u e due and unnatural influences , the Indians soon saw his b loved — Valley of the Susquehanna—T h e O tz in a c hso n slipping from e n his grasp forever , a l e gacy hand d down to him by unwritten u disputa te d titl e s from ge ne ration to ge n e ration and from time unkno wn .

he Fired by the re velation of the fate in store for him , t o o r Red Man , arme d by new and p werful weap ns , ba tered to him “ ” the n e w fire by unscrupul o us traders , and inflamed by water e e f o r s o f the White Man , turn e d against the s ttl rs , the mo t h part , scattered , unprotected and at peace and harmony wit h their new ho mes . The innocent suff ered f o r the sins o f t e pro fite e r. 4 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy

T he r h e War C y sounded t rough the for st , the Valley e of the Susqu hanna re eked with blood , the Pe nns C re ek Massa cre was only the forerunner o f more and larger attacks by the

enraged race through out the C o lonies . The suff ering of our forerunners reveal how deadly this

beautiful land wa s bought f o r us .

Subse quent events took o n a military asp e ct. Fort Augusta st he e e ablished at t Indian villag o f S hamokin , at the Forks of the ’ s e o f e Su quehanna , then the fronti r His Maj sty George III , King ff o of England , in America , a rded a protectio n f o r the ravished e e white settl m nt o f Penns C reek , now the town o f Selinsgrove ,

five mile so uthward .

T he military annals of this post are worthy of the most

elaborate c o mpilation , touched o n he re in outline . The struggle for a bare existance in this dense forest

o . o f land , deve l o ped a spirit f Liberty Ere long the flames Freedom were fired by the unscrupulous o ppression of a stub

o o e . e vo lu born King , and saw the C l ni s spring to arms The R

tio n ry War followe d . H e rein we note the hearty cooperation

given by this thinly settled territo ry about the Great Forks. Draine d by every availabl e man for military service in h ff e the Contin ental Army , t e frontier su red by the inroads o f

the savages . The fate of the R e d M an as he at last face d the

Land o f the Setting Sun , never again to re turn to his Isle of Que he to fish and hunt , or to t wigwams of Shamokin , to live and o o e love , is a pathetic episode . It is s n eclips d by the birth o f

the new natio n amid the struggles o f the R evo lution . The co ming of the new c e ntury witne ssed the beginning

of a wonderful type of national life . How the nation of today found its first firm footing and expanded interna lly and com

me rc ia lly is a so c ia lo gic a l study of unique inte rest . ’ It is the compiler s hope that this publication may stimu late ln others an interest in lo cal history and thereby a deeper “ ” ' “ reveren c e for these rocks n d rills , these woods and templed ” hills amidst which we live . Eve ry locality has itsrich tre asure

o f history and traditions with its people should be familiar. It is out of such substance that a Guiding Hand was making our — h o asma she nation great, a nation t at stands t day , y ever stand , for j ustice and liberty among all peoples .

May the reader find among these contents , secured at odd e moments in a busy every day lif , from all available authentic

o e t . so urces , inspiration to bec me a b ter American citizen — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 608 1 727 5

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h . C aptain John Smith , t e Founder of Jamestown , Va , explores the C he sapeake Bay and discovers the mouth of

the Susquehanna River. 1 61 6

’ Brul e , a Frenchman , navigates the Susquehanna from

its headwaters to its mouth . 1 682

N o v. 4 o e e W , Fam us treaty betw n the Ind—ians and illiam Penn o n the banks o f the De le wa re River ye t to be broken . 1 696

e Jan . 1 2, Thomas D o ngan , late Gov rnor of New York , leases land including the S usquehanna regio n to William Penn f o r “ 1 000 ye ars at an annual rental o f a pepper corn . 1 700 The Susquehanna Vall e y inhabited by the Wolf or ” “ ” the Muncy Tribe of the Five Nations . “ ” e th Se pt. 1 3, Susquehannock Indians de d to William Penn , “ Susquehanna River , all islands and land on both sides to ” the utmo st confin e s the re of . 1 701

A pril 1 , William Penn and the Susquehannock Indians hold a

treaty at Philad e lphia .

J . Le T o rt, a trader apparently has a store at the Forks

of th e Susquehanna ( Northumberland ) . 1 71 3

The Five Nations become the Six Nations , by ad o pting the Tuscarora tribe that had b e en expelled from the So uth afte r several se v e re d e fe ats at the hands of the

Caro lina and Virginia Col o ni e s . 1 71 8

o o f July 30, Death of William Penn , F under the Province of

o mbe . Pennsylvania , at R ushc , Buckinghamshire , England 1 723 First record of permanent se ttlers along the Susque hanna by emigrants fro m th e De le wa re River se ttl e ments . Emigrants from the Palatinate se ttlement along the Mo

hawk River abo ve Sch o harie (N . Y .) pro ce e d down the Sus

C o . .) que ha n n a Vall e y to the T ulpe ho c ke n region (Berks , Pa 1 727

e h July 3, At a Council at Philad lp ia , the Six Nations protest against th e sale o f rum by traders to the Indians w e st of

the Susquehanna Rive r . — 6 o Se lin sgro ve C hro n lo gy, 1 728 4 2

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C e the onrad Weis r , later Great Interpreter , emigrates with many others from the Scho harie settl e ment in the Mo hawk Valley down the Susqu e hanna Rive r to the Tulpe

hocke ns . Shike limmy sent by the O n o n da go C ouncil of the Six Nations to reside at the Indian village of Shamokin (Sun bury) at the Fo rks o f the Susquehanna as their re pre se n

ta tive .

Shamokin said to contain fifty or more wigwams . 1 Sept . , Lieut . Gordon s e nds me ssage to Shamokin f o r C hief

Shike llimmy by Henry Smith and J o hn Petty . 1 729 1 March 0, C ounty of Lancaster formed from part of Chester

County . r n hi l mm Aug . Death of C a u d a wa n d , son o f S ke i y. 1 731 C hief Shike limmy advises D e puty Governor Patrick Gordon that frie ndly relatio ns with the Six Nation s cannot

exist unless the sale o f liquor is regulated . 1 732 Treaty at Philadelphia b e tween the Province of

Penna . and the Six Natio ns re lative to the French a c tivi

ties west o f the Alleghenies . 1 736 2 h u Oct. 5, Central Pennsylvania , on bot sides of the S sque h hanna , sold to John , Thomas and Ric ard Penn by the Six

Nations . 1 737

hi e n Feb . 27, Conrad Weiser starts on s j ourn y to O o da go by

way of Shamokin . ke limm f o r Mar 4, C onrad Weiser arrives at the village of Shi y

a visit to the chief while on his j ourne y . (Some autho rities

locate this village o pposite Milton .) ” o c Sept. 1 9, Famous Indian Walk or Walking Purchase in e e the curs Bucks County betw —n Delaware Indians and the Province o f Pennsylvania o n e o f many injustices done

to the Indians . 1 742

Z e i Sept . 28, C onrad Weise r , C o unt inz ndorf and escort arr ve

at Shamokin and a re we lcome d by Chief Shike llimy. h e o Oct. 5, D e puty Gov . T oma s Penn issu s a proclamati n

against se ttle rs on the we st side o f the Susquehanna River . l — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o o gy, 1 742 1 747 7

. 31 Mc K Jan , Conrad Weiser with Thomas e e start for Shamo kin

. 4 e ise r ‘ a n d Mc K e Feb , Conrad W Thomas e arrive at Shamo

kin and hold a council with the Six Nations.

1 744 Colonie s uneasy concerning the French league with

the Indians . “ ’ 2 hike limm Jan . , Unhappy Jake , o n e of S y s sons , killed in an

engagement with the Catawbas . 2 e l May , Conrad W iser arrive s at Shamokin to see Shike immy about the murder of John Armstrong in the Jun iata Valley

June 22, Treaty at Lancaster with the Six Nations open s .

July 4 , Treaty at Lancaster comes to an e n d . “ ” - s Se pt. , Locke up built by Conrad Wei er at the order ’ o f the Province at Shamokin fo llowing Shike llimy s re

quest. 1 745 First re cord of permanent settlement of whites at

the mouth of Penns Creek (Selinsgro ve ) . h March , Conrad Weise r in t e Susquehanna Valley in the

inte rest of peace b e tween the se ttl e rs and the Indians .

. Oct. At an unsatisfacto ry co nference h e ld at Albany , N r o Y ., between Commissio ne s fr m Provinces of New York , s t Pennsylvania , M assachu et s and Connecticut and the Six Natio ns the latter re fuses to take up the war hatchet against

the French . 1 747

o T ul e c k June 1 5, C o nrad Weiser starts fr m p ho e n for Sha

mo kin to se e Chief Shike llimy. e Shike llim Jun e 1 7, Conrad Weiser unexpect dly finds y and h party at Paxton ( Harrisburg) , in t e house of Joseph h e two e Chambers , and so remains t er days in conf rence . e hi T ul e ho c ke n June 20, C o nrad We iser r turns to s home at p with important news f o r the Provincial governme nt as to

the French activities along the Gre at Lakes . l m ’ July 5 , Shike l i y arrives at Conrad Weiser s house at Tulpe hocken with n e ws of a French e xp e dition from Canad a against the English in Upper N e w York and that the Six

Nations had risen to defend the latter .

i T ul e ho c ke n f o r . July 8, Shike ll my leaves p Shamokin h hike llim Oct. Conrad Weiser at S amo kin , visiting S y ,

who is ill . Many Indians dying of a fever in that locality . — 8 Se lin s ro o lo g ve C hro n gy, 1 747 52

Dec . The Province o f Pennsylvania esta blishes a military

force , as a part of the defense of the English C olonies , which o c included the Ass iated Regiment o f Lancaster C ounty , ” over the River Susquehanna , c o nsisting of 1 3 companies ,

commanded by Col . Benj amin Chambers . 1 748 April Shike llimy and a so n with C o nrad Weiser arrive at Philadelphia in the interest o f the Province and their

Ohio Indian friendship .

Aug. 1 1 , Conrad Weiser starts o n his j o urney to the Ohi o by t way of the Juniata Valley , thro ugh Standing S one ( Hunt in do n rfi l t g ) Franksto wn , C le a e d , Allegheny River o Logs o E c n o n m t wn ( o y, now Ambridge , Pa .) 1 749 Indians restless and uneasy o ver the encro achments

of the whites alo ng the Juniata Valley and Penns Creek . ” Shamokin is sho wn o n map issued by J o hn Evans .

April Death o f Chief Shike llimy at Shamokin . o o April 1 8, C onrad Weiser returns to T ulpe ho c ke n fr m Sham o o hik im h kin , having c ns led the so ns o f S e ll y, w o were at ’ ’ Mc K e e s 20 Mc K e e s Thomas , miles so uth of Shamokin ( Half ’ ’ Falls) , on their father s death .

July 1 , Six Nations delegates held co nference in Philadelphia

with Governor Hamilton . o August 22, At a treaty held at Philadelphia , a large territ ry east o f the Susquehanna River and north of the Blue M o un

tains is purchased . The N . W . corner o f the Purchase was at

o r near the mouth of Mahano y Creek (n o rth of Herndon ) . “ ” h h o N o v. 1 , All squatters west of t e Susque anna River rdered

o ff by this date in a pro clamation issued by Gov . Hamilto n . 1 750

o Jan . 27, C umberland C unty created from part of Lancaster

C ounty located west of the Susquehanna River. “ ” Ma y H o mes of squatters along the Jun ia ta Valley burned by Richard Peters and Conrad Weiser at the o rder

of the Proprieta ries . 1 751

’ Patterson s Fo rt ( Mexico ) alo ng the Juniata Riv er supposed to have been built 1 752

o Mar. 1 1 , Berks County created from porti ns of Philadelphia ,

Lancaster and Chester C o unties . — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 753 55 9

1 753

At a C o uncil at Carlisle , the Indians protest against the encroachments of the whites west of the Susquehanna

and north o f the Jun ia ta rivers .

1 754 Settlers e pushing their way up along the ,continu

Penns C reek valley , Ge o rge Gabriel , ( acco rding to records) having the first house upon the prese nt vicinity of Selins

gro ve .

Jacob Fisher , the fore runn e r of the Fisher Family e in this section o f the state , app ars to have moved to the south “ ” end of the Isle of Que on land purchase d later from Con

rad Weiser.

6 n . h July , Treaty of Alba y (N . Y ) between t e Six Nations , con h n sisting of t e Mohawks , Oneidas , O o n da go e s, Cayugas , S e enecas and Tuscaroras and the Province of P nnsylvania , ' represented by Conrad Weise r . North - west corner o f this “ Purchase wa s one mile north of the ( old ) mouth of a certain ” creek call e d K a ya ro n din ha gh (Penns Creek ) .

Oct. Pre se nt site o f Selinsgro ve includ e d in a Grant of 2000 acres each to C o nrad We ise r and Richard Peters by the Province o f Pennsylvania f o r services rendered at the

Treaty of Albany .

Oct . 4 , Conrad Weiser at Shamokin . Death of Half King ’ occurs at John Harris s . ( Harris Ferry , now Harrisburg .)

. 7 o f o ,Oct , King England orders a Regiment of Fo t raised c for the pro tection o f the Pro vince of Pennsylvania , on a

co unt o f Indian troubles on the fro ntier.

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m o C m Fer anagh t wnship , Cumberland ounty for ed and embraced the present site of Selinsgrove and as

far north- e ast as the Purchase line .

Feb . 1 3, The Proprietaries make surveys along Penns C reek , along the line of the purchase at the Treaty of Albany “ ” and meet with much o pposition by the squatte rs and

arouse great dissatisfaction amo ng the Indians , the latte r

claiming fraud in the transactio n . th e “ Apr. 1 2, Conrad We iser , finding his grant of land at mo uth of Penns C re ek and Isle of Que (Selinsgro ve ) dis “ ” “ e pute d by squatte rs writes , I will giv up my claim west ” of the Susqu e hanna rather than cause bl o odshed . r r Se lin sg o ve C h o n o lo gy, 1 755

. 5 Mc K e e Mar , Thomas warranted a tract of land at the “ ” mo uth o f Mahantango Cre e k and the Half- Falls .

Mar. 1 9, Warrant grante d to John Jacob Simony for a “ ” tract of land called Dunkertown alo ng Penns Creek in — Cumberland C o unty (No rth end o f Selinsgrove ) .

July 9, The defeat and de ath o f Ge neral Braddo ck along the

Monongahela River alarms the Colonies . 22 Aug . , The Assembly autho rizes One Tho usand Po un ds f o r ” 5 the defense of the Ba ck C o unties ( 0 guns , 4 casks o f

powder , 2 o f l e ad , and two swivel guns ordered sent to Penns Creek settlement after the massacre at that point but th e same was sto pped by the people at Harris Ferry and divided

among them .)

o Sept . 1 1 , Sc a ro ua dy write s to Gov . M rris from Shamo kin

that the Six Nations a re pre paring to fight the French .

r O ct Fort Hunter , 5 miles north o f Harris Fer y supposed

to have been built about this time . — Oct. 1 6, PENNS CREEK MASSACRE the first attack o n the colonies within the prese nt limits o f Pennsylvania fo ll o w 1 ing the Defea t o f Braddo ck . Appro ximately 1 3 killed , 1

carried into captivity and 1 wounded . The latter escaped and carried the news do wn the Susquehanna River to the

next settlement . ( M assacre reached fro m New Berlin to Selinsgrove—1 0 miles)

e o e l the Oct. 1 7, a reign of t rr r inaugurat d southward a ong Susquehanna River as the news o f the massacre reache d

them .

o ffi Oct. 1 8, French cers with supposedly Shawnee and Dele ’ ware Indians encamped a t Ge orge Gabri e l s plantation (Sel

in sgro ve ) .

o e e to Go v. o ri Oct. 20, John Harris at Paxt n sends a l tt r M r s

with news of the Penns Cre e k Massacre .

o n a Oct. 20, Inhabitants living the west side of the Susquehann “ ” near the mouth of Penns Creek forward a petition to Gov . e the o M orris asking for pro tectio n , aft r citing c ndition of

aff airs following the massacre .

e e . th e Oct . 22, C onrad W iser at R ading sends to Gov Morris news of the Penns Creek M assacre . 46 the o n Oct . 24, John Harris and men arrive at Indian t w r o f Shamokin after having pause d at Penns Creek to bu y a ll

that could be found . r v hr l Se lin sg o e C o n o o gy, 1 755 1 1

' This n ight the I n dia n sse t fire and d e stro y all of the build ’ ings o n Ge o ge Gabriel s plantatio n near the mouth of Pe nns — r Cre e k the scen e o f the re ce nt massacre . 25 h Oct. , Jo n Harris and party whil e re turning ho meward o n th from Sham kin , o e west sid e o f the river against the a d o f e o a vice fri ndly Indians at Sham kin , re ambushe d at the o h a r ( old ) m ut of Penns Creek and e routed , losing 3 killed and 4 o r 5 by dro wning during the flight across the rive r a t

that plac e . (This ambush o c c ure d at the n o rth limits o f the

b o ro ugh of Se linsgro ve .)

’ . 26 a c k ha n s h h Oct , S s o , a S awano s C ief and party arrive at the mouth o f Penns Cre ek fro m Shamo kin and find bloody

trac e s o f the a mbush o f the pre vious day . 8 Oct. 2 , Go v. M o rris write s to Sir . Thomas Robinson f o r H is ’ e o h Maj sty King o f England s informati o n , c ncerning t e re

cent Massacre o f Penns Cre e k .

. 28 h e to Go v. o o f his s Oct , Jo n Harris writ s M rris ambu h and

escape at the mo uth o f Pe nns Cre e k .

28 n Oct. , Pro vi cial C o uncil in sessio n at Newcastl e ( Del .) re

c e ive news of the Penns Cre ek Massacre .

. 28 o e o h e e e Oct , J hn Harris writ s t Ric ard P t rs , Secy . of P nna .

that he ha d no tifi e d Go v. M o rris o f the Indian o utbre aks and “ wanted 1 000 o r 1 500 men and authority to build a fo rt ” some plac e up Susquehanna . 2 h Oct. 9, Jo n Harris at Paxto n write s to Edwin Shippen of Lancaste r advising him o f the sto ckading of his ho use and

the e xp e cted arrival o f the Fre nch and Indians daily . e a d Oct. 30, C o nrad We ise r write s to Go v. M o rris from R ading e h c k n vising him o f the arming o f the settlers fro m T ulp o e , ’ also of the news o f the ambush o f John Harris party at the ’ mo uth o f Pe nns Cre ek a t G e o rge Gabrie l s . 1 e h e Oct . 3 , 1 500 Fr nc and Indians apparently ncamped at ’ Ge orge Gabriel s from re ports re c e ive d .

C o nrad Weise r write s to Go v. M o rris of his arrange me nts o im with Ge o rge Gabrie l , n o w with him , t ward securing p o rtant info rmation re garding the invade rs n o w encamp ’ ed o n the latte r s plantatio n at the mouth o f Pe nns Cre ek .

six mil e s so uth o f the fo rks o f the Susqu e hanna . — N o v. Moravians abando n mission at Shamo kin Indians — starving o n a c c mrn t o f scarcity o f d e er . Indian invaders a p

pear e ast o f the Blu e M o untains in B e rks Co . with blo o dy

re sults . 1 2 Se lin s ro ve hro n o lo 1 g C gy, 755

’ Nov . Ge o rge Gabri e l at H e idle burg to see Conrad Weiser ab o ut important message s to be carried to the friendly In

dians .

Nov . Go v. M o rris n o tifi e s neighboring go vern o rs of the in

va sio n o f the Pro vince o f Penna . by French and Indians and

o f the deplorabl e c o nditio n o f aff airs .

N o v 1 . , Magistrate s of Yo rk Co . petitio n Go v. Morris to se nd arms a n d a mmunitio n to defend the fro ntie r which otherwise

will have to be abando ne d . Mo n a gha to o tha (The B e lt) ’ and Andre w M o ntour arrive at J o hn Harris fro m Shamo

kin bearing imp o rtant n e ws of the invade rs .

N o v . 2, J o hn Armstrong o f Carlisl e writes to Go v. Morris and

urges the c o nstructio n o f a chain o f fo rts along the fro ntier .

Go v. Morris receives a petitio n from Lancaste r Co . f o r pro te c tion against the invad e rs n o w in the neighboring te rrito ry o n

. s the no rth Richard Pe te rs , Secy . of the Province , forward ’ to New Castl e ( De l .) the Go ve rn o r s o rde rs to o rganize se v

eral compani e s o f militia f o r the defe nse of the frontier.

N o v. 4, E ight c o mpanie s o f vo lunte e rs at Lancaster waiting for additio nal arms and o rd e rs to pro ce e d to the fro ntie r o f the

Susquehanna .

o de Nov . 5, About one th usand men at Harris Ferry ready to

fend the fro ntier . Provincial C o uncil re c e ives informati o n fro m Paxto n o f the inte ntio n of the French to build a fo rt at Shamokin and l o cate the ir Indians in winter quarters at Lan

caste r.

. . . o Nov . 6, Jonathan Belcher , Esq , Capt Gen , G o vern r and Com h n c e e a mande r in Chief o f t e Provi e of N w J rsey , orders ll

‘ Pro vincial militia unde r arms prepared to march to the h e frontier o f Pennsylvania against t e Fr nch and Indians , if

n ecessary .

a d o o o a re a o h N o v. 8, Sc a ro u y J hn M nt ur and J g , M awks , with th o Conrad Weiser , co nfer with e Pr vincial Council at Phila

delphia . Pro fessing all e giance with the English they warn

them of the Six Natio ns who are with the French .

o r to . o b Nov . 1 5, Gov . M r is sends Gen Johns n of New York , y o o in S c a ro ua dy, imp rtant news Indian rum rs ; also of his te ntio n to c o nstruct a fort at Shamokin at the Forks of the

Susquehanna this winter. Indians cro ssing the Blue M oun ’ e the T ul e ho c ke n s. tains , attack D itrich Six s in p r — Se lin sgro ve C h o n o lo gy , 1 755 6 1 3

. 25 a a Nov , Province of Pennsylv nia passes a Militi Law , to pro vide for the ne cessary defense o f the country now sa dly lack

ing .

De c . Fort Granville (Lewistown ) erected along the

Jun ia ta .

. 8 . Dec , Gov Morris sends a message to the Indians at Wyoming ,

Ne scopeck and Shamokin .

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Ja n . Invading French and Indians wintering at Nesco

peck up on the east branch o f the Susqueh anna .

. MLa u hlin 3 Jan . 5 , Capt James c g and 0 men o rdered to Harris

Ferry for duty . r ’ Jan . 1 0, Capt. Adam Read and 30 men o dered to Hunter s Mills (Fo rt Hunter or Rockville ) for duty along the Blue

Mountain east of the Susquehanna River.

Ja n . 1 7, At a C o unc il at Carlisl e , Gov. Morris promises Old “ ” Belt and his band to provide a strong house at Shamokin

in the near future .

‘ Ja n . 1 9, Go v. Morris advises Conrad Weiser of the intentions of the Pro vinc e to build a fo rt at Shamokin as so o n as pos

sible .

MK e Jan . 26, Thos . c e e appoint d a captain to command at Hun ’ ter s Mill .

‘ ’ e e a Jan . 27, Indians murder s veral s ttlers near P tterson s Fort ’ and along Sherman s Cre e k . e Jan . 28, Go v. M o rris returns aft r a tour of inspection to the new forts be ing erected along the frontier namely Pom

fret Castl e Fort Granville (Lewistown ) ,

Fort Shirley (Shirleysburg , Huntingdon and Fort

. Lyte llto n ( Fort Littleton , Fulto n Co ) t Go v h Feb . 1 , Gov . M o rris writes o . S arpe of M aryland and

Gov . Dinwiddie of Virginia o f the propose d fort at Shamo

kin .

M ar . Provincial Government of Penna . orders C o l . Clap

ham through Gov . Morris to erect a fort a t Shamokin .

Mar. 20, Capt. Patterson and party attack and route a band of Indians ne ar mouth of Middle C reek below George Ga ’ brie l s.

e . a Mar 28, Gov . Morris orders that the Cumb rland Co militi be assembled and placed o n garrison duty in n e w frontier ’ fo rts recently completed . Capt . Burd s co mpany ordered Se lin s r v r n l g o e C h o o o gy, 1 756

’ ’ o o r to P mfret s Castle Patterson s Fort , which had been

recently attacked . 29 Mar. , William Clapham c o mmission e d Lieut. Col . comma nd ” B a ta lli n ing the Third o , o r the “Augusta Re giment , consist

in g of nine companie s o f the Pe nna . Regt. o f Fo o t. Indians ’ attack Patterso n s Fo rt on the Jun ia ta .

’ “ ’ 0 e M ar. 3 , Patt rson s Fort and Mr. Burd s Fort (Pomfret

Castle ) fire d upon by Indians .

Apr. Indians al o ng the North Branch o f the Susque — hanna in gre at co nfusio n C o l . Clapham o rdered to the north

an d northw e st.

Apr. 7, Gov . M o rris orders C o l . Clapham to rende zvous his ’ regime nt at Hunte r s Mill (Rockvill e o r Fort Hunter) .

. Apr. 1 0, Go v. Morris advise s C o l . Clapham that Jos Shippen ,

r. J , a captain in his regiment, is to co llect the necessary ’ canoes at Hunter s Mill f o r the e xpeditio n to Shamokin .

“ . 1 2 o v. o so e o e r n Apr , G M rris commi si n d R b rt I vin as Wago M aster and Conducto r o f the B o ats and Cano e s to the the r o o f Fo rces in Se vice o f the Province , unde r c mmand ” Col . Wm . Clapham . 1 h Apr. 6, Gov . M o rris advises the C o mmissio n that he a s o r

de red Col . Clapham to re ndezvo us his re giment at or near ’ Hunte r s Mills in pre paratio n towards marching to Shamo ~

kin , also that 30 me n have b e e n de tache d f o r guard duty

at Carlisle .

r 1 o h o A p . 7, J hn Harris write s to Edward S ippen f Lancaste r as to the necessity of using bate aux instead o f cano e s in

the rive r f o r the e xpeditio n to Shamokin .

e o f the Apr. 1 8, 400 men r p rted nearly ready o r duty in “ ” Augusta R e giment.

. Apr 1 9, Edward Shippen advise s Gov . Morris that the A u gusta R egiment sho uld use the west side of the Susque hanna River o n its march to Shamokin o n acc o unt o f more r re suitable country for marching . Capt. Jos . Shippen , J ., “ po rts that 27 cano es have been engaged for the Augusta ” Regiment to date . May Indians abandon Shamokin and the territory about the Forks o f the Susquehanna fo rever from fear o f the re

‘ sults o f the c o ming expe dition being pre pared - by the Pro

vince . e e June 2, Ge o rge Gabri l , the first known settl r at the mouth of l 1 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o o gy, 1 756 5

r Penns Creek (Selinsgrove ) , swo n in a s one of the guides “ ” for the Augusta Regiment.

’ June 3, A scoutin g party of 6 sent up the river from Harris s

‘ r toward Sha mokin to reconnoit e , by order of Col . C lap

ha m.

’ n 5 Mc K e e ! Ju e , Augusta Regiment leaves sStore ( Dauphin ) on the expedition to Shamo kin to build a fortificatio n at the

Fo rks o f the Susquehanna . Another deta chment of

scouts ordered ahead .

e Jun 5 , The first detachment of scouts fro m .the Augusta Regiment” arrive at Shamokin and discover the village in

ashes .

6 e June , The Augusta Regim nt , (Five C o mpanies) arrives at ’ Armstrong s ( Halifax ) and c o mmenc e the construction of a

fort for a base of supplies . John Harris writes to Edwa rd Shippen of scouts re porting the pre sence o f Indians at ’ ” ’ Mc K e e s Upper Place ( Mc K e e s Half Falls) and near Sh a

. s r u mokin Scout , while et rning from Shamokin , stop at the ’ n burned plantatio of George Gabriel s , now a guide in the ’ e Augusta Re gim nt , and discover five guns from last year s

massa cre lying in the river . a e a June 8, Col . Cl pham surpris d by the rriva Lo f sco uts, ae com n I r ui h o n o paned by a o q s C ief and s in an ther canoe , at Arm ’ strong s with message s and tokens . ’ e June 1 0, Ten ship carpent rs arrive at Armstro ng s to work “ o n gun carriage s and bate a ux f o r the Augusta Regiment.

June C o l . Clapham ho lds a council with O gha ghra disha . ’ e o h the visiting Iroqu o is Chi f , at the camp at Armstr ng s , wit

refere nc e to anothe r fo rt on the North Branch at A dj o uqua y . h 1 4 miles no rth of Wyoming , t e Iroquois agreeing to protect

the workme n . u a n n e o e e r June 1 1 , Twe nty bate a x d two ca o s rep rt d in s vice ’ ’ by Co] . C la pha m s command at Armstrong s .

. o to e . June 1 4 , Gov . Morris orde rs Lt . Col Armstr ng s nd Capt

Ge o . Armstro n g to build Po mfret Castl e where it was laid

o ut by M aj o r Burd . o v o e June 20, Col . Clapham write s to G . M orris to c nfer a nam ’ to the new fort a t Armstro ng s . “ T . to June 25 , he name of Fo rt Halifax given by Gov Morris ’ the n e w fo rtificatio n built by C o ] . Clapham at Armstrong s . e n e w e o July 1 , Several cann o n carriag s and bat aux rep rted

completed at Fort Halifax . 1 6 Se lin s ro ve hro n o l g C o gy, 1 756

1 ’ July , The Augusta Regiment crosses river at Berry s Ford on

its march to Shamokin . 2 “ ’ July , The Augusta Regiment arrives at B a rbe r s, thre e miles

north - ward . 3 July , The Augusta Regiment go es into camp at mouth of

Mahantango Creek . 4 “ July , The Augusta Regiment marches six miles north to ’ . o e Chas William s Place and g s into camp , having been de

layed in breaking camp by a bateau , with a cannon aboard ,

sinking at the mo uth o f M aha ntango Cre e k .

“ ” July 5 , The Augusta Regiment re sumes its march northward . ’ o pauses at Ge rge Gabriel s Place , finds traces of Indians a n d takes up the march arriving afte r nightfall opposite Shamo

kin , above the Falls , a distanc e of 1 2 miles . Fearing an a t o n o n he tack the opposite sh re in the mor ing upon landing , t re giment at once prepares to cro ss to the village of

Shamokin under cover of the night .

“ ” 6 T he July , Augusta Regiment lands below S hamokin , biv o ua cs then marches to the dese rted village near the Forks o f the river and at once commences to throw up temporary

breastwo rks . f h July 1 3, O ficers of t e Augusta Regiment hold a council at Shamokin and request that the ir re signations will be accept i fli i n ed on account o f n su c e t pay , & c .

July 1 6, Capt . Jas . Yo ung , Paymaster , leaves Fort Augusta

for Carlisle .

July 22, Indians appear before Fo rt Granville and endeavor in

vain to draw a c o nflict with the we aken e d garriso n .

e e W o rke s July 23, 1 00 pick d men und r Capt. sent up We t

Branch to reconnoitre .

e o f o r o s July 25, Seven or eight houses r p rted completed s ldier

barracks at Fort Augusta . r l the July 26, Capt. W o ke and detai returns from up West

Branch .

July 30, French and Indians attack weakened Fort Granville , m o which capitulates after its commander, Lieut. Ar str ng ,

had been killed . The victo rs capture 22 men and numero us women and childre n and after destro ying the fort by fire the

prisoners are taken across the Alleghenies . The Provincial — ’ forces along the Susquehanna are as f o llo wsz Harris s ser ’ t— 24 geant and 1 2 men , Hunter s For ensign and men , Mc

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and then filling in the intermediate space with earth to ren

der it gun - proof is ne c essary .

Sept. 8, C o l . Clapham writes to Benj . Franklin that more horses and teams are needed to assist in the strengthening ’ of Fort Augusta , also tha t six month s provision supply is

necessary . 4 Sept. 1 4, Only bbls . of powder on hand at Fort Augusta

to withstand the expected attack by the enemy .

Sept. 1 6, Walls of Fort Augusta reported half finished . 2 A Sept. 23, C o l . Clapham reports 3 0 men in garrison at Fort u gusta with four months ’ pay due them and a mutiny in pros

péc t.

. Oct. 4, Lt C o l . Conrad Weiser ordered 1 0 me n sent to Fort A u

gusta .

o Oct. 5, Col . Clapham , with esc rt of 60 men , march from Fort

Augusta to Carlisle . o 4 Oct. 9, Fort Augusta garrisoned by a detail f 6 men of the

Augusta Regiment. hra dirisha h o f Oct . 1 1 , Oga g , a chief the Six Nations , arrives

at Fort Augusta with important news and desires a council . ’ ru Oct. 1 2, Col . C lapham at Harris and being notified of the

mored expedition against Fort Augusta , returns immediate ” ly to defend it to the last extremity. o 70 o Oct. 1 7, C o l . C lapham and esc rt with horse l ads of flour , 30 heads of cattl e and salt arrive at Fort Augusta from Har ’ ris Ferry. a o C O a hra Oct. 1 8, C o l. C laph m holds a c uncil with hief g g e x e da riha , in which the latter brings intelligence of an p dition of a thousand French and Indians being fitted out

at Fort Duquesne to mo ve against Fort Augusta . Jas . ’ c Young , Paymaster , leaves Harris Ferry with an es ort to ’ . B o z a s fo llow Col . Clapham to Fo rt Augusta C apt. o 0 re (B usse e company arrives at Fo rt Augusta . 3 6 men

ported o n duty in garrison .

50 i a . Oct. 20, C apt. Busse and men arr ve at Fort August n un ia ta Nov. Garrisons along the Susquehan a and J Val leys and in the Cumberland Vall e y endeavoring to intercept

the approaching enemy .

No v. C o l . C lapham advises Go v. Denny of his weakened

garrison due to continuous scouting duty , also of his arrest of Ensign Mears in command at Hunter’ s Fort for insubordina

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4 Nov . , Col . Clapham issues instructio ns to Capt. Hambright to pro ceed against an Indian village on the West Branch and

destroy it .

N v o . 8, Col . Clapham re ports arrival o f ammunition and thre e ’ weeks all o wanc e of pro visio ns . He also reports that the im pro ve me n ts authorized at Fort Augusta a re now under c o n

structio n . Tre aty of Easto n o pens with T e dyusc un g and o e e e th rs in att ndanc , special stress being put o n the pur “ ” chase o f land in the Indian Walk a n d also of the land o n

the We st Branch and Penns Cre e k of th e Treaty o f 1 754. T he bo undary line with re fere nce to Penns Creek remain

e d unchange d . 1 3 Nov . , Garriso n at Fo rt Hunter c o n sists of 36 men .

N o v. 1 7 Treaty at Easto n close s . The Indians are misqu o te d in the ir sp e e ches and d e alt with with the custo mary unfair

ness cha racteristic o f these councils . N h o v. 23, Col . Clap am writes Gov . Denny that he exp e cts to

resume bate au se rvice on the rive r as it is almo st navigable . 0 ’ Nov . 3 , Capt . Shipp e n and detail leave Hunte r s with 1 7

bate aux and suppli e s f o r Fo rt Augusta . 1 h Dec . , Capt . S ipp e ns c o mmand arrive at Reeds . Bateaux

placed o n island .

h e Dec . 2, Capt . S ippen arrive s at Fo rt Halifax to s cure assis

tance .

’ D . h e e e c . 3, Capt S ipp n and bat aux wo rking thru Berry s

Falls .

’ . 4 . h s Me e e Dec , Capt S ippen bateaux arrive at K s Falls in a riv

e r full o f ic e .

D e c . 5, Capt. Shippen abando n bateaux on island acc o unt of ic e

D e c . h to h 6, Col . Clap am , enro ute Philadelp ia , to eventually j oin e a the Bouquet Expeditio n a ga mst Fo rt Pitt , m et C ptain Ship o e e rt A pe n and detail , ice b und , and ord rs h lp from Fo u

gusta . ’ D e c . 7, Capt . Jam e son and 50 men arrive at Shippen s camp

and rel e ase bate aux . o e o r a t Dec . 8, Capt . Shippen and James n bateaux and sc t arrive

Fo rt Augusta at midnight after a strenu o us march .

he n e o o f o De c . 8, C o l . Burd , t w c mmander F rt Augusta , ar ’ “ ” rives fro m Mc K e e s M e ado ws with esco rt and supplies and

assumes command . 20 r r n Se lin sg o ve C h o o lo gy, 1 756

Dec . 9, 280 men in garrison at Fort Augusta . C o l . Burd sends ’ 50 Mo K e men to e s for supplies . River frozen over. 1 1 Dec . , Additional supplies arrive at Fort Augusta from M c ’ Kee s .

Dec . 1 2, Hard rain .

’ . 1 3 e f o r Mc K e e . Dec , Bateaux l ave Fort Augusta s for supplies

Dec . 1 4, Susqu e hanna Rive r rising . 1 5 Dec . , M aj . Burd arrives at Fort Augusta at 1 1 P . M . with all ’ r e e Mc K ho ses load d with stor s fro m e e s.

Dec . 1 6, Still snowing and rive r rising . 5 bateaux and 60 me n ’ Mc K e 4 start for e s. 0 men on foot unable to cross the Sha

mokin Mountain and return to the fort .

’ . 1 7 . Mc K e e Dec , Snowing very hard Detail f o r s sent aroun d

instead of ove r Shamokin M o untain . w Dec . 1 8, Sno w stops and garriso n starts to clean away the sno

about the fort.

o s Dec . 1 9, Sunday se rvices held at F rt Augusta . All stream

frozen over e xcept the North Branch . Bate aux haul e d up o n MK ’ an island two mil e s n orth o f c e e s.

Dec . 20, More snow .

e e . h n t Dec . 21 , Snow c e ases . Over two feet d p Detac me leaves Fort Augusta to get bate aux o ff the island north of Mc ’ Kee s . th e Dec . 22, Garriso n at Fort Augusta busy clearing away

snow .

. Dec . 23, More snow

e f o r a th e Dec . 24, Snow too d ep work or travel bout

Forks.

. o o . Dec . 25 , Christmas F rt Augusta sn wbound

Dec . 26, Garrison at Fort Augusta have prayers and serm o n . ’ r e o n te Dec . 27, T wo soldiers a riv at Fort Augusta fr m H u r s

Mills suff ering from the cold . r o o th e Dec . 28, Garrison at last sta ts to dig away the sn w ab ut

fort . o n o m Dec . 29, Thawing snow seriously handicaps the garris fr th e work of clearing th e fort.

. m 40 e s o m Dec 30, Detach ent of soldi rs arrive at Fort Augu ta fr ’ o o o rse Hunter s Fort , with ut pr visi ns , due to lack of ho s o n

account of th e severe weather.

w . D ec . 31 , Roug h eather again “ M0 S HA MO K I N ” 8

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. 3 h Jan , Detac ment o f 1 2 men and 2 b a teaux sent acro ss the river to secure all horses obtainable for the Provincial ser

vice a t Fo rt Augusta .

. 4 Jan , Fo ur h o rses secured by the detachment a n d bro ught as the o o o s far as Island pp site F rt Augu ta , search having been

stopped o n acc o unt of fro zen ic e and mud .

Jan . 5 , River full o f driving ic e .

’ . o Mc K e e Jan 7, Detachment fr m s arrive at Fort Augusta with 66 h orses a n d supplies , including 7700 lbs o f flour .

Jan . 9, Heavy rain brings up the river.

a n J . 1 0, Creeks impassable . Bate a ux and 5 men leave Fo rt ’ Augusta f o r Hunter s .

Jan . 1 1 , 30 men with drivers and ho rses leave Fort Augusta for ’ 1 o Hunter s . 5 men sent t Halifax , taking bateaux for Mc

Kees . Part o f the detachments dela yed by washing awa y

o f bridge over Shamo kin Creek .

. 2 a Jan 1 , Rain falling . Del ye d detachment fe rri ed a cro ss Sha

mo kin Creek .

Jan . 1 3, Ice clearing from river . s

Ja n . 1 4 . o f e , Freezing River full it ,

u a r ! Jan . 1 5, Detachment fro m Fo rt A g ust wo king o n road

aro und Shamokin Hill .

Jan . 1 6, Freezing . '

Jan . 1 7 Freezing . Detachment wo rkin g o n new ro ad around :

Shamokin Hill .

. se . o mo v Jan . 1 8, Freezing West Branch clo d N rth Branch

ing slowly . o Jan . 1 9, Freezing and river full f ice . e o ro Jan . 20, Fre e zin g very hard . Work o n n w r ad a und Sha

mo kin Hill pro gre ssing as w e ll as wea ther w1ll f pe rmit. e Jan . 21 , Raining and fre zing .

o . Jan . 22, Ice moving o n N rth Branch

e o . T wo Jan . 23, Garriso n ho ld pray rs and inspecti n of arms Indians arrive with d e tachme nts from Fo rt Halifax at Fo rt

Augusta with passp o rts.

e . o . I n Jan . 24 , Fo rt Augusta busy cl aning arms More sn w dians mak e re ady to pro ceed northwa rd but a re delayed by

the extreme we ath e r. e o the Ja n . 26, General revi w at Fort Augusta postp ned till de parture o f the two Indians at the fo rt ro 22 Se lin sgro ve C h n o lo gy, 1 757

. 2 Jan 7, Thawing . Indiansleave Fort Augusta , amid a salute from the garrison as they are ferried across the river to the

west bank .

Jan . 28, Fort Augusta holds a ge n e ra l review . 2 Jan . 9, More snow , turning later to rain .

Jan . 30, Rain . Two soldiers arrive at Fort Augusta from

Fort Halifax with important letters .

n 3 Ja . 1 , Raining and freezin g . River full of ice .

1 . Feb . , Rain , hail and snow . Ice floating on the West Bra nch

A soldier dies in the garrison at Fort Augusta .

Feb . 2, Snow a n d high win ds.

Feb . 3, The two Indians , that had left Fort Augusta on the 2 h fi 7t of l a st month , re signals of distress from the west ban k of the and are brought over to th e fort with o river great diffi culty.

Feb . 4, Clear and exceedingly cold . Another soldier dies at

Fort Augusta .

Feb . 6, Snowing a ll last night and toda y .

Feb . 7, Still snowing . River full of driving ice .

Feb . 8, Clear and cold .

Feb . 9, The two Indians demand and are given an escort from

Fort Augusta to return to C o n e sto ga to wn . Rain and wind .

Feb 1 0, Rain and wind continues . River good f o r bateaux.

Hospital at Fort Augusta flo o ded .

Feb . 1 1 , Windy and freezing.

. Feb 1 2, Freezing .

Feb . 1 3, Freezing. General review . Prayers omitted as the

garrison suff ers severely by the cold .

Feb . 1 4, Cold . River full of heavy ice .

h . Feb . 1 5, Some snow . Anot er soldier dies at Fort Augusta

‘ . Feb . 1 6, Another soldier dies at Fort Augusta Col . Burd ih

disposed . Bateau party for F ort Halifax arrive back at Fo rt ’ Augusta and reported bateaux frozen in the rive r at Berry s

Place . ic Feb . 1 7, Raining and thawing . River full of e . e o A u Feb . 1 8, Clear followed by rain . Bateaux arriv at F rt gusta with supplies

d . Feb . 1 9, Rain all da y. Bateaux unloade

. Feb . 20, Ge n e ra l review held at Fort Augusta

. co m Feb . 21 , Another review held at Fort Augusta River

ing up .

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tell o f the approach of the French and Indians fro m th e

h e adwaters o f the West Branch .

M ar. 21 , Provisional Council receives from C o l . Burd , comma nd

er o f Fort Augusta , n ews of arrival of 1 50 Six Nations I h dians at the fort o n their way to the treaty between the Pro

vince and the Delaware tribe . Also news of the prese nce o f 800 French and Indians at the headwaters o f the West

Branch preparing to attack Fort Augusta . C o l . Burd a d vises that the garrison under hiscommand is on the verge of a

mutiny , thre atening to refuse to do duty till paid . back wages , also that supplies and ammunitio n at Fort Augusta are very

scarc e .

. . Mar. 22, Rain a ll last night and today Gov . Denny of Penna notifies the Assembly of an expedition of French and I n dians mo ving against Fo rt Augusta and the extreme n e c e ssity o f the Province paying the garrison at Fo rt A u ’ gusta now six mo nths arrear to prevent a wholesale de se r

tio n by the troo ps.

Mar. 23 o s , Garris n at Fort Augusta amidst alarm and rumors

sleep on the ir arms.

the M ar . 24 , Arrival of supplie s at Fo rt Augusta from down

river.

Mar . 25, Rain . River rising .

Ma r. 26 Still . , raining

Ma r 2 . a e . . 7, Snow and rain Pr y rs held by the garrison

Mar. 28, C lear.

Mar. 29, Rain .

Mar. 30, Rain . s s Mar. 31 , So ldiers at Fort Augu ta , with expired enlistment ,

clamo r to leave f o r ho me , despite the surrounding perils and

protests of the offi cers .

o . Apr. 1 , Paymaster arrives at F rt Augusta

. o o F o r. Apr. 2, Rain . Capt Patters n and c mpany arrive at

Augusta as additio nal reinfo rcements. t Apr. 3, Rain . A general review and sermon held at For

Augusta . o f ffi Apr. 4 , C o nference o cers held at Fort Augusta concern

ing the expired enlistments o f the ga rrison .

r o . 1 1 b Apr . 6, Heavy rain and thunde st rm Fleet of ateaux , h 1 00 60 bateau men , 40 sick from the ospital and freemen

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Apr. 7, C loudy . Scouting party o f 1 0 me n le a ve Fo rt A u

gusta for up along the West Bran ch .

r Apr. 8, River rising. Scouting pa ty return s to F ort A ugusta

and reports no traces o f the en emy.

Apr. 9, Clear. River high .

. Apr 1 0, Clear a n d river falling. Ga rrison holds a ge n era l

review .

Apr . 1 1 , Clear a n d river falling .

Apr. 1 2, Rain and river falling . i Apr. 1 3, Clear and river f a ll n g.

Apr. 1 4, Hard rain .

Apr . 1 5 , Rain all night and day.

A pr. 1 6, River rising .

. e e l a Apr. 1 7, R ain and river rising G n ra review n d sermon

held at the garrison .

Apr. 1 8, Clear.

. Apr 1 9, Clear.

Apr. 20, Clear and river f alling .

Apr. 21 , R ain hard all day .

Apr. 23, C lear with hard rain in the evenin g .

Apr. 24, R ain . Review and sermon at the garriso n .

Apr. 25, A scouting party returns to Fort Augusta a n d reports

no Indians east of Shin glla c ha muc h ( C le a rfi e ld ) . Party of 1 6 bateaux and 90 men arrive at Fort Augusta with stores

from down the river. 1 5 44 Apr . 26, Rain . Party of bateaux and men sent to Hun ’ ter s for supplies .

Apr. 27 Clear. Garrison at Fort Augusta reinforced by ar

rival o f 50 men .

. Apr. 28, C lear

a . Apr. 29, Clear. Two Indians arrive at Fort August

. Apr. 30, C lear and river f alling Pr May , Bateau men being gathered together by the ovince

for duty on the Susquehanna River.

. May 1 , Clear and river falling

May 2, Clear.

May 3, C lear.

e n a n d 44 . May 4, Party of 30m bullocks arrive at Fort Augusta o re May 5, R umors of the appr ach of the French and Indians

c e ive d at Fort Augusta . hr n 26 Se lin sgro ve C o o lo gy , 1 757

6 M ay , Payma ster and party arrive with 1 7 bateaux and I n ’ dians sent to Harris s .

M ay 7, C lea r da y. Ge n e ra l muster at Fort Augusta .

May 8, Clear. Review b ut n o sermon held at Fort Augusta .

May 9, Clear. 1 May 0, Cle ar. Paymaster leaves Fo rt Augusta with 1 5 sol

diers , 1 3 bateaux and many discharged soldiers.

1 1 . May , Rain Express a rrives from Fort Halifax . 1 May 3, Cold .

May 1 4, River falling . 1 5 May , Clear and river falling . Recruiting party leaves

Fort Augusta for d o wn the river. 1 May 8, Bateaux with 2 four po und canno n arrive at Fort

Augusta from down the river. 1 ’ May 8, Three co mpanies of Col . W eiser s battalion sent to Fort

Augusta . 1 M ay 9, Bateaux le a ve Fort Augusta for Fort Halifax . I n dian tracks seen near Augusta and a scouting party !Fort of 30 men sent out from the fort .

May 20, Scouting party returns to Fort Augusta a n d report

the Indian tracks are several days o ld .

May 21 , An express arrives at Fort Augusta from Reading . Mc K e M ay 21 , Gov . Denny instructs Thomas e to conduct the Indians from the treaty at Phil adelphia to Fo rt A ugusta

where they are to be furnished corn , ground to settle o n

and to be tre ated civilly and aided by a ll .

May 22, Fort Augusta alarmed by so unds of Indians on the west

side o f the river. Bullocks and guards called into the fort and a scouting party o f 40 men sent acrossthe river. Scouts repo rt man y fre sh Indian tracks fro m oppo site the fort to ’ George Gabriel s at the mouth o f Penns C reek . Late r camp ’ fires are discovered a t Ge o rge Gabriel s and the Indians flee in

haste down the rive r. G e neral revie w held at Fort Augusta .

Dry and river falling .

l l . M ay 23, Fine ra in a day

May 24, C lear. ’ e May 25, Mutiny of bat au men at Gabriel s while enroute from

Fort Halifax to Fo rt Augusta . a v n May 26, Ba te a u fleet arrives at Fort August , ha i g been de

layed by mutiny . T hree arrested and confined by Col . Burd .

C o l . re M ay 27, Bateau men call on Burd at Fort Augusta and

monstrate in vain as to their duties. Se lin s ro ve hr n g C o o lo gy, 1 757 27

28 May , Bateau men refuse to do any duty not with the boats i while ly ng at Fort Augusta , and are ordered to parade , whereupon they are ordered to report their decision the f o l

lowing day. 29 May , Bateau men parade at Fo rt Augusta and agree to do as

ordered . C o l . Burd then sends them four miles down the riv

er f o r limestone . Garrison holds a general review .

May 30, Bateau men make two trips f o r limestone down the

river.

June 1 , Bateau men again make two trips for limestone down

the river.

June 2, Two soldiers drummed out of Fo rt Augusta . Bateau ’ fleet starts for Hunter s . 1 00 Indians arrive at Fort Augusta

from treaty at Lancaster.

June 3, Newly arrived Indians restless and disorderly.

June 4, Departure of Indians delayed at Fo rt Augusta by a o ’ cide n ta l wounding of Newcastle s daughter.

June 5 , Col . Burd holds council with Indians at Fort Augusta .

- June 6, Small pox breaks o ut among the Indians at Fort Hali

fax . Some of the Indians determine to settle about the f ort

pe rmanently.

m - . June 7, Fort Augusta alarmed by outbreak of s all pox

- r June 8, An Indian dies of small pox at Fo t Augusta and is

buried at once . d June 9, Fort Augusta has a day of excitement. Bullock guar r fired on , one soldier killed and guards pu sue the Indian s in

vain . Bateau fl e et arrives from down the river laden with

sto res . 4 ’ June 1 0, Detachment of 7 men from Lt. Col . C onrad Weiser s

Battalio n arrives at Fort Augusta . Indian fires reported in

large numbers around the surrounding country.

June 1 1 , Treachery o f visiting Indians feared at Fort Augusta

. June 1 2, Fo rt Augusta holds a general review

a . June 1 3, Alarms continue about Fort August

r c . June 1 4, Work on parapets at Fo t Augusta ontinues

D h . June 1 5, Indians from ia o ga arrive at Fort Augusta

. s o June 1 6, Parapet wo rk continues Indian , with g ods , arrive

from Lancaster. June 1 7 Bateau fleet a n d detachment leave for down the rive r

and 1 0 Delaware Indians arrive at Fort Augusta .

. June 1 8, Wa ter hinders work on parapet at Fort Augusta Nu

me ro usIndians leave the fo rt o n their j ourneys . 2 8 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy , 1 757

1 June 9, A general review of the weakened garrison at Fort Augusta postponed on account of the visiting Delaware In

dians .

June 20, Heavy rain . River rises .

June 21 , Rain .

June 22, Heavy rains . 2 June 3, Cattle guard at Fo rt Augusta attacked by ambushed

. ff Indians The guard su er four killed , five wounde d and

fo ur escape . Indians pursued in vain .

. June 24, Bateaux arrive at Fort Augusta from down the river

June 25 , Heavy rain . ffi June 26, Three sco uting parties of 40 men and 3 o cers each ,

leave Fort Augusta . No signs of the Indians reported . A woman is discovered wading the river a n d is found to be an r s escaped prisoner , the wife of a soldier of the ga ri on , who

had been taken captive al o ng the Jun ia ta , 1 8 months a go.

June 27, A quiet day at Fort Augusta . e 28 o s to a n o Jun , , Indian sc ut return Fort August and report

trace of ho stile re dme n .

June 29, Indian scouts leave Fort Augusta .

June 30, Scouting parties return to Fort Augusta and report no

traces of Indians within 20 miles of the fort.

a . July 1 , All quiet at Fort August

a a n . July 2, Scouting party leaves Fort Augusta for M h oy 0 a July 3, Bateau fleet with 3 men leave Fort August for Hun ’ ter s.

July 4, Ha rd rain .

July 5, Hard rain .

. July 6, Hard rains . R iver rises

. July 7, All quiet at the Fort “ a se t . July 8, A Day of Fasting , Prayer and Humili tion by Gov

Denny .

d r . July 9, A quiet a yat the Fo t t 33 s a n d July 1 0, Bateaux arrive a Fort Augusta with recruit

some cattle . Garrison holds a review .

r . July 1 1 , All quiet at the Fo t

. July 1 2, A scouting party ordered ready at Fort Augusta 60 a July 1 3, A party of Indians reported at mouth of Sh mokin t a a a t Creek , below For Augusta , but scouting det il sent to

. tack them return , having been unable to find any there a Ne s July 1 4, Numero us Indians arrive at Fort August from

copeck . Se r r lin sg o ve C h o n o lo gy, 1 757 29

J 1 5 uly , , Forty Indians now at Fort Augusta , having arrived

in 7 canoes . They demand flour which is refused them and

then they become troublesome . ” 1 6 July , Col . Burd reconsiders the dema nds o f the Indians a n d

gives them 3 bbls . of flour to satisfy them . July 1 7 General review a t Fort Augusta and the Indians are

the guests of Col . Burd . 1 July 8, Indians leave Fort Augusta well pleased . 1 July 9, All quiet at Fort Augusta . 2 July 0, Capt . Shippen and detail arrive a t F o rt Augusta with

a fle e t of 1 4 bateaux , fro m a recruiting service 2 July 2 , Fo rt Augusta busy on parapet

July 23, Fort Augusta preparing f o r a Grand R eview .

24 s 1 00 o July , Fort Augusta send out men in sc uting parties in

a ll directions but report no signs of the enemy . Grand R e

view .

July 25 , Bateau fleet getting ready to leave Fort Augusta .

July 26, Bateaux leave Fort Augusta f o r Fo rt Halifa x .

July 27, All quiet at Fort Augusta . Work on fort c ontinues.

July 30, Fort Augusta hears a mysterious gunshot about two

miles down the river . An eclipse of the mo on at 7 P . M .

July 31 , Scouting party sent down the river from Fort Augusta

report no signs of the enemy. Review held. ’ Aug . 2, Bateaux arrive a t Fort Augusta from Hunter s .

h . Aug . 7, Garrison at Fo rt Augusta olds a review

Aug. 9, R ain . 3 Aug . 1 0, Fo rt Augusta garrisoned by 380 men , including com ’ paules of Col . Weiser s regiment . Sodding o f parapet com

ple te d . o Aug . 1 1 , Bateaux with 50 men leave F rt Augusta for Hun ’ ter s . A general alarm at 1 0 P . M . brings the garrison to

arms .

. . Aug . 1 3, Genera l review at Fort Augusta A soldier dies

. Aug . 1 4, R ain . Clouds obscure the eclipse Scouting party of 3 officers and 50 men fro m F ort Augusta report no signs

of the enemy.

. Aug . 1 5, Eight soldiers taken sick at Fort Augusta

. Aug. 1 6, T wo desertions from the garrison at Fort Augusta s Aug . 1 9, Bateaux arrive at Fort Augu ta from down the river

with 27 recruits and cattle .

Aug . 20, R ain . 3 r 0 Se lin sgro ve C h o n o lo gy, 1 757

21 Aug. , Scouting party from Fort Augusta fin d n o traces o f

the e nemy in the surrounding country . Garrison h olds re

v1e w.

Aug. 22, Heavy rain . Three alarms stir Fort Augusta . Gar

rison under arms all night. Sentries fire on sulking Indians o o f the within gunsh t walls of the fort , during the night

hours. 2 Aug . 3, Fort Augusta amid alarms . Garrison under arms all

day . 4 Aug . 2 , Bateaux and 40 men leave Fort Augusta for down the

river.

Aug . 25, A soldier deserts from Fort Augusta .

Aug . 28, A woman is seen on the opposite shore from Fort A u

gusta and after being rescued , is found to be a Nellie Young ,

from the Swatara C reek regio n , an escaped Indian prison

er. 2 Aug. 9, An express arrives a t Fort Augusta for the sutler , who

immediately leaves for down the river with the messenger.

Aug . 31 , All quiet at Fort Augusta .

A ug. 25, Provincial Council hears pro and con on the ques tion of the evacuation of Fo rt Halifax a n d the garrisoning o f

Fort Hunter.

s a t . e S ept. 1 , Bateaux arrive with 7 recruit Fort Augusta Som

sickness still prevails at the fort.

o . Sept. 2, A soldier dies at F rt Augusta

o . Sept. 3, A soldier deserts from F rt Augusta Scouts fail to cap

ture him .

o s . Sept. 4, A general review held at F rt Augu ta

. Sept. 5 , A child dies at Fort Augusta

Sept. 8, Ha rd rain . 40 s the Sept. 9, Bateaux with men leave Fort Augu ta for down

river.

. 1 1 a . Sept , A general review , held at Fort August

. s t Sept. 1 2, A heavy rain A de er er brought back to Fort

Augusta . s n Sept. 1 3, Five Indians arrive at Fort Augu ta in ca oes from the

Ohio . us e Sept. 1 7 C apts. James Young , B se and Lloyd arrive at Fort

Augusta with 50 men . a n d s i Sept. 1 8, Bateau fleet , with paymaster recruit arr ve at r Fort Augusta . More Indians arrive at the fo t. the e I n Sept. 1 9, Fort Augusta alarmed by arrival of mor

dians .

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1 1 Oct . , Two suspicious Indians arrive a t Fort Augusta .

ct. 1 2 fli O , Scouting party of 2 o c e rs and 50 me n leave For t

Augusta for a three - day reconnoiter. 1 4 Oct . , Scouting party returns to Fort Augusta .

’ . 3 . e o f me n Nov , Capt Merc r s company 50 leave Fort Hunter

for Fo rt Augusta . 3 Nov . 0, John C arson , trader, arrives at Fort Augusta .

Dec . The Pro vincia l Regiment of Foot reports 1 0 c o m a n ie s the S h o p east of usque anna River , 7 c mpanies at Fort ‘

Augusta and 8 companies west of the Susquehanna River.

Dec . 1 , Fort Augusta reports a garrison of 343 men .

‘ e e Dec . 8, Trading H o use op n d at Fort Augusta by John C a r th o so n , trader app o inted by e Provincial C uncil . 1 1 Dec . , C apt. Hambright and bateaux arrive up river at Fort

Augusta .

o Dec . 1 8, Maj . Burd leaves F rt Augusta on special duty but

still retains co mmand of the garrison .

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337 me . Jan . 1 , Fort Augusta garrisoned by n

. . . . Jan . 2, M aj . Burd commissioned Lt Col of Penna Regt of Foot ,

in command of Fort Augusta .

Jan . 2, Six days of fog ends with falling weather and river thick

with ice .

. Jan . 1 9, Capt. Jamison and Lt Garraway with escort arrive at

Fort Augusta with 1 2 bateaux o f supplies .

341 8 m . F e b. 1 , Fort Augusta garrisoned by men in co panies

. . o 436 in 9 c o m Jan . 5, The Penna Regt of F ot reports men the h 8 r pa n ie s east of t e Susquehanna , companies being at Fo t

Augusta . r 8 2 7 b Mar. 1 , Fort Augusta repo ts cannon , swivels and lunder

buses among its armament.

Mar. 4, Bateaux laden with supplies leave Fort Hunter for Fort

Augusta . ’ o n . M ar. 5, Bateaux at Berry s Falls way to Fort Augusta

348 a . Apr. 1 , Fort Augusta has men in g rrison ‘ F r A u Apr. 28, Francis Campbel appointed Indian Agent at o t

gusta . 354 me n n . M ay 1 , Fort Augusta has in garriso a re c . , May 6, Capt Harry Gordon , engineer at Fort August a o mme n ds 1 6 cannon for the fort , also a magazine , labor

tory and a fraise aro und the fort . Se lin s ro ve hr l g C o n o o gy , 1 758 33

24 . e 200 M ay , Maj Burd leav s Fort Augusta with men , leav 1 30 4 ffi n C ing men and o cers u der command of apt. Trump ,

as garrison .

28 . May , Maj Burd and escort arrive at C arlisle from Fort A u

gusta . 2 May 8, Lt . Col . James Burd c o mmissioned Colonel Command o f 2ud ant the Battalion of the Penna . Regt. of Foot, in com

mand of Fort Augusta . 1 “ June , Augusta Battalion credited with 200 Muskits

among its equipment by the Pro vince .

e 2 . o f Jun , Lt Lewis Trump assumes command Fort Augusta ,

with 1 21 men in fort. ’ June 3, C o l . Burd s Battalion leaves Shippensburg for Fort Lou

den . 5 June , Nathaniel Holland appointed Indian Agent by the As se mbl a m e le y by vice Francis C pb , declining , for Fort A u

gusta .

1 ~ June 2, Lt . C o l . Burd writes to Capt . Trump at Fort A u gusta that he has informatio n that the French are building a fort at Shin gla c la mush ( C le a rfi e ld ) and that all French de

se rte rsat Fort Augusta be sent to Lancaster under guard .

June 1 9, Fort Augusta receives fo ur cannon from Phila de l

phia .

July 1 , Capt. Levi Trump reports 1 98 men at Fort Augusta .

also asks for a doctor as sickness prevails in the garriso n . ! Wo rk o n cellar for sto re house f o r Indian goo ds progressing

and garriso n co l o rs on the 7O- fo ot staff need renewing . Nine

Indians arrive from Wyoming for co rn . h July 2, Lt. Brod ead and 30 men leave Fort Augusta for Harris

as escort for bateaux fleet.

July 9, Fo rt Augusta garrisoned by 203 men .

July 1 0, Fo rt Augusta receives news of presence of Indians ’ on west side o f river opposite Mc K e e s place and two friend

ly Indians are sent to warn Lt. Brodhead and escort. H s July 1 3, Capt . imbus of Fort Augusta kills Jas . Cota , an

Indian express carrier from Fort Augusta .

. July 1 9, Under orders from Gen . Forbes , Capt Eastburn and

Jackso n , three subalterns and 35 men of each company leave

Fo rt Augusta for R a ysto wn . Also 2 officers and 40 men of ’ 1 43 Col . Burd s battalion , march leaving men in garrison at

Fort Augusta . Work on new magazine stopped on account of inability to secure limestone from quarry six

miles down the river . 34 Se lin s ro ve C hro n o l g o gy, 1 758

1 6 . o July , Capt M ontg mery , 3 subalterns and 62 men arrive

at Fort Augusta . J 1 8 uly , Fort Augusta re ceives n e ws of Indian camp fires a n d

h the o beds aving been seen previ us day , thirty miles down the

river .

2 o July 0, F rt Augusta reinforc e d by arrival of two co mpanies ’

o . 3 c mmanded by Capt Eastburn and Jackson , 0 n fen left at

’ Fort Hunter s on detail .

21 o July , Gen . F rbes orders broad ye ll o w bands sent to Fort Augusta and Fo rt Allen to be wo rn by friendly Indians on

head or arms .

25 R e v. o July , Frederick Post arrives at F rt Augusta , e n

ro ute to visit the Indians in the north- western part of the

Province .

July , 27, Rev . Frederick Post and companions leave Fo rt A u ' gusta afte r having been e nte rtained and horses cared for at

F o rt Augusta .

’ o July 27, Fo rwarding f supplies fro m Harris s to Fo rt A u

gusta badly crippled by refusal of Gen . Fo rbes to hire bateau e w e men with rive r v ry lo , writ s Peter Bard to Gov . Den

n y.

’ e e o A July 28, P t r Bard and esc rt leaves Harris s for Fort u

gusta .

h a s i o Aug . 1 , Fort Augusta a garr son f 1 69 men .

r 1 6 Sept . 1 , Fo rt Augusta gar ison numbers 9 men .

o o i Sept . 22, Rev . Frederick P st and c mpanions arr ve at Fo rt Augusta after a harrowing j o urney into the Alleghenies and

to Fo rt Duquesne .

ff i o Oct. 1 5 , Commissioner of Indian a airs wr tes to the Govern r that he should notify the Indians o f the several tribes of the nature and purp o se o f th e store j ust opened in care o f an

agent at Shamokin in Fort Augusta .

o . o h e. Oct. 23, Treaty of East n , Penna at which the b undary of t

Treaty of Albany in 1 754 is so mewhat revised . T he N . E . corner of the purchase remained at a p o int one mile north “ ’ ” o f the ( o ld ) mo uth o f Jo hn Penn s Creek .

s ha s o f 1 70 . Dec . 1 , Fo rt Augu ta a garrison men

1 2 . Dec . 6, Fort Augusta reports pieces of cannon in good order

e c . 1 7 e 51 me n its . , Fort Augusta numb rs in garrison — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 759 6 0 35

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. 8 hill wa a Apr , Joe C a y, a De le w re India n arrives a t Fort A u gusta from a grand council of th e Six Nations held n e ar n o n d o to T e n O a g King e dyusc u g, calling a coun cil at Wyom

ing at an early date . 2 Apr. 4, Gov . Denny authorizes that Lt. Col . W o rke or the com T e e d us un mander of Fort Augusta to give y c g, or his tribe at

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Wyoming , a suffi ciency of flour and to treat the m all kindly

on any trips to the fort .

Sept. Tro uble at Fort Augusta over liquor being sold to

the Indians by a George Dom , contrary to orders.

Oct. Garrison at Fort Augusta sends a petition to Gov .

Denny for grievances and threaten mutiny.

. 5 L Nov , Simon Snyder , la ter Governor of Pen na ., bo rn a t a n

caste r , Penn a . 1 760

Jan . 27 A Mingo Indian arrives at Fort Augusta with a string of wampum from John Shike llimy requesting a council in ten

days there with C onrad Weiser.

Jan . 28, Capt. Trump at Fo rt Augusta writes Conrad Weiser

concerning the proposed council at Fort Augusta .

Feb . C onrad Weiser replie s to C apt. Trump of hisinability

to go to Fort Augusta on account of being lame , but invites

Shike llimy to his home at any time .

Feb . 1 8, Conrad Weiser writes again to Gov . Hamilton con ’ cerning John Shike llimy s request for a council and advises that he will send Sammy Weiser to Fort Augusta for intel

lige n c e , if de emed necessary .

Feb . 26, Gov . Hamilton instructs that Sa mmy Weiser shall pro c e e d to Fort Augusta (Shamokin ) and speak with John

Shike llimy who desires a council , Conrad Weiser being indis

posed .

. M ar. 21 , Sammy Weiser submits a bill to Gov Hamilton of

. £6, 1 8s, 3p. for trip to Fort Augusta i im Apr. 23, John Sh ke ll y and other Mingo Indian s hold a

council at Fort Augusta with Gen . Johnson in the Moha wk

Valley.

C o l . A u Apr. 30, Richard Peters , Secy., writes to M ercer at Fort gusta that he is sending wampum to him for Shike llimy for ’ s s use at the Grand Council at Gen . Johnson , also appoint

C o l . M ercer as commander at Fort Augusta . n o lo - 36 Se lin sgro ve C hro gy, 1 760 1

Apr. 1 3, Capt . Hugh M e rc e r a t Fort Augusta commission e d

Lt . C o l . o f 2ud Battalion Pe nna . Re gt.

1 3 e h e e the July , D at of Conrad W is r , Great Interpre te r , at

Wome lsdo rf , B e rks C o ., Pe nna .

e . 1 7 h e S pt Nat ani l Holland , Indian agent at Shamokin , a d vise s the Go ve rnor conce rning a string of wampum and spe e ch he e e F e h w from Cat rin , daught r o f r nc Margaret , ho prom

I ise d to co me to Phila . in the falh

e e e . e Se pt. 1 8, T e dyusc un g, in c o nf r nce at Phila , pro t sts against

the white se ttl e rs on the we st sid e o f the Susquehanna Rive r . e e Mo n c hto n e me e Sept. 8, G n ral r com nds the reenlistm nt of

400 Pe nna . tro o ps to assist the re gulars on Lake Erie and th e o o e Ohio Rive r, als garrison F rt Augusta and Fort All n again e o to Go v. Hamilto n , who applie s to Ass mbly for appr val .

3 e e ff o e o . Oct. , Ez ki l Smith , Sheri , and R b rt Rob , Coroner , f Cum .

be rland C o unty . ’ o o e 66 me n b the Dec 24 , Fo rt Augusta s garris n r lls swell d to y

e . arrival o f 31 re cruits , c o mmand d by Lt. Hunter — Populatio n o f Cumbe rland C o unty 1 501 . Mathias Scho ch app e ars to have e migrate d from Be rks C o un — ty to the Middle c re e k settl e me nt in this year the first o f this

large lin e o f de sce ndants in this part of Penna .

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v o e e the Jan . 8, Go . Hamilton rec mm nds the r tention of gar o o i the h e rison of Fort Augusta a n d Allen , f ll w ng disc arg of

e the - tro o ps re cently raise d fo r duty in the western part of th

Pro vin c e .

e o re - e n lis e n a rr1so n e t , m Jan . 9, Asse mbly r fus s t for g duty at

Fo rt Augusta .

e I I I o e the e . Jan . 21 , King G orge pr claim d by Province of P nna s the o Jan . 28, Fort Augu ta being m st advanced and only post v e s its on the n o rthe rn frontie r , Go . Hamilton prot st against abandonme nt as a garriso n as re comme nde d by Asse mbly. v l e al the e a u Mar . 3, Go . Hami ton again app s to Ass mbly to

tho riz e the raising of 300 me n to re lie ve the Re gul arsn o w on

the fro ntie r . e e . Mar. 1 7, Ass mbly having pass d a bill , Gov Hamilton is he su e s o rd e rs f o r the e nlisting o f 300 men for service on t

frontie r as a relief for the Re gulars on duty.

o 1 2 o . Apr. 1 , Fo rt Augusta rep rts cannon among its st res s e llin e mut e , May 20, T , an Indian , b aring wampum arrive at Fort Augusta concerning the re l e ase of prisoners . rc ve s r e r e s e n x . ( Tra c e d F ro m th e Pe n n a . A hi , Thi d S i App di Ne w Y OR K PUBLIC LIBRARY

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e 6 e e o Jun , Word rec iv d at F rt Augusta of the capture of Fort

Sandusky ( Ohio ) by Pontiac and hiswarriors .

June 8, Entire garriso n at Fort Augusta co mmence to strengthen

the fortification .

e 1 Jun 3, Lt . Saml . Hunte r write s to C 01. Burd concerning the suspici o us be havior of Indians along the upp e r parts of the

Susqu e hanna River .

’ n e 1 4 o o Ju , C n y Sam , an Indian , arrive s at Hunte r s Mill fro m

F ort Augusta with sp e e ch and be lt from the O n o n da go s.

e 1 1 r e Jun 8, C 0 . Burd ar iv s at Fort Augusta afte r a brie f a h

se nce .

e 23 T e n e two e e l Jun , cano s and bat aux lad n with supp ie s under ’ c ommand o f Lie ut . H e ndricks l e ave s Hunte r s Mill for

Fort Augusta . h Jun e 29, T re e ho use s d e mo lishe d on o utskirts of F ort A ugusta

to all o w constructio n of cove re d passage to rive r.

“ ” July 2, Picke ts in c o ve re d way at Fort Augusta finished . Asse mbly authoriz e sthe re cruiting of 700 me n to prote ct the

fro ntie r.

July 20, N e w guard ho use o ver back gate at Fort Augusta

starte d . h Aug . 4 , N e w guard ouse o ve r back gate at Fort Augusta

fi n ishe d . ,

A 25 e e o e r e a n d e ug. , Capts . Patt rso n , B df rd and All n ar iv l ave

Fort Augusta o n march up No rth Branch to Wyoming .

e to A ug . 27, Capt . Patterson and party r turn Fort Augusta

afte r a skirmish .

e Aug . 28, Capt. Patte rso n and party l ave Fort Augusta for

down the rive r .

e o ta . Aug . 20, Col . Burd l aves F rt Augus on duty

n e w e . Se pt . 1 4, N e w flag p o l e and flag rais d at Fort Augusta

e 1 00 me n . e n in Oct . 1 , Fo rt Augusta garriso n d by Armam t

blun de rbuse s. c lude canno n , 2 swive ls and 7

e E z e kia l Oct. 4 , Provincial Council commission d Dunning , sher

e . iff and Jose ph Hunte r , corone r o f Cumb rland County

m e F e e . Oct. 1 1 , 200 e n arriv at ort Augusta to r inforc garrison

. 1 2 50 e me n e e Oct , mor arriv at Fort Augusta as r inforce,

me nts. me e e Oct . 1 3, 80 more n arriv at Fort Augusta as reinforc

me nts . — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy , 1 763 4 39

Oct. 1 5, Expediti on leaves Fort Augusta against Wyoming

with 25 men of the garrison . u Oct. 20, Ex pedition against Wyoming ret rns to Fort Augusta .

O ct. 25, Rev . John Elder of Paxton asks Gov . Hamilton to strengthen Fort Hunter with a stockade and a garrison of

20 men .

. 28 . Oct , Col Burd , leaving Lancaster for Fort Augusta , ar

rive s at Harris Fe rry to await escort up the river.

Nov. Small - pox .appears at Fo rt Augusta .

Nov . 1 , Fort Augusta garrisoned by 55 men . 4 m Nov . , Capt. James Young , Pay aster, on tour o f mustering h “ h ” and paying all the forces on t e nort ern frontie r , arrives ’ at Harris Ferry , meets Col . Burd and pays the latter the

money for the garrison at Fort Augusta .

Nov . 9, Col . Burd arrives at Fort Augusta with the pay for the

garrison . ffi te c a Nov. 25, Col . Burd and o cers in a let r ongr tulate Gov . hi r John Penn of s safe arrival in the P ovince . C o l . Burd

also advises that he has stocked the garrison , which now

- e has small pox , in preparation for an exp cted attack from the

enemy .

. . e e Dec . 1 0, C o l . Burd prote sts to Gov Penn against the r du tion of the garrison at Fort Augusta to provide for a gar ’ riso n at Hunte r s Fo rt.

D e c . George Gabriel assesse d with 200 acre s of land

. e in Fermanagh township , Cumberland C ounty (pr sent

site of Selinsgrove .)

. Dec . 1 8, C o l . Burd arrives back at Fort Augusta

o . Dec . 1 9, He avy sn w 1 764

Offi ce rs of the 1 st and 2n d Batt. of Penna . Regt i e und e r comman d of Col . Bouquet , wh l at Bedford , form an association f o r the purp o se o f applying to the Proprie taries for land for co mmon development in return for services

rendere d . r F e b . 23. Co] . Burd writes that frequent scouting pa ties recent ly have failed to fi n d marauding Indians in the vicinity of

Fort Augusta .

June Pro vin ce of Pe nn a . decid e s to increase the forc e for the defense of the fro ntie r to a regime nt of twenty c o m “ e n e pa n ie s of 56 m ach , in two battalions to be called The ” Penna . Re gime nt o f Foot. — 40 in r v n o Se l sg o e C hro lo gy, 1 764 5

9 e July , Jam s Burd , in c o mmand of Fort Augusta with 41 men 4 ffi e and o c rs on rolls , commissioned Colonel . 20 “ ” July , Board of C o mmission of D e fense decide to main tain four companies betwe e n the Susquehanna and the D e la e 30 me n o war , including at F rt Augusta , who are to be “ ” victualled by the Crown .

9 e e Oct . , Ez ki l Dunning appointe d she riff and Wm . M . Mc

Coske y c o ro ne r o f Cumb e rland County. ’ ’ 9 MK e c Nov . , Capt. e , Sir William s D e p y Age nt for Indian

Aff airs , arrive s at Fo rt Augusta . 1 0 Mc K e h Nov. , Capt. e o lds co nfe re nce with Indians at Fort

Augusta . 1 1 Nov . , Confe rence at Fo rt Augusta c o ntinu e s . N o v 1 3 . , Indians l e ave Fo rt Augusta . Lt . Graydon write s to

Gov . Pe nn to repl e nish the w o rn- out blank e ts of the gar

rison of Fo rt Augusta .

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F e b . 9, Gov . Penn asks Assembly to continue the garrison at

Fort Augusta on account o f Indian activities . e F e b . 1 4, Assembly agr e s to p o stp o ne the abandonme nt of Fort

Augusta until p e ac e with the Indians is finally se cure d . e n e r e e e Mar. 30, G . Gag w it s to Gov . P nn . r garding the pro pose d abandonme nt of Fort Augusta and re fuse s to take ’ posse ssio n with the King s tro ops . Asse mbly resolves to u aband o n Fo rt Augusta , b t action is delaye d . e e e e Apr . A numb r of s ttl rs from n ar Carlisl e , C umber e a s land County app ar t Fort Augu ta , o n an expedition to the “ ” Gre at Island ( e ast of Lo ck Have n ) appare ntly again st the

Indians . e o e th Apr . 30, Commissio n rs , app int d by e Association of Of h o fle e rs prese nt applicatio n to t e Pr prietors asking f o r 40, 000 acre s o f the undeve l o p e d land along the We st Branch of th h the Susqu e hanna Rive r , n o rth of e purchase line at t e

mouth of Pe nns Cre e k . “ ’ e e M ay 26, Gabrie l s Mill Tract , at mouth of P nns Cr ek , sur ’ H e e e . e ve ye d for Abraham r by Wm . Maclay, D p y Surv yor . June Fo rt Augusta o rde re d to b e aband o ne d as a gar

rison . e e June 1 3, Fo rt Augusta abandon d as a garrison by the vacua ’ tion o f Capt . Cale b Graydon s company of 27 men and 2 o f e fi c e rs. Cannon , store s , ammunition and supplies are l ft “ ” behind for want o f sufficie nt crafts to carry them down . Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy; 1 765—8 4 1

20 o f e e July , Tract acr s grant d to Wm . Smith , D . D . by the Proprietarie s o n south side of the mouth of Middle ” Cre e k and opposite south end of Isle of Que ( Keu ) .

. e h e Oct. 5, Gov P nn appoints Jo n Holm s , sheriff and Jame s

Jack , Coroner , of Cumberland County . 2 e Oct. 6, Tract of land grant d to Wm . Smith , D . D . surveye d . “ 29 D o e 1 Oct. , unke rt wn Tract, grant d in 755, surveye d by

Wm . Maclay . 1 766

’ ’ ’ c h h App s Mill (S o c s, now Herman s ) , two mil e s ’ l e n o rth o f ( o d ) mo uth o f P nns Creek , mentione d in Maclay s

surve ys . e h e e April 4 , Luthe rans grant d a warrant by t e Propri tari s for ’ a tract of 92 acre s f o r a place of wo rship . (Row s Church , o e — r Salem , two mil e s w e st of Se linsgr v one of the fi st con

gre ga tio n s forme d we st of the Susqu e hanna .) The Great

Lutheran Patriarch , Henry Melchoir Muhlenburg supposed to have preache d at Sal e m and the Penns Cre e k Settl e me nt

abo ut this time . ’ May 1 5, Ge orge Gabriel s claim at ( old ) mouth of Penns h Cre e k , surve ye d by Wm . Maclay for Jo n Cox . e e Sept. 23, Go v. Pe nn issu e s a proclamation against s ttlers s at ing the mse lve s o n Indian lands w e st of the Susque hanna and “ specially me ntio ns Fre de rick Stump near Fo rt Augusta ( mo uth of Middle c re e k ) as one p e rson having authority

f o r his se ttl e me nt. h e e ff e O ct . 4 , Go v. Pe nn appoints Jo n Holm s , Sh ri and Jam s

e o . Jack , Co ro ne r of Cumb rland C unty 1 767

July Penn sb o ro (Pe nns ! ) to wnship fo rmed in C umber land County ( This to wnship e mbrace d practically all o f the o e e e pre se nt territo ry of Snyde r C unty , w st of P nns Cr ek ,

and parts o f N . E . c o rner of Juniata County .) h e ff e Oct. 6, Gov . Penn appoints Jo n Holmes , Sh ri and Jam s

e e . Jack , Coro n r o f Northumb rland County 1 768

I ro n c utte r e Jan . 1 0, Fre d e rick Stump and John murd r six In

dians at the mouth of Middl e Cre e k during a drunke n broil . I ro n c utte r e Jan . 1 1 , Fre d e rick Stump and go up Middle Cr ek for fourte e n mil e s and murde r fo ur mo re Indians in cold

’ n o blood . (This aff air o c c ure d at what is w Stump s Run , Mid

e o . dle b urg , Snyd r C ) 4 in r h o n o lo 2 Se l sg o ve C r gy, 1 768

’ Jan . 1 2, Fre derick Stump , while at Ge orge Gabrie l s (Selins r hi g ove ) , boasts o f s atrocious murde rs to Wm . Blyth and

others .

. 1 3 . h e ds C e e Jan , Wm Blyt s n four men up Middle r ek and th y find the charre d re mains of the four murde re d Indians as

boasted of by Stump .

1 h e Jan . 9, Wm . Blyt app ars b e fo re Asse mbly at Philadelphia and give s de p o sition conc e rning the re c e nt murd e r of te n I ro n c utte r e e Indians by Stump and along Middle Cr k , Pe nns h towns ip , Cumb e rland County . Asse mbly takes action at

onc e and Gov . John Pe nn issu e s a pro clamation off e ring a re ward o f Two Hundre d Pounds for the capture of the crimi

n a ls.

. 21 e Jan , Gov . Penn n o tifi e s His Exc ll e ncy , Ge n . Gage and Sir

Wm . Johnson , of N e w Yo rk o f the murde r o f te n Indians by e e e e e a Fr d rick Stump along Middle Cr k , Cumb rland C oun

ty, and of the course that was b e ing pursue d towards the

appre he nsion of the criminals . This day Fre de rick Stump and J o hn I ro n c utte r were arre st “ ’ ’ ” e d a t Ge orge Gabrie l s ho use at Pe nn s Cre e k mouth by

Capt. William Patte rso n and party from the Juniata Val

le y.

e Jan . 23, Billy Champian , a D e laware Indian , app ars b e fo re Assembly and brings a re mo nstranc e against the surve yo rs marking tre e s ab o ut the Fo rks of the Susqu e hanna and also

about the re ce nt murde rs along Middl e Cre e k .

e e the e Jan . 23, Gov . Pe nn se nds a m ssag to D laware Indians at h ve h the Great Island conde mning t e sur ying of t e land , also

the Middl e Cre e k murde rs .

e the e o Jan . 29, Asse mbly re c ive s advic e o f captur f Stump and ’ e e e Ge I ro n c utte r at the mouth o f P nns Cr k at o . Gabrie l s ,

while at the same time , unknown to the Assembly , Stump and I ro n c utte r we re b e ing re scu e d from the j ail at Carlisl e by frie nds and carrie d acro ss the n e ighb o ring mountains to

libe rty .

e e Jan . 30, Jonas Se ely , John Patton , H nry Christ, Jam s Scull ,

Fre derick We iser , B e nj amin Spyker , Mark Bird , Christian o e e Laur and Tho mas J o ne s , Jr., app int d by Council as vi w e rs of a propose d ro ad to b e laid o ut from Re ading to Fo rt “ Augusta at Mahano y Cre e k o n Susqu e hanna Rive r. Se lin s ro v hro n o lo g e C gy, 1 768 43

‘

Feb . 3, Gov . Pe nn signs an act re mo ving all persons n o w se t tied and prevent all future se ttling on any land n o t pur

chased fro m the Indians . Asse mbly rece ives word of th e

release of Stump and I ro n c utte r from the Carlisl e Jail .

F e b . 2 , Gov . Penn o rde rs the she riff of Cumberland County to de live r Stump and I ro n c utte r to the she riff of Lancaster County and to be thence forwarded to C heste r County as

quickly as possible .

22 e Feb . , Gov . P nn se nds co ndole n ce s to the Six Nations and the r the h e Delawa es , also to S awan se , on the Ohio , and con

de mn s the Stump murde rs .

F e b . 27 o e e , A b dy of a d ad Indian , suppos d to be o n e of the te n murde re d by Stump at the mouth of Middle Cre e k found amid ic e at the wate rs edge of the Susquehanna River along the e h w st s ore at East Pe n n sbo ro ugh , Cumberland County

and give n a dece nt burial .

v M ar . 1 6, Go . Pe nn issu e s a proclamation o ff e ring two hun

dre d pounds f o r the re capture of Stump and I ro n c utte r.

. 1 9 1 e Mar , C 0 . Armstro ng , of Cumb rland County , appears b e fore the Asse mbly at Philade lphia in conne ction with the

rescue o f Stump and I ro n c utte r from the Carlisle Jail .

' ’ e e Apr . 2, At a co nfer nce at Fort Pitt , Gov . P nn s message to

the Six Nations o f the Stump M urd e r is read . Council lasts

a we e k .

o he May 1 2, Go v. P e nn censure s C l . Armstro ng and ot rs o f Cumb e rland County f o r the co ntro ve rsy o ve r the warrant e h e ff e e e n e issu d to t e Sh ri , o f Cumberland County , with r f r c to the imme diate d e livery of the two prisoners to Lancaste r h e Co unty , which re sultant de lays favore d t e subsequ nt re

le ase o f the two murde rers .

Oct . 6, David Hoge appointe d She riff and Wm . D e nny , Coro n e r, of Cumb e rland Co unty .

e s Nov . 5, At the Tre aty of Fort Stanwix (Rome , N . P nn Cre e k remains the point o f b o undary as of the tre aty of 1 754 “ ” h and the N e w Purchase is o p e n e d along the W e st Branc ,

as requ e ste d by the Commissio ners o f Offi ce rs . h D e c . 27, Wm . Maclay dire cte d by J o n Lukens , Surveyor the Ge ne ral , to surve y a tract o f land about a mil e north of mouth of Pe nns Cre e k patente d to J o hn All e n and known as “ ” x . . Ro bury . (This is in M o nro e Twp , Snyder Co ) 44 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 769

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’ Jan . 29, Council appro ve s vie we rs re port of a King s High way from Re ading to the Rive r Susqu e hanna at the mouth

o f Mahanoy Cre e k (so uth side of Mahanoy Mt.) and o rders

same cleare d and op e n e d . F h e b . 3, Proprie tarie s grant t e application o f the Commission

e rs of Offi c e rs for twenty- fo ur thousand acre s o f land along the We st Branch of the Susqu e hanna (north of the Tre aty

o f 1 768 line ) .

F e b 1 . 8, Wm . Maclay make s the first surve y in the N e w Pur ” — chase of 1 328 acre s late r the Richard M anning Tract e h e ( P nns , now Monro e towns ip , Snyd r County .)

F e 25 ffi e h 1 2 b . , O c rs of t e st and ud Battalio ns , Penna . Re gt . o f e h he r Foot, und r t e Bouqu e t , gat ing at Fo rt Augusta in

conne ction with the ir land grant by the Proprie taries .

w e F e b . 28, De rrto n (L wisburg) surve ye d by Wm . Maclay . 5 e h ff e Mar 1 , Committe of t e O ic rs of the P e nna . Re gt. at Lan caste r d e cide to re linquish the ir prete nsions and ta ke up ’ the ir land grant on th e Gove rnor s te rms . ffi e April 3, Land O c e op ne d at Fort Augusta and is flooded “ with applicants f o r w arrants in the New Purchase . e M ay 1 6, Gov . Pe nn . issu s a pro clamation prohibiting settle rs

locating west o f the North Branch of the Susquehanna . ’ C o mmitte e o f O fli c e rs at Harris Fe rry agre e to accept the

land grante d o n te rms d e sire d by the Gove rn o r.

July Young Se ne ca G e o rge , an Indian , is kill e d a f e w e e e e mil e s south of the mouth o f Middl e Cr k by a P t r Read ,

a re lative of C o nrad W e ise r . July 1 7 C o uncil re c e ive s w o rd o f the murder o f Young Se n e ca

Ge orge ne ar mouth of Middl e Cre e k .

e e to se n -d o e O ld e e July 1 8, Council d cid s c ndol nce to S n ca George and othe r re lative s and also a l e tte r by ne xt post to

Sir William Johnson of this murde r at Middl e Cre ek . 1 9 e e e e July , Council d cid s to s nd pr sents and provisions to

Old Se ne ca G e orge and re lative s at Fo rt Augusta .

e r e to C o l . T urbutt A u Aug . 24 , Gov . P nn w it s Francis at Fort gusta to gath e r vo lunte e rs fro m No rthumb e rland County to

proce e d against the C o nne cticut se ttl e rs at Wyoming .

e e e o e o Ge n Aug . 1 9, Old S n ca G rg , Con y King (Last Night) , a n da o h e o 53 o e e quant , a O n g C i f , and ab ut th r Indians arriv

at Fo rt Augusta a hd ask Col . Francis T urbutt f o r a council

which is at once granted .

— 4 h n o lo 6 Se lin sgro ve C ro gy, 1 770 1

’ ’ Apr. 4, Willia m Scull s map shows Gabriel s Mills and “ ” C o x bo ro ugh at ( old) mouth of Penns Creek (Selins

grove ) .

Apr. 23, Council confirms report of viewers for the proposed ’ road from Fort Augusta to Ellis Hughes Saw Mill and o r

de rs same cleare d a n d opened .

June 28, Gov . Pe nn issu e s anothe r proclamation against the

Wyoming settle rs intruding upon Indian territory. h Oct. 8, David Hoge appointe d S e riff and Wm . Denny appoint

e d Coroner of Cumb e rland County .

1 771

Big Flood .

Probable ye ar of de ath of George Gabriel—the first — se ttle r on the pre se nt site of Se linsgrove as his name dis

app e ars from the local asse ssme nt list.

F e b . 1 6, Gov. Pe nn lays b e fore Council a bill to declare the he re Susquehanna Rive r and ot r st ams as public highways ,

also a bill to divide Cumb e rland C o unty.

e e F e b . 1 9, Gov . Pe nn asks for plans of Pe nns Cr ek with oth r

stre ams that a re de sire d to b e made public highways.

e e Mar . 9, Gov. Pe nn de clare s the Susqu hanna River , Bald Eagl e e e e e Cre e k , as far as Spring Cr k , P nns Creek for tw nty mil s

from its mouth and othe r stre ams to be public highways .

h e Mar. 1 2, Pate nt of T omas and Richard P nn to Conrad ’ Weiser s heirs grante d .

June 27 R e v. F . A . C . Muhl e nburg and Conrad Weiser arrive at the home of Benj amin We iser on the Isle of Que (near the “ ” old Log groce ry) . e June 28, R e v. F . A . C . Muhlenburg sp nds the day inspect

ing the land with the Weise rs . e e B e n June 29, High water and rain pr v nt church services at ’ j amin Weise r s house on the Isl e of Que . e v the June 30, Luthe ran S r ices held on the banks of Isle of e Que by Rev . F . A . C . M uhl e nburg , this is claim d to be the

first he ld by this de nomination in this te rritory . h e o e he ff e Oct. 7, Ep riam Blain app int d S ri and Samu l Laird as

Coroner of Cumbe rland County .

Nov . 23, Rev . F . A . C . M uhlenburg , in making a second trip “ ” r from T ulpe ho c ke n to the Shamokin region , fords the rive ’ at Casper Re e d s ( Port Tre vorton ) and arrive s at Benj amin ’ We iser s on the Isle of Q ue . Se lin s ro ve hro n o lo — g C gy, 1 771 2 47

24 v Nov . , R e . F . A . C . Muhl e nburg holds Lutheran service s at

the home of Benj amin W e ise r on the Isle of Que and the n

l e ave s on his j ourn e y back to T ulpe ho c ke n .

1 772

“ Pe nns Cre e k kno wn as Big M ahanoy Creek as late

as this date .

. e e o f h Mar Jam s Pott r , Penns Towns ip , app o inte d a me mbe r to surve y a b o undary line o f the ne wly formed coun

ty of No rthumbe rland .

21 h e Mar. , Nort umberland Co unty re cte d from portions of e e e e Lancast r , Cumb rland , B rks , B dfo rd and Northampton o e h h c unti s , wit Sunbury (Fo rt Augusta o r S amo kin ) as the

county se at .

. 24 e n e e o n e o f the e the e Mar , B j amin W is r , Justic s of P ace ,

app o inted by the Pro vincial C o uncil o f Pe n na .

A e h e pr. 7, Pe nns To wnship e re ct d in No rt umb rland C o unty at the first court and e mbrace d all the te rritory north of Ma bantango Cre e k to Pe nns Cre e k and we st from the Susque

hanna Rive r to the pre se nt line .

e o o e M ay P e te r Hoste rman , G . W lf , Samu l Hunter and “ Casp e r Re e d app o inte d viewe rs for the prop o se d Gre at ” Carlisle Ro ad fro m o pp o site Sunbury to the mouth of Ma

b n h o f the e e . antango Cre e k , o t e west side Susqu hanna Riv r

Ma 1 e e o e e e e . y 0, P t r H st rman , Casp r R d , Geo Wolf and Martin

Tre ste r grante d lic e nse s in P e nns Township .

Go v. e e June 1 6, Sunbury o rd e re d laid out by Richard P nn , n ar o e e e e e the Fort Augusta , at the m st conveni nt plac b tw n Fo rks o f the Susqu e hanna and the mouth of Shamo kin

Creek . o r the o n o f e i t July 3, Town l o ts f t w Sunbury giv n appl can s at

this date . e ff e o e o f N o r Oct. 9, Wm . Co o k , Sh ri , and Jam s Parr , C ron r ,

thumbe rl a n d C o unty . e he e e Aug . 1 4 , Fe rry o v r t Susqu hanna Riv r at Sunbury grant

e d to R o be rt King by Thomas and Richard Pe nn . “ ” m Nov . Vie w e rs f o r pro p o se d Gre at Road fro Sunbury to the mo uth of Mahantango Cre e k c o ntinue d by C o urt o e o h C o un tv Nov . 23, Casp e r Re e d , f P nns T wns ip , sworn in as

C o mmissio n e r and Pe te r H o ste rman as to wnship asse sso r . MK e e o e e Apr. D e ath of Tho mas c a n t d Indian Trad r . ’ Mc K e e s S e o . afte r who m is call e d Half Falls , nyd r C unty — 48 lin s ro v hr n o lo Se g e C o gy, 1 773 74

1 773 — Governor of Province of Penna . John Penn .

Buff alo Cross - Roads Presbyterian Church west of

De rrto wn , in Buff alo Township , organized .

F e b . Court continues vie wers of proposed Carlisle

Road . — — Mar 25, Penns Township o fli cia lsz Constable Simon h — se Sc hn Munic , Supervisors Ja—cob Ho t rman and Herman y de r, Ove rseers of Poor Pe te r Straub and Geo . Lauten

slager.

Apr. 2, Public Gaol , or j ail asked for at Sunbury is strongly

opposed by Capt. Hunte r at Fort Augusta , who claims maga

zine a t fort is sufficient. An outbre ak at Wyoming is fear

e d.

May 25, Peter Hosterman , Ge orge Wolf , Samuel Hunter and

Casp e r Reed , as vie we rs , re port favorably on proposed road from opposite Sunbury to mouth of Mahantango Creek and

same is approved by Court.

e h Sept. 22, Warrant issu d to Jacob Fis e r for tract of lan i h on west bank of t e Susquehanna River , from opposite

south e n d of Isl e of Que to mouth of Middle Creek .

h e Se pt. 4, T e heirs o f Conrad W iser grante d a partition de e d on the original land grant given the Inte rpreter in 1 754 e f o r se rvice s rendered , by Thomas and Richard P nn .

e h e Dec . 9, Council r ads a petition from t e s ttlers of Northum berland County for protectio n again st the Wyoming in va d

ers .

Dec . 1 4, Gov . Pe nn requests Council to take action on the acute situation in Northumberland County brought about

by the Connecticut se ttl e rs in the Wyoming Valle y . 1 774 Sunbury and Carlisl e Road or the Great Highway built from opposite Sunbury to the mouth of M ahantango “ ” “ he e o r Cre e k , (This is t pres nt River Road the State High ” “ ” way o f today with the exception of through the Narrows

b e tw e en Port Trevorton and Middl e Creek . The n the road turned we stward ove r the hills and came back to the river

j ust b e l o w Port Trevorto n .) ( N o w Susquehanna Trail .) ” “ ’ e Wolfe s Tave rn l o cated along the riv r bank , about ’ ’ two miles north of Gabri e l s Mills , ( Hummel s Wharf) . “ ” Fort Horn supp o se d to have b e en e re cted on the Se lin s ro ve hro n o lo — g C gy, 1 774 5 49

t ra i e M Wes B nch near P ne Cre k ( between cE lha tte n and

Pine .) 2 Feb . 8, Gov . Penn issues a pro clamation against the Connec

tio ut se ttlers in the Wyomin g Valley . — — . 25 Mar , Penns Township officials Constable George — Troutner , Superviso r Melchoir Stock and Christian Sea i — gr st , Overseers of the Poor Peter Straub and Philip O w

miller. 1 5 a ll July , Willi m Scu and Samuel Hunte r , Committee from Northumberland County to the First Continental Congress

in se ssion a t Philadelphia . 23 July , Act passed appropriating £800 for building a Court s Hou e and Priso n in Northumberland County at Sunbury.

A ug. P e nns Township pe tition Court to ope n a road from

the M iddle Creek Vall e y to Sunbury.

O c t. 8 , Wm . Cook , and James M urray commissioned Sheriff o e and C roner , resp ctively , of Northumberland County . “ ” Dec . Cele brate d Tea Party in Boston Harbor .

1 775

’ , Lutheran a n d Reforme d Congregation formed at Row s — Church (Two miles we st of Se linsgrove at Salem) .

Ja n . The Civil Establishment of Northumberland Coun ty consists of a Prothonotary o f the Court of Common Pleas

a n d k h u e s . Cler o f t e Q arter S s ions , Wm . M aclay , Esq , at £4 e ff o 2 o 0; Sh ri , Wm . C ok at £ 5 ; C roner , James Murray a t l 2 £3 ; and Co lector o f Excise , Thomas Lemon at £ .

Jan . Pro vi ncial Co nvention at Phila delphia . Northum

b e rland County re pre sente d by Wm . Plunke tt and Caspe r

Weitzel . Mr 2 i ls — — a . 5, Penns Township o ffic a z Constable Tobias Pickl e , — i Jr. Oversee—rs of Poor Pete r Stroub and Phillip Aum ller ; Supe rvisors Henry M eise r and Michael Weaver. 4 r fle June 1 , Congre ss asks for six companies of expe rt i me n

from Pennsylvania to join the army in front of Boston .

. June 1 8, Pro vincia l C o nfere nce at Philadelphia Northum e berland County re pre sente d by C 01. Wm . Cooke , Alexand r e e to w Hunter , Esq ., John W e itz l , Ro b rt M or n and M atthe

Brown .

s o a . R ifle June 25 , John Lo wden commi si ned C ptain , Penna

men . ’ R ifle June 29, Capt. Lowden s company of Northumberland

men sworn in at No rthumbe rl-and . h 50 Se lin sgro ve C ro n o lo gy, 1 775

June 30, Council of Safety , at its first meeting at Philadelphia . asks all the countie s for arms for the common defense against the M other Country, its requisition against No r 0 fir c k thumbe rla n d County being 1 0 sets of e lo s, bayonets ,

cartridge boxes , with 23 rounds ea ch , also knapsac ks . . Samu e l Hunter appointed member of Committee of Safety

from No rthumbe rla n d County . ’ ifl July 8, Capt. Lowde n s company of N orthumberland R e men leave Northumbe rland by boats do wn the river to j oin

the American Army in fron t of Boston . At a special elec

tion in all the countie s , Wm . Cooke , James Potter , Robert e M artin , M atthew Brown , Walt r Clark , John Kelly , James Crawford and John Weitzel were chosen in Northumber land Co unty to be their representatives at the coming Con

stitutio n a l Convention at Philadelphia .

’ . July 1 3, Capt. Lowden s R ifle me n arrive at Re ading , Penna 1 July 5, Constitutional Convention conve nes at Philadel phia . 20 ’ July , C apt. Lowden s R ifle me n leave Reading for Boston ,

Mass .

July 29, Henry Antes and John Weitzel among the additional

Justices of the Peace appointe d for Northumberland Co . 1 ’ Aug . , Capt. Lowden s R ifle me n at Bethlehem . 1 Aug . 9, Council of Safety issues Articles of Association of Pennsylvania” to the diff erent counties as a guide for the “ Associators , the military orga nizations of the counties .

’ 20 - ifle me Aug . , Capt. Lowden s R n rea ch North River , N . Y .

’ 24 ifle e Aug . , Capt . Lowden s R m n pass through Litc hfi e ld ,

Conn .

’ 2 o e ifl me Aug. 6, Capt. L wd n s R e n cro ss the Connecticut River ,

near Hartford , Conn . ’ . 30 . R ifle me n u M Aug , Capt Lowden s reach D dley , ass . ’ . 31 . e R ifle me n M Aug , Capt Lowd n s reach Weston , ass . ’ . ifle m Sept Capt. Lowden s R e n arrive at Cambridge ,

s . e M a s and nter the seige of Boston , becoming part of the

2n d Regt. of the United States .

Sept . 3, Council of Safety created . Samuel Hunter and John

Weitzel represent Northumberland County.

Se pt. 22, Wm . Macla y reports rumored invasions against Fort Augusta by the C o nne cticut se ttlers in the disrupted regions

of Wyoming. ’ . 23, ] . 300 t Sept Co Butler s Regt s rong with Indians , Se lin s ro ve C hro n o lo 1 — g gy, 775 36 51

’ a t ls s s n l Freeland s Mil , (Ea t of Wat ontow ) , a pparent y on a n expedition from Wyoming westward to gain control of

the West Branch for the Co nnecti cut Co mpany .

S . 25 50 e ept , A company of men l ave Fort Augusta , on arrival ’ o f o f . u l e news Col B t r s force at Fre e land Mills , to contest

the invasion o f W e st Branch by the Conne ctic ut Company . 2 Se pt. 6, Co uncil o f Safety all o ts £ 1 00 to Northumbe rland

C ounty to wards payment . of arms and accoutrements.

e 2 S pt. 8, Constitutional Conve ntion a dj o ums at Philadelphia

af ter having ado pte d and sign ed the Con stitution .

.O ct. 1 2, William Scull and Samue l Harris appointe d Sheriff

and Coroner re spectively of Northumberland County .

1 4 n e 2 Oct. , Co u cil of Saf ty orders 00 lbs . of powder and 600

lbs . of lead from Yo rkto wn (York ! ) f o r the use of No rthum

berla nd and Northampto n co unties . P ’ ifl O ct. 24, art of Capt. Lowden s company of R e me n leave

Boston under the co mmand of Lt . Parr f o r the defense of

Portsmo uth N . H .

o O c t. 25 , Fre e holders of Northumberland and Northampt n countie s solicit aid of the Assembly again st the Wyoming

se ttlers. o Nov . 25 , Gov . P e nn instructs the auth rities of Northumber land County to e nfo rc e the laws of the Province at Wyom

ing. ’ o t D e c . 23, Co] . Plunke tt s expediti n from Fort Augusta agains ’ the Wyoming settlers arrive in the vicinity of Col . Butle r s

forces and find same are strongly entrenched . ’ ’ l k le s Dec . 24 , A skirmish occurs between P un ett s and But r ’ he o . commands at Wyoming , to t f rmer s loss ’ e o Dec . 25 , Col . Plunkett s forces retr at from the Wy ming Val

ley after having lo st several men , including the son of Sur

ve yo r General , Jo hn Lukens .

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‘ Simon Snyde r moves from Lancaster to York .

m s o . Ro b e rt M artin , Pa y a te r of N rthumberland Co

Militia .

e e to e . o James Potte r , del gat P nna Constituti nal Con

ve n tio n . ’ the n e t . Ja n . 1 , 2ud Regt . of U it d S ates , with Capt Lowden s i me n e l st Company o f Northumb e rland Co . R fle , b come the

Regt. Un ite d State s. 2 e r hr n o lo 5 S lin sg o ve C o gy, 1 776

i Jan . 20, The Cont nental C ongress resolves to orga nize two “ ’ ” r regiments of Canadians to be known as Cong esss O wn , e later having Anthony S lin , founder of Selinsgrove , as one

of its officers .

24 e Jan . , Northumb rland County Associators report 1 1 com

pa n ie s consisting of 71 3 me n . Jame s Potter commissioned 2n d as Colonel , Batt North . Co . Associators, Samuel Dale ,

as Capt. 4th Co . 2ud Batt. and Wm . Gray as C apt. 2ud Co .

2n d Batt. North . Co . Associators .

F e e b . 8, Wm . Cooke app o inted M mber of Committee of Safety

of Northumberland County .

M ar. Northumberland Co . R ifle me n stationed at Cobble

Hill , before Boston , M ass and muster 82 men .

9 e e . M ar , Casper W itz l , Esq , of Sunbury , commissioned as a Captain and forms a co mpany from the vicinity of the Forks

of the Susquehanna .

’ Ma r. 1 4 C . o R ifle me n , apt Lowden s N rthumberland County

part of the American Army , unde r the command of Gen .

Sullivan leaves Cambridge , M ass to intercept the landing of

the British at New York , afte r the latte r had evacuated Bos

ton . ’ e e ifle me Mar. 21 , Capt . Lowd n s Northumb rland R n , in Gen . ’ o to Sullivan s command arrive at Hartford , C nn . enro ute

New York .

M ar . 28, Ge n . Sullivan and his army arrive at New York . ’ l Apr. 1 , Capt. Lowden s company as part of the st Pa . Con

tin e n ta l Line mo ve to N e w Utrecht , Long Island . “ June 27, Congress cre ates the German Regiment , which is

later stationed in the Susqu e hanna and Wyoming Valleys . ’ e l June 30, Capt . Lowde n s company of Northumb r and Co .

R ifle me n mustere d out of service at New Utrecht , Long Is

' land and most of the men e nlisted in Capt . Parr s company

of the l st Penna . Line C o ntinen tal Army . I l July 1 , l st Regt . Penna . Line , organized on Long s and , com

ma n de d by Col . Hand. ’ o . Capt. W e itz e l scompany of No rthumberland C , Penna .

e 70 me n . Pe n n s l Rifle Regt., Col . Samuel Miles r ports y

vania reports 21 75 me n in se rvic e on land a n d sea . ’ e itz e l s o f July 2, Capt . W company Northumberland County

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6 July , C ouncil of Safety recommends B e nj amin Weiser to

Congress as a captain . 8 July , Benj amin Weiser, of Penns Township , Northumber

land C o ., commissio ned a Captain in the German Regi

. a e l ment J m s Potter , of Northumberland C c ., e e cte d a

member of the Continental Congress at Philadelphia . July Indians on the We st Branch at Great Island (Lock

Have n ) abandon their homes and move towards Canada . Rumo rs of a gen e ral uprising o f the savage s prevalent along

the frontier .

’ 1 e i z e l July 6, C apt . W t scompany , a spart of the Pa . Rifle Re gt

arrive at Amboy , N . J .

July 29, Northumberland C ounty inhabitants petition Council o f Safe ty for 750 weight of l e ad and powder to supply its s n four battalions of militia , which con ist of 31 compa ie s .

July 31 , C ouncil of Safety grants 750 wt. of powder and 1 500

wt. of lead for the militia o f No rthumberland C ounty . ’ 1 i z l o Aug . 0, Capt. W e t e s company of Northumberland C unty

ente rs New Yo rk as a part of the Penna . Rifle Re gt. e Aug . 1 3, Simeon Wo odrow , Ada m Boling r and Paul Gem e b e rling , of Penns Township , chosen as m mbers of the Com

mitte e of Safe ty o f Northumb e rland County. '

r o . Aug . 27, Battle o f Long Island . No thumberland C troops ’ z l e e suff er severely , Capt . W e it e s company losing alon tw nty

offi cers and me n fro m its ranks . ffi o e l Aug . 31 , Field O c e rs o f Pe nns T wnship , N orthumb r and

County Asso ciators elected . e e o f e s e Sept. 3, B nj amin W iser , P nns town hip , appoint d a Jus

tic e o f the Peace .

e . o Sept. 26, Fourth Batt. Northumb rland Co Associat rs , from

e C o l . h Penns and Buff alo to wnships , command d by P ilip

e 6 h 24 o fli c e rs 1 87 . Col , reports companies , wit and men

fli r he n e w 1 2th a . . Sept. 28, Field o c e s of t Penn Regt , Conti

n e n ta l Line elected . o o Oct. 1 , William C ke , of Northumberland County commis

sio n e d as Col o nel o f 1 2th Pe nna . Regt., Continental Line , to

be formed in No rthumberland and Northampton counties . ’ i z e l o o re Oct. 4 , Capt . W e t s c mpany , at M unt Washington ,

1 7 . 1 port 3 officers , 3 se rgeants , privates present Sick ,

e . ho . drum , 1 7 privat s Absent wit ut leave , nine

' fii c e rs o f m s Oct . 8, Field o Penns Township co mi sioned as part o o f the 4th Batt . Northumberland C o . Associat rs . hr n o lo — 54 Se lin sgro ve C o gy, 1 776 7

N o v. Andrew Moore el e cted assessor of Penns Town

ship .

2 e Nov. 3, Council of Saf ty pro portions 60 bush e ls of salt to Northumberlan d County and orders same forwarded a t

once .

De c . 1 , An express arrives at Northumb e rland dire cting the

. command of Col Cooke to march at once to Brunswick , N .

J .

Dec . 2, Col . Co oke write s the Council of Safety of the need s of borrowing to as ist recruiting , as four companies

only a re re ady . John We itzel also advises the Council of Safe ty of his inability to se cure the amount of he mp desired

until at least after Christmas .

e Dec . 3, Council of Safe ty re so lv s that the volunteers from the Northumb e rland County militia shall choose their o wn o f

fi c e rs and then Council would appoint the m . ’ h m Dec . 5 , Capt. Clark s company of Nort u berlan d Co . As

so c ia to rs leave s Sunbury f o r the fro nt by way of Rea ding. h Dec . 1 0, Ant ony S e lin , a Swiss , o n e of the many volunteer o patriots from Europ e an armies , c mmissioned as a Captain ’ n in Baron de Otte do rf s Corp of Dragoons , Continental e e Army , an o rganization the n being form d at Gr at Plains , ’ e d . N . Y ., und e r Ge n . Wa shingto n s imm diate comman ’ ’ e n do rf o Capt. Selin s Company , Von Ott s C rps , report 3 o f

fi c e rs and 47 men . D ’ e c . 1 8, No rthumberland County companies of Col . Cooke s s 1 2th Penna . R e gt . Contine ntal Line , leaves Sunbury by boat

down the rive r .

D e c . 24 , A company of Northumberland County Associators

und e r command of M aj or J o hn Le e as captain , leaves Sun

bury to j oin the Con tinental Army .

Dec . 25, Northumberland C o unty Continentals participate in

the victory of Trenton o n Christmas night.

1 777 — President o f Pe nnsylvania Thomas Wharton . F o rt Jenkins supposed to have been erected ( between

Bloomsburg and B e rwick ) on the North Branch . e Fort Brady stockaded on the W st Branch ( M uncy ,

Lycoming County) . Fort Bosley erected midway between the North and

e . West Branche s (Washingto nvill , M ontour Co ) Se lin s ro ve hr n g C o o lo gy, 1 777 55

Potter’s Fort erected in the Great Plains near the head s of Penn Creek (near Centre Hall , Centre County) .

’ a n J . 3, Capt. C lark s co mpany of Northumberland C o . Asso ’ c ia to rs n leave Readi g , Pa ., late r j oining Col . James Potter s a Batt lio n , which on this day was engaged in the battle of Pri n cto n , N . J .

’ Jan . 30, Capt. Benj amin Weiser s co mpany muste rs 39 men

while at Philadelphia . 1 Feb . 3, Andrew Moore , David Miller and Jacob Hosterman chosen from Penns Township as members of the Committee

of Safe ty of Northumberland C ounty .

Mar. 21 . Co] . Samuel Hunter appointed Lieute nant of Nor

thumbe rla n d o . a C , Wm . Murr y , Walter Clark , Geo . Wolf

- and Wm . Watson , sub lie ute nants by the Supreme Executive

Co mmittee .

5 a me o . Apr. , Col . J s Potter , of Northumberland C , becomes

Brigadier General of Penna . Militia .

Apr. 1 2, Twelfth Penna . Regt., Continental Lin e stationed at n Bo u d Brook , N . J .

Ma e t r n y The Contin n al A my , under Gen . Washi gton ,

breaks winter camp at M orristown , N . J . and advan ces to ~ Middlebro ok Heights, n e a r N e w Brunswick .

o May 1 0, Northumbe rland C unty troops in action at

Piscataway , N . J . 4 l st June 1 , Congress asks for the Class of the Northumber

land Coun ty militia for duty at the front.

n u June 1 6, Supre me Executive Cou cil orders Sam el Hunter ,

Lieut. of Northumberland County , to march the 1 31. Class of the Northumberland Militia a s soon as possible to Bris

tol , o n the Delaware .

June 1 7, Orders for marching sent to the various Colonels of

the l st Class of the No rthumberland Co unty Militia by Lieut .

e . of the County , Samu l Hunter e l June 1 9, Supreme Ex cutive Counci countermands the orders for the marching of the 1 st Class of the Northumberland l n County militia to Bristo , Pen a . e 1 st June 24 , Supreme Executiv Council orders Class of the Northumberland County Militia to be held in readine ss for

marching . i t l i June 26, Tw e lfth Penna . Regt Cont nen a L ne , in camp a t

Short Hill , N . J . o o 56 Se lin sgro ve C hro n l gy , 1 777

2 e e e June 9, Samu l Hunt r , Li ut. of Northumberland C ounty , rece ives orders c o unte rmanding the marching orders of the

“ l st Class of the Northumbe rland County Militia . The sev eral co mpanie s subse qu e ntly re turn after one had marched

60 mil e s and two for 30 mil e s .

July T he C ontinental Army in the eastern part of Penn

sylvania along the D e laware .

Aug . 23, Continental Army march southward through Phila

d e lphia .

e Sept. 1 0, Col . Hunter at Fort Augusta r ceives orders by ex press from the Supre me Executive C o uncil to have the l st

Class of the Northumb e rland Co . Militia march at once and

to hav e the othe r classe s he ld in readiness . Col . Hunter requ e sts 500 stands o f arms to b e sent to North umberland

County to aid in the d e fense of the frontier . 1 1 Sept. , Battl e of Brandywine . Northumberland Co . troops

und e r Wayn e subj ect to he avy fire .

Sept . 1 2, Supre me Exe cutive Council o rders the 2ud Class of

the Northumb e rland County Militia into imme diate se rvice . h Se pt. 20, Massacre of Paoli . Nort umberland County troops

under Wayne suff e r se verely .

T h e e Sept . 26, e British Army tak s poss ssion of Philadelphia .

Oct. Militia of No rthumberland County rec e ives from e the Supreme Executive Committ e £750 cash , 500 lbs . pow

der and 1 200 lbs of l e ad .

o e e Oct. 4 , Ba ttl e f G rmantown and r treat of the Continentals

to White Marsh . 1 2th Penna . Line under heavy fire .

e e e Oct. 31 , Orde rs r c iv d at Fort Augusta for the marching o f the 3rd and 4th Classe s of the Northumberland County Militia at onc e to j oin the Contine ntal Army in front of

Philad e lphia .

t a Oct . 21 , John Kelly and Thomas Hewit ppointed Commis sio n e rs of Northumb e rland County by the Council of Safety

e c . to coll e ct arms , mon y & from inhabitants refusing to take

the Oath of Allegiance .

Nov . 1 st and part of 2n d Classes o f Northumberland Co . I Militia o n duty a long the fronti e r west of the West Branch .

Nov . 1 , Third and fourth classes of the Northumberland Coun ty militia re c e ive ord e rs to march at once to j oin the Conti

n e n ta l Army . No arms or blankets available . h e e e ff o f e Nov . 8, Jonat an Lodg appoint d Sh ri Northumb rland Se lin s ro ve n o - g C hro lo gy, 1 777 8 57

County by the S upreme Ex e cutive C ommittee over Peter

Hosterman . 1 1 Nov . , Third and fourth classes of Northumberland C ounty

Militia leave Fort Augusta for the front. 1 5 Nov. , Thomas Jordan appointed Paymaster of Northum

b e rland County Militia . N o 25 — — v. , Penns Township o ffi c ia lsz Constable Melchoir

Sto ck . D e c 1 . 1 , No rthumberland County troops under Gen . Potter e n ’ e e gag d in skirmish at Gu lph s Mills , north west of Phila

d e lphia . 1 ’ Dec . 9, Continental Army go into winte r quarte rs at Valley

. ‘ Forge

De c . 22 , Northumberland County militia , commanded by C 01.

M urray to the numb e r o f 226, in camp in M ontgomery .

Phila . C o ., Pe nna . under M aj . John Armstro ng .

1 778 — President of Penna George Bryan ; Vice—Thomas e e Wharton , deceased , late r Joseph R d by e lection . Fort Whe e l e r built al o ng the North Branch (near Bloomsburg)

Fort Fre e land stockaded n e ar the West Branch . s o a ( Four miles ea t of Watsont wn , along W rrior Run ) . e Fort M uncy built along the W st branch , later burnt “ ” 1 during the Gre at Runaway a n d then re built. ( 43 mile ’ north of Hall s Station , Lycoming Co .)

Fort Ante s built al o ng the W e st Branch . ( Opposite

J e rsey Shore , Lycoming Co .) 1 £ 1 6 Jan . , Supre me Executive Council grants 00 to Samuel

Hunter , Lie ut . of Northumberland County , to pay expenses

of re cent expe ditio n into the West Branch Valley . Benjamin W e iser appointe d a Justic e o f the Peace of Nor

thumb e rla n d Co . e 5th he Jan . 5 , Supr me Executive Council orders the Class of t Northumb e rland County Militia to march to the front to j oin

the Continental Army . the 5th s Jan . 1 3, Orders for marching of the Clas of the Nor

thumbe rla n d County Militia rece ived at Fort Augusta . Col . Hunter prote sts o n acc o unt of the Indian activities on the

fron tie r o f the county . the 1 2 e Jan . 1 6, Wm . C o oke resigns as Colonel of th R gt .

Pe nna . Line . h o n o lo f 58 Se lin sgro ve C r gy, 1 778

e Ja n . 1 9, Suprem Executive Council counte rmands march ing

ord e rs of the 5th C lass of Northumberland Co . M ilitia and

ord e rs the ne c e ssary force sent to protect the frontier.

o Jan . 20, Supreme Executive Council directs all c unty lie ute n ants to report th e number of arms of the militia in their

e . o f co unty , also ord rs Lieut Northumberland County to use his own discre tio n concerning the orderin g out of the militia

to protect the border against the Indians .

e Jan . 21 , Benj amin Weiser appoint d a Justic e o f the Peace of w e Penns To nship , Northumb rland C ounty , by the Supreme

Executive C ommitte e .

F e b . Recruiting for the se ve ral regiments of the Penn sylvania Line of the C ontin e ntal Army going on vigorously

but slowly up and down the Susquehanna Valley .

e o 4 F e b . 20, Supreme Ex cutive C mmittee grants £ 000 to Nor

thumbe rla n d C o unty for provisions .

Mar. Fifth Class Militia o f Northumb e rland C ounty o n

duty on the frontie r .

e s s Mar . 3, C ommitt e for Purchasing Hor e , for Northumber h T ur u land County , Jo n Hambright , of b tt, o rdered to se cure

25 horses for the Continental Army .

e h o ffi — — M ar. 25, P nns Towns ip cials z Constable George e e e the — B o lle n d Troutner ; Ov rs rs—of Poor Adam e r and Carl Moyer ; Sup e rvisors John M e ise r and J o hn Schoch . May Penn's T o wnship se ttl e rs moving into the banks of the Susquehanna f o r prote ction against the inroads of the

savages . C o l . P e ter Hoste rman , of Penns Twp . in command

of Militia on duty in Penns Valley . Northumberland Coun ty reports fo ur battalions co mposed of 30 co mpanies a n d

1 582 men .

e r . May 2, M assacr of settle s at Muncy , by Indians

h e . . e May 4, Twelft R gt Penna Line , Continental Army numb r

1 84 men in camp fit for duty at Valley Forge .

’ . h i M ay 1 1 , Seventh Class of Col Jo n Kelly s Battal on ordered

into Penns Valley to j oin the 6th class the n on duty . Sixth

and seventh classes of C o l . Cookson Lo ng ordered out for ’ o l . H o ste rma n s duty at the same time . C command , whil e ‘ e s a re e sc o rtin g a party on the W t Branch , attacked by sav ages near Lyco ming Creek and lose six me n killed and si x

missing . Ma 1 8 S e e 1 00 e y , upr m Executive Council orders rifl s and mus

r hro n o lo 60 Se lin sg o ve C gy, 1 778

Lo a lso c k the West Branch between y and Lycoming , also ’ C o l . H o ste rma n s escort.

June 8, Congress orders a company of foot recruite d in Nor thumbe rla n d County for six months service on the frontier

of that county .

June 1 9, The British Army evacuate Philadelphia and Valley

Forge is abandoned by the Continentals.

June 28, Battle of M onmouth , N . J in which the 1 2th Penna . “ Line is nearly exterminated . T he flag of the Royal Grena ” diers captured by Capt. Wm . Wilson , 1st Penna . Line , Gen . h James Potter , of Nort umberland County .

r July Indians ente r Dry Valley , penet ate to the river and

murder se ttlers o n the Isl e of Que . Northumberland C oun

ty calls for 400 stands of arms to further arm the militia . Announcement o f the arrival of the French Fleet in New

Yo rk Harbor brings c o urage to the struggling colonies .

1 e July , The Twe lfth Regt. Pe nna . Lin , moving with the army

to New York , is ordere d to be abolished on account of di

minished ranks and consolidated with the 3rd Regt. Penna .

Lin e , Continental Army .

July 3, Wyoming Massacre occurs . Panic reigns and sur vivo rs flee eastward across the mountains and down the

North Branch of the Susquehanna River. 400 July 4, Northumberland County asks for stands of arms to o fully equip the militia , as tr uble in the Wyoming Valley

is feare d in the nea r future .

July 5 , Wyoming M assacre survivors arrive at Fort Augusta and bring news of the slaughte r of the se ttlers a n d garrison ” by the British and Indians . T he Gre at Runaway starts

southward , spreading o ve r the entire territory along the

Susquehanna Vall e y .

July 9, County Lie ut. Samuel Hunter notified the Berks County

militia that a panic fills the Susquehanna Valley , following the Wyoming Massacre and that “ Northumberland and Sun ” bury will be the frontie r in less than twenty four hours .

e July 8, Wm . M aclay and family l ave Sunbury for down the ff e rive r . T he panic , distre ss and su ring of this stampede is

b e yo nd de scription .

July 1 2, Northumberland County being evacuated as fast as o possibl e . Col . Samu e l Hunter , h lding Fort Augusta as a lin s ro v h n o lo Se g e C ro gy , 1 778 61

f e orlorn hop , appeals to the Supre me Executive Council for “ a id for No rthumberland County at once . The Great ” in . 200 o s Runaway on full force wag ns , raft , boats , etc .

at Sunbury ready to sta rt d o wn the river with terror- stricken

settlers , who have abandoned home and possessions .

J 1 4 e . . uly , Eighth R gt Penna Line , at Carlisle , enroute to Fort “ Pitt , is ordered to Fort Augusta to stem the Great Run ” away , if possible , and reinforce the little garrison on duty

. o l . e o at that fort C Broadh ad , in c mmand , le aves all bag

gage a t Carlisle . Supreme Executive Council issues a cir c ula r callin g on immediate re inforce ments to be sent to No r

thumbe rla n d County .

July 1 6, Supreme Executive Council appoints Brig . Gen . Lacy “ to command militia called into service on the Susquehanna ” River.

July 1 5 , Supreme Executive Coun cil advises that they have o r 4 dere d 850 militia to Sunbury , 00 to Easton and 500 to

Standing Stone ( Huntin gdon ) .

’ l 1 e July 1 6, C o . Hartl e y s re gime nt , 1 th P nna . Line , with 400 militia from Lancaster County and 1 50 from Be rks County under orders to march to Fort Augusta at once to guard e i 34 the fro ntier . Eighth Re gt. P nna . L ne , consisting of 0 a C ontinen tals, enroute up the Susqueh nna River valley to

Fort Augusta . s July 1 9, G e nera l Po tte r leaves Fort Augu ta for Penns Val ley and reports the settlers re turning slowly to their homes

and abandoned cro ps .

th e Aug . 1 , Col . Hartley in command at Fort Augusta with

1 1 th Penna . Lin e Regt. a n d 200militia . The 8th Penn a . Lin e l e ave s for Carlisl e to secure ba ggage left behind so as to re

sume march to Fort Pitt .

s e o e . to Aug . 2, Col . Hartl e y i su s rd rs to Capt Walker erect a

fort at M uncy o n the West Branch .

he h 60 Aug . 3, C o l . M att w Smit arrives at Fort Augusta with “ ” Paxton Boys a n d militia .

20 e t s 40 Aug . 4 , Lt. Col . Z . Butler , with Contin n al and militia

arrive at Wyoming short of ammunitio n .

l l e u s to a a n e x e Aug . 5 , C o . Hart ey r t rn Fort Augusta fter p

. ditio n against the Indians , involving skirmishes

e n s h h r e s Aug. 8, Jame s Brady kill d by India , w ile a v ting near

Lo ya lso c k Creek . r v hro n o lo 62 Se lin sg o e C gy, 1 778

‘ A u . 1 0 o l . H a rtle u g , C y, in command at Fort Aug sta , a pe a ls to the S upreme Executive Council for medicine and o ther o r

din a ry necessities of life to aid the destitution .

Aug . 1 5, The Supreme Executive Council advises Col . Hartley o of the shipment of medicine t Northumberland County , but that the lack of money prohibited the other supplies asked

for.

Aug . 20, Lt. Saml . Hunter , reports o n e company of 60 men ix 1 3r raised for s mo nths, st 2n d and d Classes of Militia o r

dered out , but unable to hurry on account of the distress and ’ 1 . need for harvesting ; also 00 of Col . Hartley s Regt , 220 of

Lancaster County Militia , 1 00 of Northampton Militi a .

‘ ’ 1 70 of Berks County Militia and about 60 of Capt. Murray s

company on duty on the frontier .

Aug . 23, Capt . Martel killed and militiaman wounded a t

Muncy .

Aug . 31 , Indians attack three unarmed German militiamen a t

M uncy , killing one .

1 e e Sept . , Fort at Muncy r port d finishe d by C o l . Hartley . 4 e Sept . , Supreme Ex cutive Council grants £3000 to No rth . C o .

Sept. 9, Garriso n . returns to Fort Muncy after a short expedi

tion . ’ e Sept . 1 8, Col . Hartl e y s e xp dition re ndezvoused 200 men at e Fort Muncy , partially compl te d by Capt. Walker . ’ e e Sept . 21 , Col . Hartl e y s e xp dition l e av s Fort M uncy on a

march northward into the Indian country . 2 e e S e pt. 9, Following num ro us conflicts , Col . Hartley complet ly route attacking Indians at Wyalusing and then proce e ds to

wards Wyoming . ’ ’ Otte do rf Oct . 1 , Capt . Anthony Se lin s company of Von n s ’ Corps , unite d with Capt . Schott s Rifle Corps ( Company) ,

on account of diminishe d ranks . e e r o Oct. 5, Col . Hartl y arrives at Fort Augusta aft r a victo i us

e xp e dition cove ring n e arly 300 mil e s in abo ut two weeks . e e Oct . 8, Col . Hartl e y r ports to Congr ss of his expedition .

8000 o . Nov . 7, S upre me Exe cutive Council grants $ to North C e e e N o v. 9, Col . Hartl e y write s to the Supr m Ex cutive Council o f anothe r advanc e o f th e e n e my and mak e s an appeal for e two classe s of militia from Lancast r , Cumberland and Berks

Countie s at onc e to march to the fro ntier .

' e e Nov . 1 5, C 01. Hartl e y and force l av s Fort Augusta for

Wyo ming . l — Se lin sgro ve C h ro n o o gy, 1 778 9 63 1 N o v. 7, Commun icati on by wa ter o pened betwe e n Fort A u

gusta and Wyoming a n d supplies starte d at once .

N o v. 25 o a d o n i o Me r , N rthumberl n C u ty pet ti n , in a morial , f o “ ” exemption from ta xes o n account of d e plora bl e conditions

the n existing the re .

D e c . C o l. H a rtley lea ves F ort Augusta .

D e c . 7, Jo na tha n Lo dge co mmissio ned Sheriff of No rthumber

land County by Supre me Executive Co uncil .

“ ” D e c . 30, A Da y o f Tha nksgiving o bserved througho ut the

Colonies. 1 779

m o m e 4 Ja n . 23, Supre e E xe cutive C m itt e grants £ 00 to Nor

thumbe rla n d Co unty for ne c e ssary e xpense s.

F e b . Capt. Antho ny Se lin a ssum e s co mmand o f Rifl e ’ C o rps o f Vo n Otte n do rf s C o rps and assigned to Gen . Sul ’ liva n s e xpe di tion the n fi tting o ut aga inst the Indians.

“ ’ ” Ma r. c R e o o e a A h S hott s ifl C rps , c mmand d by C pt. e he r i o tho n y Se lin , b e c o m s a pa rt of t 3 d Div sion , c mmand e d e o m by Ge n . Sullivan . Ge n . Hand of P nna . in c mand of th e “ ” Fro n tier o f the North a n d No rthumb erla nd .

Ma . 1 2 e e u i e m i e e r 4 824 C o l . r , S upr me Ex c t v Co m tt g ants $ to Hunte r f o r b o unty for ra isin g co mpa ny n o w in c o mmand of

Capt. Murra y.

Ma r. 1 5 1 1th e a . L e o n o n the e o n . , P nn in duty fronti r f Pen a 1 a F e s 1 0 with 400 a t W yo min g , 00 t ort J nkin , 0 a t Fort Mn a n d 0 u ur u cy 7 at S nb y . Ma 25 e s o s i o ffi z— s a e — l A u r. , P nn T wn h p cials Con t bl s Phi lip miller Adam F isher ; Supe rvisors Mathi as Scho ch a n d , — Jo hn R eiche n ba ch Ove rse e rs A ndre w Sha ff e r a n d D e wart

Mill e r . A r 4 o e M in o n e h b l u t p . , R b rt art app i t d Nort um er and Co n y membe r of C ommission o f Excha n ge to a i d in re gula tin g c e r

tain currency issues. ’ h R . a o Apr . 5 , Ge n . H a nd ord e rs t e German egt , Arm nd s Tr op ’ ’ and Ca pt . Selin s o f Sho o t s C o rps to re n de zvous a t F o rt

Penn (now Stro udsburg .) a McI l e e o n Apr . 7, Supre me Exe cutive Co mmitt pp ints Joh

had do n Capta in a n d Ro be rt Arthur l st Lie ut . of the com

pan y o f Range rs to b e raise d in Northumb e rlan d County . A e n n s e pr. 1 1 , Capt . Jo hn B rady kill d by I dia n ar Muncy on

the W e st B ranch . e lin s ro ve hro n o lo S g C gy, 1 779

1 Apr . 4, Supreme Executive C o mmittee autho rizes to o f C , raise company Rangers in Northumberland ounty . 2 Apr. 5, British and Indians atta ck settlers near Fort Jen

kins .

. 26 Apr , Michael Lepley , of Penns Township , killed in the a t

tack o f Fort Freeland by the British and Indians .

Apr. 27 Wm . Maclay write s to the Supreme Executive C o m

mitte e recommending the use o f do gs to assist in the a hun t ing of savage s and also advises that the me dical store s are

complete ly e xhauste d .

Apr . 28, An offi c e r and 1 5 me n arrive in Pe nns Valley from

Fort Augusta .

’ Apr . 29, A company of Col . B uc ha n n a n s Battalion o f C um

b e rland County Militia arrive s in Penns Valley .

May C o l . Hunte r e nc o unters great trouble in organizing the n e w company of Range rs f o r Northumberland C o unty on account o f all available men being in the bate a u service ’ conveying Ge n . Sullivan s expeditio n up th e No rth Branch .

May 1 , Due to re cent de pre ditio n s in Northumberland C ounty the e by British and Indians, the Supreme Ex cutive Commit tee orders a bo x o f me dicine sufficient for a regiment for

fo ur months, a case of instrume nts and forwarded

to that county at onc e .

May 2, Capt. C e rb e y and Light Horse Troop arrives in Penns o Vall e y , who relie ve the Cumberland C unty Militia , that

are in turn o rd e red to Standing Sto n e . 1 1 1 o n o M ay 5 , th Penna . Line Regt . o n duty the fr ntier o f the 1 n Susqu e hanna Vall e y , with 400 at Wyoming , 00 at Fort J e r kins , 1 00 at Fort M uncy and 70 at Sunbu y . e e o May 1 9, Ge n . Potte r writes to Pr s . R ed fr m Penns Valley

f o r more militia to guard the settlers . e r s f o r th e Sus ue M ay 20, Board of War o rd rs milita y tores q

hanna fronti er rushed . o e h e a F t May 25 , Tw e lve large boats l ad d wit suppli s le ve or

o f . Augusta f o r Wyoming , under escort Continentals Boat

me n getting $ 1 20 per mo nth .

June Indians and British active along the W e st Branch .

‘ de e de d the Charl e s Drum , Robert Smith and James White tract of land south o f W e ise rsburg ( south e n d of Selins “ ” o ut o . grove ) , later laid and kn wn as the Smith Addition e o e o 31 3 June 1 5 , 1 1 th P e nna . Lin , stati n d at Sunbury , rep rt

me n on duty . hro n o lo Se lin sgro ve C gy, 1 779 65

21 . 1 1 h June , Lt. Col Hubley , in command of the t Penna . Line , reports of his arrival at Sunbury and asks for clothing for

his o ffi cers and men .

June 26, Col . Hubley arrive s at Sunbury and takes command “ 2 . of Fort M uncy , Jenkins , & c , and this place , with 49 men

June 29, Over 30 bateaux arrive at Wyoming with supplies

from Sunbury .

, Fort M uncy evacuated .

e July 9, Ove r 50 bate aux with stores , guard d by the 1 1 th ’ Penna . from Sunbury arrive at Wyoming for Sullivan s

Army . h July 1 0, Gen . Hand and tr00p o f light o rse start from Wyom ’ ing for Harris Fe rry .

“ July 1 6, M ad Antho ny Wayn e storms and captures Stony e e Point , with a pick d body of P nnsylvanians .

July 1 7 Savages kill and burn at Fort Brady . Supreme Exe

c utive Committe e grants 200 wt. of gunpowd e r and 800 wt . of l e ad to b e se nt to Northumb e rland County for th e use of e e militia , the re moval of th Contin ntals having left the Coun

ty e xposed to the en e my .

o a n d July 20, British and Indians about F rt Freeland kill two

tak e thre e prisone rs .

July 21 , General Sullivan at Wyo ming . 1 1 July 24, Gen . Hand and esco rt arrive at Wyoming with 2

bate aux with supplie s.

l o July 26, Conste rnatio n re igns a ng the borders of Northum ’ e . e berland County now defens less Gen . Sullivan s exp dition ,

having l e ft Wyo ming guard e d by militia and 1 4 o the rs . ’ Stores at S unbury are d e posite d in Wm . M aclay s house — ( still standing c o r. Fro nt and A rch ) and same stockad e .

Se ttl e rs in a panic . Indians comma nd e d by British offi cers in

s . e . e . many case s , write Wm Maclay to Pr s Re d e e e to 200 1 July 28, Fo rt Fre land surr nd rs Indians and 00

British troops and is burnt . Women and childre n e s

cap e to Northumberland . o C 01 e July 30, M aj . Ge n . Sullivan at Wy ming writes to . Hunt r at Sunbury of his inability to furnish troops to stem the ih

road of the ene my of the W e st Branch . h s “ Aug . 2, Col . Matthe w Smit and ixty Paxton Boys , with a number o f volunteers arrive at Fo rt Augusta to he lp de e e fend the fro ntie r . Supre me Ex cutive Committ e , fo llow 66 lin s ro ve hro n o lo Se g C gy, 1 779

r o o ing a report of the sur ender f F rt Freeland , vote thanks to the volunteers and order Lancaster and C umberland C ounty Militia to -march to Sunbury immediately to protect

the frontier . Ge n . Washington states that he desired 700 troo ps statione d at Fort Augusta to aid in maintaining c o m ’ mun ic a tio n s with Ge n . Sullivan s army .

e o Aug . 4, Supreme Ex cutive Committee rdem C o l . John Caruthers to recruit 300 men at o nce for service on the W est o Branch frontier . C uncil also orders Jonathan Lidge , Sher

iff of Northumberland County , to attend the Board re lative to negl e ct of duty and misconduct whereby three trai

tors escaped from go al of Northumberland County .

Aug . 5, Col . Matthew Smith and nearly 500 men leave Fort

Augusta on march up the West Branch against the enemy .

Aug . 1 2, Supreme Executive Committe e forwards to the Board of War a report of the negl e cted condition of the frontier

' o f Northumberland County and appea ls for more troops . l Aug . 1 4, C ongress passes a reso ution requesting two hundred militia be stationed at Sunbury to guard stores and help ’ preserve communication with Gen . Sullivan s army in the

Wyo ming Valley .

Aug . 1 7 Supreme Exe cutive C o uncil orders 200 militia to Fort Augusta .

Aug . 21 , Penns Township inhabitants petitio n the Supreme Executive Council for freedom from military service on a c count o f the desp e rate c o nditions the n e xisting due to the

frequent inroads of the savages into their boundary .

’ o Aug . 22, Gen . Sullivan s expediti n reinforced by the arrival ’ of Gen . Clinton s division from New York at Tioga ,

on the North Branch . Capt. Anthony Selin is placed in command of a ne wly forme d pio ne e r corp at the head o f

the expedition .

’ Aug . 26, Sullivan s expedition resumes its march against the

Indians of the N e w York lake regions , near the h eadwaters ’ of the Susqu e hanna . Capt. Anthony Selin s pioneer corps

o p e ns the line o f march ahead of the columns .

e o Sept. 1 0, Supreme Executive Council receiv s rep rt of militia called to prote ct Northumberland County frontier as being destitute of ammunitio n and that the C o mmisa ry at Carlisl e had refused to supply same exce pt on order fro m Board

of War . Complaint forwarded to that body .

n o lo 68 Se lin sgro ve C hro gy, 1 780

’ ff e e Poor , vice Col . S ha r , D c d . and H . Richard removed to

. No rthumberland County , for Penns Township

o f e h M ar . 31 , T he Board War r fers t e dispute betwe e n Capt.

Anthony Se lin and Capt . Schott conce rning seniority of rank

to a Board o f Offi c e rs for se ttl e ment. Savage s appear above

Fo rt J e nkins and ca rry away prisone rs . Settlers flo cking e to Fo rt Augusta , Ge rman R giment d e clared inadequate f o r

the situation . A lso impossible to call the l o cal militia on ff acc o unt of the deplorabl e c o ndition of a airs , everything

b e ing badly d e moraliz e d .

April Savage s again app e ar on the fro ntier a n d settl e rs

fly to arms . Capt . Anth o ny Se lin o n duty in Wyo ming Val

le y.

‘ April 2, Wm . M aclay write s to Pre s . Re e d o f the Board o f War that he wishes that th e tro ops in the Susquehanna Vall ey w e re Pe nnsylvanians inste ad o f the German Regime nt a s

b e tter se rvic e would re sult.

e h e April 4, B o a rd . o f War again writ s concerning t e s niority

case b e tw e e n Capts . Se lin and Schott that had been referred

to a Board o f Office rs. Supreme Council fo rwards to the o o Board of War a me mo rial fr m J hn Buyers of Sunbury , in

which is a complaint against C o l . We lne r in command o f the

G e rman Re gime nt .

o o e e . e April 5, Col . Wm . C k , appoint d Asst Forag M aster ,

Penn . Militia for No rthumbe rland Co unty . Fre d Ante s appointe d Commission e r o f Forage of Northumberland

County . Sunbury a n d Wyoming d e signate d by the Supreme Exe cutive Council as plac e s for d e livery of fo rage in Nor

thumbe rla n d C o unty for the Contine ntal Army .

he e e dis April 6, Supre me Executive Council at t ir m ting have

tressing news re ad to th e m from Northumberland County .

Col . Hunte r appointe d Lie ut . and William Murrow , Walte r

e . o f o e Clark and John Wo lfe , Esq Sub . Li ut , N rthumb rland

C o unty .

e e e o £ 1 50 April 7, Suprem Ex cutiv C uncil grants for payment

o f 1 000 gun flin ts for Northumb e rland County . Also orders ’ e . o f o h e C o to F re d k Ante s , Esq ., Li ut N rt umb rland unty 2000 o 4 400 purchase 25 tons of hay and bus . of c rn at s, or 0

2s 6 . 500 . o f 308 . bus . of oats at , p and bbls flour at . per cwt

S e e e o s April 8, uprem Ex cutiv Council app ints Tho Robinson

e e e . e Va n as Capt., J o s ph Al xander , Li ut and Mos s Campen , C E R TIF IC A TE O F ME MB E R SHIP

a i S o c iety o f C in c inn t , Issued to li C a p ta in A n tho ny Se n , ’ F o un de r o f Selin s Gro ve .

T H E GO VE R NO R ’ S ” MA N S IO N

B uilt by Go v. S im o n S n yder 1 81 6.

(Fro m an Old Print.) hro n o lo Se lin sgro ve C gy, 1 780 69

Ensign of the Ra nging Company of Northumberland C oun

ty. It also authorized the Lieut . of Northumberland Coun t 1 500 y to pay $ for every white or Indian prisoner, of the

former is with the latter, also $ 1 000 f o r e very Indian scalp . e Indians descend White De r Creek , killing and scalping se tf

tle rs.

A pr. 9, C o l . W e ltn e r, in command of the German Regiment at

the forks of the Susquehanna , writes to the Board o f War of

further outbreaks along the river.

1 2 re Apr. , Gen . Washington , in co mmending supplies to the var 1 0 300 ious points, suggest 00 lbs . flour ; 0 gals . rum , 60 bus .

hay and 3000bus . corn b e de posited at Sunbury.

e Apr. 24, Pres . R e e d writes to C 01. Hunt r of inability to furnish Continental tro o ps on the b o rd e r and also of the stringent fi

n a n cia l conditions of the tre asury .

May 8, Col . W e ltn e r advise s Pre s . Reed that it has been decided to not rebuild Fort Muncy o n account o f its isolation and dis

tanc e from o ther points .

May 1 6, Indians appear in Buff alo Valley and kill four settlers .

i e M ay 1 8, M atthew Smith wr tes to Pres . R ed of the attack on f the settlers in Buf alo Valley on the l 6th ., Ge n . Potter bearing

the le tter himse lf to Pres . Re e d .

e e May 27, Assembly and the Supr me Executive C ouncil arrang s to adj ust and pay o ff all accounts for supplie s secured by pri vate funds in No rthumberland County in order to ke e p troops ’ . F re k e on duty on the bo rder of that county d Ant s , C o mm . e 51 2 1 0 o f Purchase o f Northumb rland County , granted £ , 8. h for n e cessary purc ases .

June Col . W e ltn e r in co mmand of th e German R e giment

with headquarters at Northumberland .

e re - e t June 2, The militia of the stat is arrang d to be ter the de

f e n se . Northumb e rland Co unty militia is arranged as fol ’ — 4 me n 1 60 4 R e m lo ws 4 battalio ns , 6 , company , men , g 1 n 1 Captain , 1 Lieut . and Ensig .

e . June 3, Supe rc e dia sissued to B nj amin Weiser and Wm Atkin h e o son , Esquires , Justices of t e P ace of N rthumberland Coun e e e ty, n o w unde r impeachm nt b fore the Supreme Ex cutive

C o uncil .

e o f . June 5 , Ephriam Blaine , C o ntractor Gen ral Penna , writes e C o to Christian Wirtz , Contractor o f Lancast r ounty , t pro 70 lin s r v hro n o lo Se g o e C gy, l 780

cure 300 barrels o f flour for immediate shipment to the gar risons at Sunbury and Wyoming as their supplies are nearly

exhausted .

June 6, C hristian Wirtz writes to Pres. Re ed requesting prices and rate s so he can proce e d with the purchase of the flour for

garrisons at Sunbury and Wyoming .

1 e J une 0, Pr s . Reed advises Christian Wirtz to proceed to ship the flo ur to Sunbury only as the situation was more acute

the re than at Wyo ming . 1 June 2, Indians kill a settler and capture his son about seven

. e miles east of Sunbury Samu l Hunter , Lieut. of the county , asks for the ammunition shipp e d to Northumberland County

in April and not rec e ived to date .

1 6 e o o June , Suprem Executive C uncil appoints J hn Faulkner ,

Esq ., as Lieut . of the Range rs of Northumberland C ounty , e e vice , Jos ph Alexander , re sign d .

June 20, Inhabitants o f the West Branch petitio n the Supreme

Exe cutive Council for prote ction against the savages . C o l .

W e ltn e r c o mplains to Pre s . R e e d of the p o o r position the com manding o fficer at the post at Northumberland is compelled to assume from lack o f a supply of the usual common cordials

for the ente rtainme nt of guests and officials.

June 27 Col . Hunter writes to Pre s . Re e d concerning a mmun i

tion asked for in April and not to hand to date , also of ina

bility to raise company of Range rs to date .

e e R o w e o w July G org , of P nns T nship , wounded and dies ’ at F o ught s Mill ( n e ar Miffiin burg ) during an Indian attack .

e ] July 6, Wm . M aclay , Asst . Comm . of Purchas ; J o hn Weitzel , o Issuing Commissary , with Sunbury the store h use for Nor

thumb e rla n d County .

e Pres. Re ed write s to C 01. Hunt r , urging economy in supplies

and ammunition , also advising ammunition ordered in April

had been forward e d and that the re was 51 1 lbs. of powder e 1 and 1 000 flin ts at Paxtang sinc June , 779, undelivered .

e ut ff July 1 4 , Indians kill and scalp settl rs near mo h of Bu alo ’ N e w Creek , also about Beatty s ( Berlin ) .

Aug . 1 , Ge n . Ge o . Washington asks Pres . Reed for the Ger

man Battalion ( Regt.) now stationed at Sunbury on accoun t

of urge nt need at the front . e Aug. 1 5, Indians app ar in Penns Township as far south as Mid

dle Cre ek and consternation reigns .

l — 72 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o o gy, 1 780 l — — Nov. 28, Penns Township officials : Constable Andrew — Mc C a e Moore ; Taverns granted Edward b , Robt . Shaw and

Geo . Herrold .

Dec . 1 , Two hundred barrels of salt provisions ordered prepar

ed for the use of Northumberland County by the state .

Dec . 2, Samuel Hunter at Sunbury advises of his having stopped the flour d e stined f o r Wyoming at Sunbury and asked f o r

further instructions .

Dec . 28, Gen . Geo . Washington writes to the Supreme Executive Council that he has ordered Continental troo ps to relieve the garrison at Wyoming that are n e ither from Pennsylvania n o r

Connecticut.

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Indians surprise the Stock (Stuck ) Family in the Mid dle cre e k Va lle e e five , y ( Kr am r , miles west of Selinsgrove )

and kill two wome n in the abse nc e of the me n .

Supreme Executive Council orde rs 1 000 flin ts forward

ed to Northumberland County . 1 ” Jan . , The German Regiment disbanded by order of Con

gress due to the re duction of forc e s .

Capt. Anthony Selin p e titions Ge n . Washington and the Continental Congress for a Captaincy in Hazen ’ s Regi

me nt. 3 e Jan . , Suprem Executive Council , in accordance with Gen . ’ s o f . 28 o e Wa hington s letter Dec , rd rs .Col . Hunte r to forward provisio ns to the garrison at Wyoming that had been halted

at Sunbury .

Jan . 1 1 , Supreme Executive Council ord e rs £ 1 1 l l sState money

for 592 lbs . of salted b e ef purchased in Northumberland

County for the Continental Army .

Jan . 1 5, Supreme Executive Council grants an order for £ 1 5. mo e o o e State n y , to Th mas B wyer , o f Northumb rland Coun “ ty for taking and se curing an Indian .

Jan . 26, Capt . Mitch e ll and d e tachment of the Jersey Line o r

de re d to Wyoming to replace German Regiment disbanded .

C o . Hunter at Sunbury orde re d to hereafter forward the n e c e ssa ry provisions to Wyoming upon pro per requisition fro m

Capt . Mitchell at Wyoming . c s Feb . 1 0, Supre me Executive Counc il ommi sions Thomas Rob

- inson , Captain ; M o ses Van C amp , Lieut . and

Ensign of Company o f Range rs to be raised in No rthumb e r Se lin s r v hro n o lo g o e C gy, l 781 73

land C o . Capt. Ro binso n grante d £250 and C o ] . Hunte r £ 1 00 n e w o e o e , C ntin ntal m n y , f o r the purpose of raising this

c o mpany .

Ma r. 1 4 e e o e 1 00 , Supr me Ex cutive C uncil ord rs militia fro m Cumbe rland County to B e dfo rd and 1 00 to No rthumbe rland

Co . to prote ct the fro ntie r.

25 e h f — o — Mar . , P nns T o wns ip o ficials C nstabl e Phillip Cre e k ; — Sup e rviso rs Ge orge C o nrad and Jac o b N e wman ; Overse e rs

Adam Fishe r and William M e e s .

0 e e e Mar . 3 , Supr me Ex cutiv e Council o rd rs £85, 1 63 f o r mo ne y ’ ue Mc o o e e d Capt . C y s c mpany o f S e v n M o nth me n lat ly rais

e d f o r the d e fe nse o f the fro ntie r o f No rthumb e rland C o .

. 31 e e e M ar , Hon . Jam s Po tt r , Esq ., o f Northumb rland County 2 2 e e grante d £ 1 5 , s, 6p , by Supre me Ex cutive C o uncil f o r s r

vic e s in Northumbe rland County .

April Indians again invade the Susqu e hanna Valley . Set

tl e rs armed and une asy . 2 n e i e May 8, Ge . Po tt r write s fro m h s home at Middl e Cre k ask

ing f o r clothing f o r the 1 00 me n now on duty , also f o r the

appo intme nt o f a n e w paymaste r for No rthumb e rland C o . June Indians app e ar again and a ge n e ral alarm go e s o ut h e o ve r the se ttl e me nts , causing t e militia to be called onc

mo re . e o o e e e d o f 52 me n Jun e 1 5, Capt . Thos . Ro binso n r p rts t Pr s . R h u e nliste d for the war and asks for arms and clot ing , also a

tho rity to re build Fo rt M uncy .

e e o o f i . . Jun e 1 8, Supre me Ex cutiv Council appr ves Br g Gen “ ” Irvin e forming a b o dy o f Light Horse and Vo lunte ers among the se ttl e rs in the counties We st Susqu e hanna

to assist in the defe nse o f the fro ntie r . ‘

e e o . . June 26, Supre me Ex cutiv C uncil appoints Wm Gray , Esq , s Paymaste r o f No rthumb e rland C o unty militia , vice Thoma

£ 1 200 o f o r o f . R o b Jordo n , also grants State M ney pay Capt ’ in so n s C o mpany o f Range rs in Northumbe rland C o unty .

June 27 Supre me Exe cutive C o uncil o rd e rs the Lie ut . o f Lan e o f f e to caste r Co unty to se nd 50 me n , xclusive o fic rs , Nor

thumbe rla n d C o unty to re lie ve the militia now o n duty . — July Pre sid e nt o f Pe nna . William M o o re . h 26 e o e July 1 6, Capt . Jo nson and Lancast r C unty militia arriv h me at Sunbury from Paxto n , alf ar d . k e r o o e July 1 8, Capt John H a r e n d and c mpany from Han v r

(Yo rk C o .) arrive s at Fo rt Augusta . r hr n lo Se lin sg o ve C o o gy, l 781

July 23, Wago n with ammunition and supplies arrive at La n c a s ter destined for Northumberland County and is hurriedly dis

patched the same day by way of Middletown . 1 h h Aug. 4, A complaint against M att ew Smit , Prothonotary of Northumb e rland C oun ty laid b e fore the S upreme Executive

Council is refe rre d to Hon . Jame s Potter for investigation .

’ Aug. 21 , C o l . Hunte r musters o ut Capt . Johnso n s company from

Paxton at F o rt Augusta due to lack of funds and rations . h Aug . 22, A petition from Nort umberland County in favor of settlers beyond the Purchase Line is forwarde d to the Su

preme Executive C ouncil .

Sept. Capt. Thomas Robinson , of Penna . Rangers a c kn o wle ge s re c e ipt of clothing and ammunitio n at Sunbury

from Pres . Re ed and says the county is at present very

quiet.

Sept. 1 9, Wm . Cook purposes to supply tro ops at Sunbury for e 9p. per ration , provided necessary escort is giv n for convey e ing suppli s to the garrison , & c .

Oct. 3, Supre me Executive Council agree to pay Daniel M ont

gomery and Da niel Rees 1 0p . pe r ration for tro ops stationed

in Northumberland County till ne xt December . f Oct. 20, Supre me Executive C o uncil confirms o ficers of Nor thumbe rla n d C ounty following the returns of recent general

election .

o o Oct. 26, C o mmissioners of N rthumberland C unty write to e e e Pres. Re e d f o r further advic e c o nc rning th Tax s , the coun o e t 1 7 ty papers and b oks being y at Paxton since July 78, “ having b e e n bro ught there during the Great Runaway.

e Nov . 7, Supre me C ouncil ord rs 70 blankets, stable coats, pairs h o of shoes , ats and Overalls f rwarded to Northumberland ’ County for the use of C a ptu R o bin so n s company of Rangers .

o h o t d Nov . 1 4, H o n . Jame s Potter of N rt umberland C un y electe

Vice President o f the Supre me Exe cutive C o uncil .

P h o N o v. 1 5, Hon . Jame s Potter , of enns Towns ip , N rthumber h o f f e land County , take s the Oat O fice and Allegianc as Vice

President o f the Supreme Executive Council . ’ Nov . 1 7 Supreme Executive C o uncil orders C apt. Robinson s 1 Company of Northumberland C ounty Rangers , ( e xcept 2 to e r sergt., 1 c o rp and 1 privates r main on guard at Fo t Rice )

e . l oth Ma to go to Lancaster to guard prison rs from Dec to r.

l st. M e ssrs . Montgomery and R e es arranged with to con Se lin s ro ve C hro n o lo — g gy, 1 781 2 75

tin ue furnishing ratio ns to garriso n at Fort Rice and also with ’ s e o n he e n to Robin on s Rang rs t ir r tur the county , for which

£200is a dvanced to the m .

D e c 1 8 . , Northumbe rland County inhabitants protest against ’ the re moval o f Capt. Robinso n s Range rs to Lancaste r to guard priso ne rs o n account o f the d e fense less co ndition o f the

county .

1 782 — Pre sident of Penna . Jo hn Dickinson .

Jacob G e mbe rling move s fro m T ulpe ho c ke n to Penns — Townshi p the first o f this pro min e nt family in this part of

state .

Jan . 2, Supreme Exe cutive Co uncil grants £45 f o r three mo nths ’ wages of Capt . Ro binso n s c o mpany o f Northumberland Co .

Range rs on duty on the frontie r.

F e b . Pe titio n for the wid e ning o f the road o n the we st sid e of S usquehanna River oppo site Sunbury to the mo uth of M a

bantango Cre e k re c e iv e d by Court but n o actio n take n .

e F e b . 23, Capt. Rob inso n and co mpany ord re d to report f o r

duty to the Lie ut . o f Northumberland .

F e b . 28 01 e e a , C . Hunt r , Lieut. of Northumb rland County , d

vise s Pre s . Moo re that many se ttl e rs inte nd to re move fro m the frontier by early spring f rom fear o f the savages and also

n o apparent hop e s f o r pro p e r milita ry prote ction .

’ Mar. 6, Capt. Ro binso n s he adquarte rs de signated as Fo rt “ Muncy which is o rde re d to b e re paire d with due re gard to

frugality .

2 e e e . M ar . 1 , Suprem Executiv Council ord rs a company of Col ’ Mitchell s batta lion o f Cumb e rland Co . militia to the frontie r

of No rthumb e rland Co . during April and May and a re the n to

b e re lie ve d by company n e xt in orde r f o r Jun e and July . — — h o e h e e . Mar . 25 , Penns Towns ip officials C nstabl P illip Cr k ’ Apr. Capt. Ro binso n s company transfe rre d to Fort

Muncy under repairs . Rumo rs o f H e ssian prison e rs be ing

se nt up to w o rk o n the n e w fort pre vailing . e o e f o e C o o e May 23, Hon . Jam s P tt r , o N rthumb rland . bec m s

M aj . Gene ral of Penna . Militia . e e e £ 1 20 f o r June 21 , Supre m Ex cutiv Council grants pay of ’ o e th e Capt . Ro binson s Rangers , also rd rs that e n ce ssary

l e athe r sh o e s b e b o ught f o r the co mpany . e e o o n e m 50 Jun e 24 , Supre me Ex cutiv C uncil orders co pany of hr n o l 76 Se lin sgro ve C o o gy, l 782

men of the Cumbe rland County militia to report to C o l . Hun

te r for duty in Northumbe rland Co .

1 0 e . 1 33 5s. July , M ssrs M ontgomery and Rees granted £ , for

ratio ns for troops in No rthumb e rland Co . to June l st.

e e e s July 1 2, C o l . Hunt r , with oth r li utenant , ordered to n o t call o ut more than 1 00 of the militia at any time except by ord e r

o f the Supreme Executive Council .

f h Le e fi Aug . Massacre o t e Family in Dry Valley ( Win eld ,

Union C o .)

Aug . 27 C o l . Hunte r ordered by the Supreme Exe cutive Coun cil to make suitabl e c o ntract for rations should the present

contracto rs fail to fulfil the ir co ntract . B e rks Co . ordered

to se nd 50militia to Sunbury for duty at o nce .

e Se pt . 5, Supre me Ex cutive Council contracts for rations f o r

B e rks Co . militia o n the march to Northumb e rland Co . till ar

rival a t Sunbury .

e e e o 1 25 Sept. 1 4, Supr m Ex cutive C uncil orders more militi a

from Berks C o . 20 horse s and 1 75 militia from Cumberland

o h o o . 50 C o ., 20 ho rses fro m N rt ampt n C and militia from

Lancaster C o . f o r duty in No rthumberland C o . All ordere d

to re port a t Fo rt Muncy o n Oct . 4th n e xt.

e o e e Sept. 1 6, M aj . Ge n . Jam s P tt r , Esq . plac d in command of troops in c o ming e xp e ditio n into the Ge n e sse towns of the In

dians of N e w York . R e signati o n of M e ssrs . M ontgo mery e e and Re e se , C o ntracto rs , r ad and acc pted .

e e e o e Se pt . 1 7, Suprem Ex cutiv C uncil arrang s for 1 05 pack h o rses to be fully e quipp e d and re nde zvouse d at No rthum

b e rland by Oct. 4th . T he Secre tary o f War is asked to le nd to the State and be fo rwarde d with othe r store s to Northum 0 40 e 1 00 b e rland , 30 stands of arms , rifl s , shot pouches and e e 20 e horn s , 400 wir s and brush s and 0 s ts of h o rse sh o e s and

nails .

’ r wde r h r Se pt. 20, C apt. Sh a s c o mpany of Nort ampton militia o

de re d to march to Muncy by Oct . 4th .

e e e o o Se pt. 28, Suprem Ex cutiv C uncil rders the expedition into

the Gene sse e Valley aband o n e d . Ord e rs o f th e 20th f o r ’ Capt. Shra wde r s company of No rthampto n Co . cance lled . All co unty lie ute nants o rde re d to e nlist no more militia af te r e n h v pre se nt e nlistme nts , as G . Was ington ad ises tha t the British have call e d a ll savage s fro m the frontier and that no

more parties a re to be se nt out against them . — r hr n o lo Se lin sg o ve C o gy, 1 782 3 77

Oct. Savage s again invad e Northumberland Co . and kill

and scalp as far south as the C hillisqua qua Cree k .

Oct. 1 8, Supreme Executive C ouncil c o nfirms civil offi cers for

Northumberland County .

e Nov . 8, Supreme Executiv Council orders the calling out of not

more than 1 00 militia at any time in case of sudden alarm . 2 Nov . 1 3, Supre me Executive Council grants £ 95 for pay of ’ Capt. Robinson s Rangers o n duty in No rthumberland Coun

ty. 1 5 N o v. , Supreme Exe cutive Council contracts with Jn o . W e itzel ’ to furnish ratio ns f o r tro o ps at Fo rt Rice and Capt. Gray s

c o mpany in Buff alo Valle y at l 0p. pe r ratio n till July l st

. e o e 239 1 8s 4 i next Ord rs als grant d for £ , , p. f o r rat ons fur n h 4 is e d , £200 for supplie s and £ 1 8, 8. for pay of 1 3 militia

on duty f o r 1 8 days , all f o r duty o f militia on the Northum

berland Co . frontie r .

f e Nov . 22, Ove r £200 grante d to various o fic rs for services and ratio ns f o r troops o n duty in No rthumb e rland C ounty by the

Supre me Ex e cutive C o uncil .

“ ” 2 T e e h Nov . 8, hanksgiving Day obs rv d t roughout the Nation

f o r rec e nt victorie s .

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e ho Jan . 1 , Maj or by Br vet , An t ny Selin resigns his commission

in the Contin e ntal Army .

e e B ritia a h Jan . 20, Pe ace de clared betw e n Gr at n n d t e United e e e Sta te s o f Ame rica at V rsaill s , Franc . h F o Jan 30, C arge s against Col . M atthe w Smith , r th . o f N o r

thumbe rla n d County , dismisse d by Supre me Executive C o un

cil afte r hearing case .

Mar . 21 , Supre me Exe cutive C o uncil re calls the Pro clamatio n o f e 1 780 o ff e ring a reward for Indian scalps , as same is no long r

de e me d ne ce ssary. — — o M ar . 25 , Pe nns To wnship officials Constable S ime n Pickle ; Sup e rviso rs—J o hn Rush and C o nrad H e a ve ly ; Ove rse e rs o f — Poor Adam Fishe r and William N e ip. e e o Apr. 1 6, Supre me Ex cutiv C ouncil issues a Proclamati n de c la rin g p e ace between Gre at B ritia n and the United State s

had b e e n signe d on Jan . 20th last. e o e h h Se pt . 24 , Supreme Executiv C uncil ord rs t at Matt ew o o o o o be dismis Smith , Pr th n tary f N rthumberland County ,

se d and a succe ssor na med . — r h n l 78 Se lin sg o ve C ro o o gy , l 783 4

2 e e e e Sept. 5, Lawrenc K n commissio ne d as Prothonota ry of

Northumberland C o unty by Supre me Executive Council .

Sept. 27 Supre me Exe cutive C o uncil orde rs Wm . M aclay to ar

’ range a t o nc e to re mo ve all state military tro ops fro m Harris

Ferry to Sunbury , making a detail re p o rt o f same .

Oct. 20, Wm . Montgo me ry and Samu e l Hunte r app o inted mem b e rs o f the C o mmission of C e nso rs f o r Northumbe rland Coun

ty.

31 e e e Oct. , Supr me Executiv C o uncil s nds to Asse mbly a mes e he e e e sag , w r in is contain d a m ntio n o f the re cent election

for which no commissio ns hav e b e e n issu e d to date .

’ Nov . C o ngre ss sOwn Re gime nt disbande d afte r having e guarded British priso ne rs at Lancast r , fo ll o wing the surren

de r o o o . e f Cornwallis at Y rkt wn , Va ( Anthony S lin , the

fo unde r of Selinsgro ve se rve d in this regiment.)

N o v. Pe nns T o wnship j o ins in petition against rec e iving re turn s o f re ce nt e lectio n fro m Muncy and No rthumberland

districts , all e ging fraud in c o nn e ction with the Wyo ming

vo te s . 1 Nov . 3, Supre me Exe cutive C o uncil co ntracts with John W e it z e l to c o ntinu e to furnish ratio ns to garriso n at Wyoming in

Northumb e rland County at l o p. per ration till first o f July e m 65 ne xt , and also advanc s hi £ 0 o n his contract.

N o v. 22, Afte r h e aring te stimony o n re c e nt e l e ctio n in Northum

b e rland County , the Supreme Exe cutive C o uncil commissions h e e he ff Jo n B o yd , C o uns ll o r ; H e nry Ant s , S ri and J o hn Scott ,

C o roner o f that county .

h e f e t D e c . 1 1 , By a Pro clamatio n o f t e Pr sident o the Unit d S ates h da e and the Go ve rno r o f Pe nna ., t is y was o bs rved a s a Day

of Thanksgiving and Prayer f o r the late victo ries and peace .

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he e , George H e rro ld op e n s t H rrold Tavern on the riv

e . er b e l o w Se linsgro ve (Ind e pendenc , Snyder C o ) a n d Capt.

Antho ny Se lin o p e ns th e first hotel in Se linsgro ve .

e o e e o f o f Jan . 2, Ca pt. Anthony Selin b c m s a memb r the So ciety e e e e Cincinnati by a c e rtificate sign e d by Pr sid nt G n ral ,

George Washington a n d Secre tary G e neral , Henry Knox .

o o e t Jan . 22, Gov . Dickinson issu e s a Pr clamati n r lating o the Articl e o f P e ace and Amity be tw e e n Gre at Britain and the

. 3 1 83. Unite d State s , c o nclude d at Paris on Sept , 7

— 80 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 784 5

e e o e July 31 , Supreme Ex cutiv C uncil acc pts re signation of e e e Frederick Ante s , a m mb r of Ass mbly , as President of the

se ve ral courts of Northumb e rland C o unty.

Aug . Tro ops fro m No rthumbe rland C ounty proceed

against the rio te rs at Wyo ming .

Aug . Penns T o wnship p e titions f o r the Great R o ad be twe en Sunbury and Carlisl e e stablished about nine years ” a go to be made fit for public use .

h e A ug. 23, Pres . Dickinso n asks t e Supr me Executive C o uncil and the Ge neral Asse mbly to ho ld a c o nfe re nce re lative to

the re c e nt trouble in No rthumbe rland County at Wyoming .

e E x e c u Aug . 24, The Hono ra bl e Chi f Justice j o ins the Supreme

tive C o uncil in confere nc e c o nc e rning the Wyoming trouble .

e e e e Aug . 26, The Supre m Ex cutiv C o uncil and G neral Assembly

j o in in c o nfe re nce over the Wyoming tro uble .

e o e Oct. 2, Supre me Ex cutive Council rd rs 50 militia , properly

equipp e d and o ffi c e re d , be se nt from b o th Berks and Bucks

countie s to Wyo ming in the C o unty o f No rthumberland .

e o f e . e n Oct. 5, Presid nt Dickinson , P nna , issu s a Proclamatio

co v e ring the Wyo ming insurre ctions .

he e e d Nov . 3, Pre s . Dickinso n and t Supr m Executive Council a vise s Gene ral Assembly o f the late e l e ction irregularities in

No rthumberland C o unty .

o s N o v. 1 2, Supre me Exe cutive Council c nfirms Henry Ante ,

ff f o . Esq ., as Sh e ri o N rthumberland County

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le r and Pe ter Witme r .

J o hn Christian Schnure mo ve s fro m Berks C ounty to — the Middle Cre ek se ttl e me nt in Pe nns T o wnship the first

of this family in this sectio n o f the state .

e o h e f Selin Snyd e r , o f P nns T wns ip , tax d o r a

e o . store , fo rty acre s o f land and a n gr slave s Jan . 1 0, Supre me Executive Council grant a six months suspe n sio n of the coll e ctio n of ce rtain fine s to vario us inhab itants o f Northumb e rland C o unty who ha d pre se nted a petitio n to that

b o dy .

e o f e o h h e Jan . 24, Simo n Snyd r , P nns T wns ip , one of t e sev ral o Justice s o f the Peac e , app inted by the Supreme Executive

C o uncil . Se lin s ro ve hro n o l g C o gy, 1 785 81

2 e Jan . 7, Simon Snyd r and Wm . Irvin appointed Judges o f the o f o o e h Court C mm n Pl as , o f Nort umberland County . e o e e s Pet r H st rman , of P nn Township , presents a petitio n the e against appointm nt of Simon Snyde r, as Justice of the e e o h h e P ace for P nns T wns ip , Nort umb rland County , and the Supreme Exe cutive Co uncil orde rs commission held up till the

exce ptions of Pe te r Hoste rman are he ard . 1 ’ Feb . , C o mptro lle rs Gene ral s report o f acco unts of John We it z e l of No rthumb e rland County f o r ratio ns furnishe d troops

at Wyo mi ng appro ve d .

. 5 e e e Feb , Supr m Ex cutive C o uncil grants Jo hn Weitzel £ 1 63, 9 h s, 8p , f o r ratio ns furnis e d tro o ps at Wyomi ng .

F e 1 4 b . , Supre me Exe cutive Council rece ive s info rmatio n of the e xistenc e of an insurrectio n in the northe rn part of No rthum

berland County.

o f De rrto wn e o Mar . Town (L wisburg , Union C unty) laid

out by Ludwig D e rr.

1 T h h e e e M ar. 3 , e Susqu e anna Riv r d clar d a public stre am .

1 e n e e o e Apr . 8, G . Jam s Pott r and Wm . M ntgom ry , Jr., nomi

n a te d as Deputy Surve yo rs f o r No rthumberland Co unty.

2 e e e Apr . 2, Al e xand r Hunt r , Esq ., appoint d Co ll e cto r o f the Ex

cise f o r No rthumb e rland Co unty .

e m e h e e L e e n Apr . 24, Pete r H o st r an , of P nns T o wns ip , e l ct d i ut h e ant C o l o n e l , 1 st Battalio n , No rt umb rland C o unty Militia .

e e o e Apr . 26, Supreme Ex cutive Co uncil writ s t Lawrence Keen ,

h e e h e. Esq ., o f No rt umb rland County , dir cting an inquiry into t f he e e e o late e le cti o n o f a Justice o t P ac in P nns T wn ship ,

upon co mplaint o f Pete r H o ste rman .

May Pe titio n f o r bridge o ve r Pe nns and Middle Cre ek on

the Great Road he ld o ve r for adve rtise me nt by Court .

o e e . o e Jun e 24 , Gen . James P tt r , Samu l Wallis , Wm M ntgo m ry

and W m. Maclay app o inte d C o mmissio ners f o r No rthumber land Co unty in c o nn e ctio n with an Act f o r improving the Sus

ve e O e e . que ha n n a Ri r , and c rtain th r str ams e e o o July 2, Supre me Ex cutiv C uncil dismisses the c mplaint him o a s against Simo n Snyder , Esq . and orders commissi ned J h 2 tice o f th e Pe ac e for Penns T o wns ip , dating Jan . 4th 1 785.

e c u e e o e o s July 1 1 , Supre me Ex tiv Council h ars pers nal d positi n o e o h towards the issuing o f warrants against ri t rs and t ers , in

cluding the she riff o f Northumberland C o unty . me x e e o i o e rs e July 1 2, Supre E cutiv C unc l rd H nry Antes , Sher — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 785 6

iff of Northumberland County , to proceed at once to enforce

the laws at Wyoming .

e e July 1 3, S uprem Executive Council ord rs the Express that car ries the public dispatches to Northumberland Coun ty be paid

308. per day. h o July 26, J o n Snyder , brother o f Sim n Snyder , buys upper end ’ of the Isle of Que ( part of Se linsgrove ) at She riff s sale .

. 1 e e s Aug , Supr m Executive Council grants to Wm . Ante , £ 1 e f o r cleaning and repairing 2 rifl s , damaged between Phila . h e and Sunbury , t e same being a pr sent to two Indian chiefs ,

acc o rding to Treaty o f Oct. 1 784. e s o Aug . 23, Simo n Snyd r c o mmis i ned by Court to assume duties

of a Justice of the Pe ace in No rthumb e rland C ounty.

‘ Sept. 1 5, Supreme Executive C o uncil pays a number o f bills to ce rtain p e rso ns in Northumbe rland C o unty for furnishing ’ blanke ts to Capt. Ro binson s company in 1 781 . e Oct. 1 8, T he Supre me Ex cutive C o uncil receive s election re turns from thre e districts fro m Northumberland County (the 4th district b e ing exclud e d f o r so me suppose d irregularities ) h h n w ich sho wsWm . M aclay , J o n Weitzel a d Anthony Seal e e ing (Selin ) as R pr sentative s to Assembly , Thomas Grant

and John Sneider (Snyder) , Sheriff s ; and J o seph Laurens and h Christian G e ttig , C o ro n e rs . T o mas Gra nt commissioned

Sh e riff . 1 e Nov . 0, Supr me Executive Council grants £35, 58, to Wm . Wil n h e so , Lie ut. o f Nort umb rland County for militia expenses .

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. 21 e e o e o M ar , Ass mbly r s lv s to app int five commissio ners , o e with th se of Delaware and Maryland , to inv stigate the im

pro vement o f the navigation o f the Susquehanna Rive r . h — — Mar. 25, Pe nns Towns ip officials Constable Adam Bolen — de r ; Ove rse e rs o f Po o r Jaco b Walte r and He rman Snyder ; Inspectors—Adam Gift and Jo hn Z e ll e r ; Viewe rs of fences

Danie l K o gh a n d Fre d e rick T ra c kmille r. ’ he e e Apr . 1 9, Up o n t r qu st of the Sec y o f War , the Supreme Ex e c utive Council orders the 45 rifle muskets delivered to the

state on the banks o f the Susqu e hanna in Sept. 1 782 be re

turne d to the National Govern ment . o e Sept. 1 3, Supre me Executive C uncil o rd rs Agents for the sal e of C o n fisc a te d Estate s to pro ce e d to se ll tract of land in Buf e e o falo Va ll y , No rthumb rland C unty , late the esta te of Ma c ke n n e ss o e f o r h e Thomas , f rf ited igh tr ason . — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 786 9 83

. 22 . Nov , Wm Maclay , of Northumberland County , be co mes a

member of the Supre me Exe cutive C ouncil .

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e John Snyd r , o riginal owner of Se linsgrove and broth f e e er o Simon Snyd r, killed by b ing thrown from a race horse . John Swin e fo rd has a tave rn in P e nns Township al o ng

. Swin e f o rd o the Middle Creek Valley ( t wn , now Middle

burg .)

Feb . Petition for division of P e nns Township prese nte d to

Court , who reco mme nds that a township m e e ting be he ld and

six p e rsons be cho se n to report at next C o urt. 23 e Feb . , John Snyd r and wife de e d 42 acres , 50 perches of land ( on pre sent site of Se linsgro ve ) to Anthony Selin and Simon

Snyde r . ls — — M ar. 25, Penns To wnship o fli c ia z Constabl e A d am Bolen de r ; Overseers o f Poor—Jaco b Hassinge r and Jacob Ney — man ; Supervisors Jacob She rre t and M atthias Schoch ; — Fe nc e Viewers Jacob Mye r and Frede rick Albright. e May 28, Division o f Pe nns T o wnship recomm nded to Court , to “ ” be call e d Beave r Dam Township . e Oct . 30, Samuel We iser appo int d Justice o f the Peace f o r Ma o o h e han y township , N rt umb rland C—ounty . — No v. Penns To wnship o fli c ia lsz Constable Adam B o l — ende r ; County C ommissione r Peter Hoste rman . e Dec . 20, Supreme Exe cutive C o uncil grants th widow and chil h e dre n o f Michae l Le pley , of P e nns Towns ip , a memb r of the 1 9 o r Northumberland County militia , and kill e d in 77 , an e 26 1 779 d e r of £51 , 1 2s , and 5 p . as a p nsion from April , to

Se pt. 5, 1 786.

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e f — Governor , fo rmerly Pr sident, o Penna . Thomas Min iffi .

Anthony S e lin a n d Pe ter Hosterman , of Penns Town e e 5th ship , Lieut. C o l . and Maj or , r spectiv ly , of Battalion .

No rthumberland County . Ferry acro ss Susquehanna Rive r opposite Sunbury “ ’ ” kno wn as Hain e s Ferry .

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Feb . Part of Buff alo Township ann e xed to Pen ns To wn

ship . l z— e — Mar. 25, Penns To wnship o fli c ia s Constabl John Graybill 4 lin s r — 8 Se g o ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 789 90 — Overse ers of Po o r Matthias Schoch and Daniel Koch ; Su pe rviso rs—Jac o b Kendig and Simon H e ro ldt Viewe rs o f — ; Fences Ge o rge Ulrich and Jacob Gembe rling .

M ay 6, C omptro ller General advised by Christopher D e rring ’ that he has not settled and can get but little of the o ffi c e rs a c e counts , but lat r advises that accounts are se ttled to Mar. 7th

1 786. — — May 27 Penns Township officials z Constable Jacob Myer . ’ First record e d C o mmunion at Salem (Ro w s) Church by R e v.

Enderlein .

h e Jun e 1 9, Birth of Anthony C arl s Selin , son of Anthony and

Catherine (Snyder) Selin .

e e July 28, Pete r H o st rman , of P nns Township , elected C ounty

C o mmissione r.

“ ho . o e Aug . 1 7 Ant ny Selin , Esq , Sim n Snyd r , Esq ., Robert Bar e r e e w b , Andr w Stroub , Andr w Gregg and Albert S in e f o rt, all of Penn and Middle C reek Valleys” notified of appoin t ment as me mb e rs by C ommitte e of Corre spondence towards the removal o f obstructions in Susquehanna River at a me e t

ing held at Lancaster .

Oct. 1 9, Conve ntion at Paxton towards the improvement of navi e ~ e ga tio n in the Susquehanna Riv r. Anthony Se lin , a delegat . ’ e e S e lin Snyder s store in P nns Township , designated as o n e m o f the depositarie s for subscriptions . Simon Snyder, a m

b e r of Committe e from No rthumberland C o unty.

o e he x e Oct. 23, Wm . Wils n appoint d a member o f t Supreme E 5 o o humb e rla c utive C ouncil . th Battali n , N rt n d C ounty , mili e e 2 tia , co mmand d by Lt. Col . Anthony S lin , report 92 men ,

C apts . Simo n Snyde r and W o o lro c ks company numb e ring

1 05 men .

Oct. 29, Supreme Executive C o uncil grants an o rder to G e o rge 1 2 Troutner for £ 1 , 1 03. for days for making a return o f mal e

white inhabitants of Penns T o wnship . h Nov . 24 , New Constitution fo rmulated in P iladelphia . Simon h Snyder , a d e l e gate from Nort umberland County.

1 790 Mathias App app e ars to have come from Northampto n e — C o . and s e ttl e d in Penns T o wnship , n ar Selinsgrove the

first of this family in this se ctio n . “ ’ o e e W o dlin g sMill , e r ct d on Middle C re e k , Penns Twp .

( now about midway betwe e n Kantz and Pawling Station .) GO VE R NO R SIMO N S NYDE R m E lec ted Three Ti e s, 1 808, 1 81 1 ,

a n d 1 81 4 a n d served nine yea rs, the f ull time permitted by the

C o nstitutio n. UN IO N R E F O R ME D A N D LUTH E R A N C HUR C H

Ma rke a n d B h r e s e li s ro v t o ug St e t , S n g e , Pa .

1 820 to 1 884 .

l r v — Se in sg o e C hro n o lo gy, 1 790 1 85

Simon Snyder , Esq ., married to Miss El izabeth Michael . — — Mar . 25, Penns Township offi cials Constables Andrew Moore ( Michael Stock ) Ove rseers of Poor—John Aumiller and John Rush ; Supervisors—Christian Dauberman and Charles Kast ; Vie we rs of Fences—H e nry Ma who ste r and

Valentine Loude nslager. 6 Apr. , Commission appointed to survey the Susquehanna River . h May 7, 5t Battalion , Northumberland County Militia ; Lt. Col . e Anthony Selin , report five companies , with 359 m n . Capts.

Simon Snyder and W o o lric k companies number 1 1 0 men .

e M ay 1 8, Commission rs appointe d to surve y and examine the e e e Susqu hanna Riv r , pass S linsgrove northward , after stop “ ’ ” ping a t H e rre ld s over night.

Aug . 1 , Population of North . C o . James Potter , Asst.

M arshal . ( Census Enumerator.)

Se pt. 2, New Constitution adopte d by the state of Pennsylvania .

Simon Snyd e r , a de legate from Northumberland County . e Pet r Hosterman , a County Commissioner.

’ 1 2 e Nov . , Anthony S lin buys land from John Snyder , dec d . at

public auction . (This land e mbraced the present town of e e Se linsgrov , exc pt the southe rn portion known as Weisers

burg . ) 1 79 1

e the , Se linsgrove laid out by Anthony S lin , who finds original plot as laid out by John Snyder will not fit the land

whe n surve ye d . Fe rry at south end of Isle of Q ue across the Susque

hanna Rive r e stablishe d by Adam Fishe r . (This was the main route from the te rritory we st of the Susquehanna em brace d in P e nns and Middl e Cre e k Valley eastward into e s Re ading and Be rks County , the County seat prior to the

ta blishme n t of Northumberland County .) Andre w Ob e rdorf se lls a grist and saw mill to Anthony “ ” e s Se lin . ( This is the pre sent Isl e of Q ue Mill , sit on Penn

Cre e k in Selinsgro ve .)

Jan . Pe nns Cre e k de clare d a Public Highway . ‘ l — — r Mar . 25 Pe nns Township o flic ia s: Constable Melchio , — Stock ; Ove rse e rs of Poor Danie l Koch and John Aumiller ; S up e rvisors—Jacob Spaid and Conrad Haines ; Vie wers of

— e Ma ha wn to n . Fenc e s Valentin e Laude nslage r and H nry

e e n e w to b e o e n de d May 23, Court p tition d for a road p from n o lo — 86 Se lin sgro ve C hro gy, 1 79 1 2

’ the Mahanoy Road at Adam Fisher s Ferry across the Isl e o f Q ue to the Pe nns Vall e y Road and vie w e rs appointe d as — e fo llows z Ge o rge Martz , Adam Bolend r , Francis Road ,

Hugh Beatty , Andrew M o o re and Christian Daub erman .

’ o e e Aug . Court app ints P ter Hosterman , George M arkl y , e e Jac o b Graybill , John Picke rt , Joseph Gr n and George Ov i e e o r e r e rm e r, Sr ., as vi w rs f a propos d road from Fer y oppo

site Sunbury .

Aug . 1 , N . E . c o r. M arke t and Pine Sts. Selinsgrove , sold by A n

tho n y and Catherine Se lin to Jacob Hosterman for £ 5.

Second lo t on west side of M ark e t St . south of Walnut St . sold

by same partie s to Thomas Harlan f o r £5.

h o e e . Aug . 31 , John Bis op c o mmissi n e d Justic o f P ac e for Penna

and Beaver Dam Townships .

Se pt . 1 , Bernard Hubl e y appointed Lie ut . of Northumberland

County .

e 1 e i e S pt . 9, Antho ny Charl e s S lin , son of Anthony and Cather n

Se lin baptise d at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church , of Phila H e l ro n F de lphia by Father John Charl e s b , sp e nser , and a

ther R e v. Pe te r H e lbro n , Administer.

e o e e h r Oct. 26, Simon Snyd r commissi n d a Justic of t e Peace f o

Penns To wnship .

Nov . Vie we rs for road o ppo site Sunbury at Ferry continu e e e e d and Simon Snyd r , Esq ., Fred rick Albright and Andr w

Mo o re succe e d John Picke rt , Joseph Gre e n and George Over

mie r as vie we rs .

Nov . C o urt confirms re port o f vie we rs for a road from ’ Adam Fishe r s Fe rry into Pe nns Vall e y . ’ N o v. Court approve s o f a road from Peter Whitme r s ’ ’ v l . e o ff e . Fe rry , past O e rmie r s to C o Hartl y s int Bu alo Vall y

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e e e D e ath of Antho ny S lin , found r of S linsgrove and

Bre ve t M aj o r in the Ame rican Army , at Selinsgrove . Mifllin burg ( Union County) laid out by Elias Y o un k

o Longtown ( N e w B e rlin , Uni n County) laid out by

Ge orge Long . 1 ’ o n e e ) mile ab o ve App s Mill by Dam built Penns Cr k A,

John Hage r. he G e orge Kre ame r , a nep w of Simon Snyder , comes to

Se linsgro ve and b e c o me s a cl e rk in the grist mill , store and

e l n r h n o lo - 88 S i sg o ve C ro gy, 1 793 4

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h . Deat of M ary M Snyder , wife of Simon Snyde r , Esq . Penns Township o ffi c ia lsz—George Binford and Abraham

Witme r .

John , Jacob and Frede rick Humme l move from Berks the e h County to Susqu anna Valley ( M onroe Township , Sn y

de r C o .)

4 e Mar. , R mo nstrance read in Senate against the proposed dam acro ss Penns Cre e k d e sire d by heirs of Simo n Snyder a n d

Antho ny Se lin , d e cease d .

. 1 the o Apr 0, Dam o f he irs o f Sim n Snyde r and Anthony Selin , ’ d e c d , authoriz e d by Act o f Asse mbly . 1 Apr . 1 , B e rnard Hubley app o inte d Brigade Inspecto r o f militi a

of Northumberland County .

. 1 7 o e . . Apr William Montg m ry , Esq , appointed M aj or Gen , 7th o e o f Division , c mpos d militia of Northumberland , Luzern e

and Northampto n Countie s .

N o v. Petitio n for re vie w o f ro ad l e ading from Penns Cre e k h to Kis aco quillas Vall e y , claiming same as unsatisfactory . e e o h Andr w Moor , Phillip Martz , Jac b Bis op , William W y rick ; Ge orge and Charles Myer appointe d as revie w

e rs.

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R e v. Ge o rge Ge iswe it lic e nsed by the Ge rma n Reform

e d Syn o d and pre ache s in Se linsgrove and vicinity . Jose ph Pawling app e ars to have settled we st of Se lins h ’ h grove in Pe nns Towns ip and n e ar Row s C urch , having — mo ve d fro m B e rks County the first o f this pro minent family

in this se ction . h e F e b . 2, Nort umb e rland County militia report 6 r giments with o h h 3r e 53 c o mpanie s . Penns T wns ip reports t e d R gime nt , o e with Lt . C o l . Fre d e rick Evans , c mmanding and H nry Myer

and Simo n Snyde r as Maj o rs . ic k Aug . C o urt appoints Jacob Gu , Henry Gross , Tho mas e h e o Suthe rland , Simo n Snyd r , Jo n Swin f rd and Jacob Has e e h singe r as vi e we rs , vice Andr w Moor , P illip Martz and

o the rs appointed N o v. 1 793 to vie w new road laid out from Pe nns Cre ek through B e ave r Dam township to th e Kisha

c o quillas Valley .

Oct . Whiske y Re b e llion cause s outbreaks at Northumber h h e land and man y o t e r p o ints in t e Susqu hanna Valley , by l — Se lin sgro ve C hro n o o gy, 1 794 6 89

’ the raising of Libe rty Poles . Col . Cook s C ompany from

Lancaste r arrive s at Northumberland , marches through Buf

falo Valle y and no further troubl e occurs.

1 795

‘ — Penns Township o flic ia ls: Supervisors - Phillip Mohn

and Andrew W itte n me ye r.

o the l About this peri d , cutting and rafting of umber

on the West Branch o f the Susquehanna River c o mme nce d . 24— — Jan . 5 , Heavy fall o f snow over two feet on the level . 6 o Apr. 2 , Court appoints Sim n Snyder , Philip Martz , Frederick Road and Andre w M o o re vie we rs to asce rtain re ason for

p e titio n for divisio n of Pe nns Township .

. 24 e e e Aug , Court appoints G org Ulrich , .Phillip M ey r , Francis e Ro des , Adam Bolling r , Casper Arn o ld and John Eppler as ’ e viewe rs for a pro p o s d road from M o o re s Mill , across Middle — Creek to Selinsgrove ( M ain road b e tween Se linsgrove and

Fre eburg) .

. 25 s . Nov , Court appoint Simon Snyder , Esq , Simon Snyder, Jr., e o o e rmie Chas . Drum , Andr w Mo re , Jac b Ov r and Pe te r Hos

’ " terman as viewers f o r a road from Adam Ming s , who lives ’ ” e on the main road l ading from Mo o re s Mill to Sunbury , to

Selinsgrove . Pe titio n late r e xtend e d .

1 796

Simon Snyder electe d a member of the State Legisla

Se linsgro ve containe d 1 0 houses and a po pulatio n of

‘ — Pe nns Township o flic ia lsz S uperviso rs—John Smith

and Mathias App . e e m he M ar . 1 4 , Pe t r Host r an commissioned as Justice of t

Pe ace . e e o e T ul e ho ck e n Mar. 1 8, Conrad W is r m v s from the p to this

place . o e Apr . 25, Mahantang Township cr ated by Court from por

tions o f Penns Township . Court confirms new road from ’ Adam Minges to Scho o l House on Gre at Road in Selinsgrove ,

though o ppose d stro ngly by C o nrad Weiser and faction .

e e e e o e l Jun e 1 2, Simon Snyd r marri s Catherin , daught r of Col n

e o . Frederick Ant s , of N rthumberland

Aug . 27 Grand Jury appropriates for a bridge over Mid

dle Cre e k o n Great Road fro m Sunbury to Carlisl e . 90 l n r ve l — Se i sg o C hro n o o gy, 1 797 99

1 797

Simo n Snyde r , Esq ., e l e cte d to Assembly .

N o v. o e Court appoints Jac b K ndig , Francis Road , Pe te r imme lric h e e H , Fr d rick Lazarus , Fre d e rick Evans and re view ’ the road from Menge s Mill to Se linsgro ve .

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An old cann o n from Fort Augusta discove re d and dug

o ut of the rive r be d at Sunbury .

o e . o f e Sim n Snyd r , Esq , S linsgrove , a me mber of the As

se mbly. ‘ — Pe nns Township o fli c ia ls: S up e rvisors—Francis

Rhoads and Charles M e ye r.

Post o fli c e establishe d at Le wisburg .

’ Ja n . C o urt c o ntinu e s vie we rs o f road fro m Minge s Mill

to Se linsgrove .

. 1 3 o e r. o e . Mar , Sim n Snyd r J , C o mmissi n d Justice of the Pe ace

May . 22, Militia o f Northumb e rland County consists o f 7 regi

e . o e o 2 e m nts of infantry Sim n Snyd r , Esq ., maj r , n d R gi

me nt.

’ Aug . C o urt c o nfirme d ro ad fro m Minge s Mill to Selins

grove .

i b e rr h Aug . Jo e D s y, a local c aracter , again give n a seve re

se nte nce f o r ro bbe ry , although o nly re c e ntly released from

impriso nme nt . H e re c e ive s 21 ye ars in the p e niten tiary at

Philad e lphia .

e e . 2 Nov . Tho mas Pric , of S linsgrove , Lieut . Col , n d Regt.

No rthumb e rland C o unty militia . “ ” D e e e e e c . 4 , Se rge ant To mmy Pric , of S linsgrove , writ s his l t H e e o te r to o n . Samu l M aclay , me mb r of C ngress , a t Phila n h e s d e lphia , re mo strating against t e militia e lections in P nn e T o wnship and No rthumb e rland County , in g neral .

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Gove rn o r of Pe nna . - Thomas Mc K e a n .

e e . Simo n Snyd e r , Esq . m mber o f Ass mbly

ut . , Hartl e to n ( Union C o unty) laid o by Co Thomas Hart

‘ — — Pe nns To wnship o flic ia ls S up e rvisors Adam Bolen

de r and Adam M e nge s .

e e . e r n D e c . 2, N . E . c o r. Mark t and Pin Sts , S linsg ove sold by Joh

K e rn to Francis Rhoads .

92 Se lin s ro ve hro n o lo — g C gy, 1 802 3

the House , also membe r of the Republican County Standing

C o mmitte e .

e . E n de rl h R vs y and Jo n Herbst , pastors of the First he n Lut ra Church , serving till 1 804 and 1 81 9 resp e ctively .

. h e h Rev Jo n Di tric Adams , l o cal Ge rman Reforme d

Pastor .

1 e Jan . , S c o nd subscription pap e r for the new Sharo n Union

Luthe ran and Re fo rme d Church starte d . During this year “ ” he t Old Graveyard o f this church was enclosed by a fence .

( N . E . c o r. Bough and High Sts.) ‘ — April Pe n ns T o wnship o flic ia lsz—C o nstabl e George — Swin e ford ; Ove rse e rs o f the Po o r Fre derick Trion and Albright Swin e fo rd ; upe rviso rs—Nicholas Gaugler and

Adam B o lander .

6 h e . April , C as . Drum , of S linsgrove , Lieut. Col , commanding

77th Re gt. o f Militia .

e - e Jun e 7, Corn r sto n laid f o r the Union Lutheran and Re form

e d Church . (N . W . c o r. Marke t and B o ugh Sts.)

“ August Court p e titio n e d f o r a bridge o ve r branch o f P e nns Cre e k wh e re ro ad crosse s it fro m Se linsgro ve to the ” o e h rive r . Samuel Maclay , Jan . J nkins , Jo n B o yd , John wd Buye rs , Dan ie l M o ntgome ry and J o hn C o o n app o inte d

vie wers . ! Pin e Stre e t ]

1 e e o o the Se pt . 8, Charl e s Drum , a del gat fr m Penns T wnship to ’ e c o nve ntio n o f Re publicans , at M tzgar s Hotel , Lewisburg .

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D e dicatio n o f th e Uni o n Lutheran and Reforme d “ ” Church . ( T he first or old lo g e difice .) ” le e 1 2 J o hn Fran klin , a s p of tons , built at Wilkes th e S e h he Barre , passe s safe ly do wn usqu anna River into t

C he se pe a k e Bay to the utte r amaz e ment of all behold e rs . e e t Jan . D e ath o f C o nrad W is r , grandson of the Grea e ise rsbur i Inte rpre te r a n d founde r of W g , ( lower port on of

Se linsgro ve ) at Se linsgro ve . e h e March 1 , Simo n Snyd r , Esq again c os n Speaker of the

House . ‘ — — April Pen ns Township o flicia ls: S upervisors George o e — Kesler and George Ott , Sr . ; C nstabl George Swineford ; — Ove rse ers o f the Po o r Nicholas Gaugler and John Bind hime r April Court p e titione d f o r a re vie w of ro ad from Weis e l n r v h n o l - S i sg o e C ro o gy, 1 803 4 93

e rsbur e . h e g to Ming s Mills Jo n Buy rs , Jame s Silverwo o d , e h Dani l Lebo , T omas Grant , Alexande r Hunter and James

Smith appointed viewers .

. Nov Simon Snyder , Esq ., elected to Assembly by e votes , n arly every vote p o lled in the district .

N o v. Road vie wers appointe d by the April Court do n o t

act and Court appoints J o hn Bol e nde r , Christian Dauber e h man , Phillip M ertz , M lc o ir Stock , Ge o rge Motz and Jos .

Pawling as vie wers for re view . 6 Dec . , Simo n Snyder again chosen Speaker of the House .

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Locust year .

Jan . , Penns Township re ports 454 taxables.

. 20 n e e o Feb , La d Pat nt grant d t Anthony C . and Agnes Selin , ’ o f e h ho . S linsgrove , as e irs of Ant ny S elin , dec d , for the lat ’ ter s se rvic e s in the Co ntine ntal Army . (This land wa s lo c a te d in Ohio h Marc 5 , Act passe d by Sta te Le gislature granting the Unio n Luthe ran and Re fo rme d C o ngre gations o f Selinsgro ve rights ’ to have the Administrato rs o f Conrad Weiser s e state per

fe e t titl e of pro p e rty give n the congregation , in that town . ‘ — — April Pe nns T o wnship o flic ia lsz Constabl e Martin — Smith ; Ove rse e rs o f the Po o r Nicholas Gaugl e r and Jac o b — Spad e ; Sup e rviso rs John D e lb and G e orge Kepler .

e e the April Fred rick Evans , for man of Grand Inquest. April Court p e titio ne d f o r a ro ad by Pe nns and Buffal o Townships fro m Micha e l F o ghts in Buff al o To wnship to Se l

in sgro ve on acc o unt of hauling grain , & c . to and from Read ’ o e h e e s ing via Fishe r s Fe rry . William C nn l , J o n B aty , Jam

o e h e Parks , Esq ., David Ste e s, Ne al St. Clair and J s p B tting

appointe d view e rs . April C o urt p e tition e d f o r a road from Ge orge Ove r ’ m h h . e e . H i in s e irs to Ro w s C urc P ter Host rman , Chas g , h e Jacob Kindig , C as . Drum , Frederick Evans and Georg

Ove rmye r appointe d viewers . o e in April 1 4 , J o hn Bol e nd e r app inted Justic of the Peace

Penns Township .

e e . Aug . Simon Snyde r , Esq ., for man of Grand Inqu st

Aug . Court p e titio n e d f o r a divisio n of Penns Township . ’ Aug . C o urt approve s and opens road from Burn s Saw

Mill to Se linsgro ve . — 94 lin ro ve h n o l Se sg C ro o gy, 1 804 6

. 27 re - Aug , Viewers appointed on road from George Over ’ ’ me ir s to Row s Church , Jacob Lechner , Joseph Pawling

and George Miller succeeding Chas . Drum , Chas . H igin s and

Jacob Kindig . 4 Dec . , Simon Snyder , Esq ., again chosen Speaker of the

House . 1 805 m Si on Snyder , Esq ., Speaker of the House .

School House e re cted at Se linsgrove on pre sent site of

public school building . ( N . E . cor. Pin e and High Sts.) C e ntre Township erected from part of Penns Town

Simon Snyder , Esq ., candidate for Governor , defeated MK e 5 by Governor Thomas c a n by 000 ma j ority .

e Jan . 28, Fred rick Evans , foreman of Grand Inquest.

o e Apr . 1 , John F . Eyer app int d a Justice of the Peace in Berks

Co . h fl‘i l — — Apr. 22, Penns To wns ip o c ia sz Auditors George h Weirick , Mic ael Witte nmyer , George Holstein and Daniel h — R oads ; Constable Phillip Miller ; Overseers of the—Poor Val . Laudenslage r and John Walte r ; Sup e rvisors H e nry

Ardley and Fred Bolander .

‘ ’ r e w Ove r Aug . 26, Court a fli ms n road from George mie r s to ' ’ Penns Township (Row s C hurch ) .

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iri sta d le e C e ntervill e , W e c k t laid out by Col . G o . Weirick

R e ge rsto wn laid out by Adam Reger. ( Adams

. burg , now Beaver Springs )

George Kremer , later a noted local politician , mo ves

from Selinsgrove to De rrsto wn (Le wisburg ) . Frederick Evans also claimed to have moved to Derrs

to wn the same year . ffi — Penns Township o cials Over—seer of the Poor Valentine Laudenslager Supervisors Jaco b Roush and ; — Henry Erdl e y ( or Hartley) ; C o nstable Phillip Miller ; O v — e rse e rs o f Poor z Fred H a wye r and Andrew Boyer o Jan . 1 , Charles Drum app inted a Justice of the Peace in Penns

Township .

. Jan . 27 Fre de rick Evans , foreman of Grand Inquest

— v r n o l 96 Se lin sgro e C h o o gy, 1 808 9

ner appointed Post Master. ( Location of offi ce not known ) .

Aug . Court p e ti tione d to complete Great Ro ad ( C a r ’ o e lisle ) fr m Casp r Arnold s Saw Mill southward miles ,

which it was claimed has here tofore never been completed .

Oct. Simon Snyde r , Esq ., o f S elinsgrove , el e cted Gover

nor o f Pennsylvania by over maj ority . 20 e e Dec . , Simon Snyd r , Esq ., inaugurat d Governor of Pe n n syl

vania at the State Capitol at Lancaster.

1 809

Beave r Dam to wnship becomes B e aver township .

Feb . 28, John Fuhrer app o inted a Justice of the Pe ace in Penn

Township .

. Apr Court appoints Jacob Hummel , Jaco b Hartman ,

John Appley , Jac o b Lang (Long ) , Frederick Evans and ’ Jacob Lechn e r vie wers for pro p o sed ro ad from Jacob Lang s ’ ’ o K e n di (Long s ) to old road near Jac b g s, at Penns Cre e k , e no rth of Se linsgrov , whe re the Great Carlisle R oad crossed .

. o e Apr Court app ints Casp r Snyder , James Silverwood , e Daniel Rhoads , Jacob K ndig , Chas . Drum and Jacob Lech e n o ner as vie w rs of e w bridge ver Middl e Creek , where the o e o 3 Great Carlisl e Road cr ss s , on acc unt of petition for $ 00

more to complete structure .

Apr . C o urt re ports unfavorable to proposed bridge over e h Back Cre e k to the Susqu anna river , from Selinsgrove mto n through Charlestown ( o r Dru w , ) but reco mmends fur

ther inve stigation .

. o Apr Court app ints John Buyers , Chas . Drum , Jacob h K un n ff e Lechner , Mic ael tz e r, Henry Sha r and Fre de rick Evans as vie we rs to fix site and e stimate cost of erecting a

n e w bridge acro ss Penns Cre e k at the Gre at Ro ad . The se same viewe rs a re also appointe d to inve stigate alleged in ‘ suflic ie n t funds to c o mpl e te the bridge o ver Middle Creek

at the Great Road . 1 fl‘i i ls — — Apr . 7, Penn Township o c a z Supervisors Jacob Hum — mel and Peter H ilbish ( H o lle n bush ) Constable John Hug gins (Bond and sure ty—Pe te r K e rlin ) ; Overse ers of Poor —George Etzw e iler and Christian Kantz ; S e ttlers o f A c — h e e co unts John Bassl e r , Mic ael W aver , G orge Holstein and — Jaco b M o ye r , S ayl o r .

e Nov . Vie w e rs re port on Pe nns Cr ek bridge , recommend — e lin r v hr n o l S sg o e C o o gy, 1 809 1 1

’ h h e o r ing t at it s ould be locat d at Jac b Long s clea ing , south ’ of the Great Road near K e n dig s.

1 9 e Nov . , View rs at the Middl e Creek bridge ask for $ 500 to

forward the work of compl e tion .

1 810

” The great Pumpkin flood in the Susquehanna River

Vall e y .

“ S wif tto wn (Beaverto wn ) laid out by Jacob Lech

’ Jury disagree in the John Snyder s Heirs vs . Simon

Snyder Case .

Jan . Re monstrance s fil e d in Court against the pre se nt site the e of new P nns Creek Bridge and Theodorus Kish , Wm . Mc A da ms , Andrew Albright , James Davis , Samu e l M arke t and Charl e s Higgins a re app o inted to re view the propo s

ed site .

. 1 6 T he e s e e Mar , State L gi latur , in s ssion at Lancaster , a d ’ j o urn s to attend the fune ral of Govern or Snyde r s wife at

that place .

Apr . Vie w e rs re comme nd that the Pe nns Creek Bridge b e ’ located n e ar Jacob K e n dig s lane on the Great Road .

1 ‘ l z— e — Apr . 6, Penn T o wnship o fli c ia s Ov rsee rs o f Poor G e orge Ott and Simon Bickl e ; Auditors for Ove rseers of Poor h e h John Bassl e r , Mic ael W aver , Robert Smit and George — s e Etzwe iler ; Constabl e J o hn Huggins , (Bond and ur ty Pete r Kerlin ) ; Sup e rvisors—Ge o rge Miller and Francis — h Rhoads ; Se ttl e rs o f Accounts Jaco b Long , Jac o b R oads ,

Christian Boye r and Robe rt Smith .

h . o f e e Aug . 26, Ant o ny C Selin , S linsgrov , married to Mis

r. o Cathe rine Y o n e r, of Sunbury . Conrad Weiser , J , f Sel

in sgro ve , marrie d to Miss Elizabeth Snyder , of Penns Town

ship .

. o Nov . 1 1 , Big Fl o o d o n Penns Creek Bridge at L ngtown

( New Berlin ) destroyed .

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e o f Jan . 1 2, P . Fr derick Deering appointed Postmaster , Sel ‘ in sgro ve . (Lo cation of post o flic e not kno wn .) o h Jan . 1 6, T he division of N rt umberland County first publicly

agitated . e the R e Mar . 9, A deed , in fee simple , giv n to Lutheran and fo rme d Congre gatio n a t Se linsgrove by the Conrad We ise r 98 l n r v ro n lo Se i sg o e C h o gy, 1 81 1

the f o r Estate for ground used the Union Church , school

house and burial gro und .

Mar. 20, Land recently de eded to the Lutheran and Reforme d

Congregation surveye d .

Apr. Court received another remonstrance against the ’ proposed site of the Penns Creek bridge near Jacob K e n dig s e J e land and Rob rt Smith , acob K ndig , Charles Drum , Jacob . e Humm l , Mathias App and Charl e s Higgins appo inted to

re vie w the situa tion . — — Apr. 1 5, Pe nn T o wnship o fli c ia ls: Constable Val e ntine — , ( n h e —Haas Bo d and surety Jo n Haas) ; Overs ers —of Poor Simo n Ritte r and Ja cob G e mb e rling ; Sup e rvisors Jacob

Long and Michael We aver .

. o e f o r e e Aug C urt ask d vi w rs by Jacob Lechne r , c o n f r he n e tractor o t w Middl e Cre e k bridge , who reports its

e o . a h h compl ti n M t ias App , C ristian Fisher , Jacob Kendig ,

John F . Eye r , Jac o b Hummel and Phillip Moore are appoint e d viewe rs and th e y fi le a satisfactory re port which is a p

prove d a t o nce .

f o r e n a Aug . Court asked vi we rs by James Moore , c o tr c e w e h o i tor for the n Penns Cr ek Bridge , w o rep rts ts com l i n h M m c p e t o . J o hn Buye rs , J o n B o yd , William A da s, a Henry Shaff e r , Jame s Alex nd e r and Henry Vanderslic e

a re a pp o inte d vi e w e rs . Th e ir favorable re port is a ppro v

ed by the C o urt soon afterward .

Aug . Court appro ve s favo rabl e re port of n e w ro ad fro m ’ the e ast end o f th e n e w Pe nn s Cre e k Bridge to Jacob Long s e h e made by the vi w e rs , J o n Buyers , H nry Masser Theo

MK in n e . dorus Kie hl , Abraham c y and James Alexander

Aug . Co urt declare s n e w road o pene d from the Great w e o e Road to Stra ubsto n , fo ll o wing r port of John B l nder ,

E h . o e sq ., Jo n Cummings , Esq , R b rt Smith , Thomas Arm

h o o e e e . strong , P illip M r and Isaac M artz , vi w rs

o e o D e rrto wn Sept . 1 1 , Co unty C nv nti n at nominate Simon

re - e e o o e o . Snyder , Esq ., for l cti n as G v rn r

the o h in . Se pt . 8, A blazing star in n rt appears the sky

’ o e e o Oct . 1 2, At a Uni n m ting at R we s Church , west of Sel e e e to e the the in sgro ve , ste ps w r tak n s cure patent deed of

land grante d the m o n April 66.

e o re - l Go v Oct . Simo n Snyd e r , Esq ., o f S linsgr ve , e ected

e rn o r of Pe nnsylvan ia .

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21 h h Aug . , Gov . Snyde r , w ile at is summer home at Selins ro e te e e o g ve , receiv s in llig nc fr m Gen . Henry Dearborn , e through his Aid de Camp , N . B . B o il e au . The Gove rn o r

l e aves immediate ly f o r the Capital . 2 Aug . 5, Go v. Snyder issu e s o rd e rs f o r the mobilization of 2400 e Me l a dsvi l 2 volunt ers at e by Sept . 5th , for the pro

te c tio n o f the Lak e Re gio n . T he 9th Divisio n embracing N o r thumb e rla n d e h County volunt e rs , 500 me n , wit the Deta ched e h Volunteer C o rps , r p o rte d in t e returns as re ady to march . ’ N e r Middle a r h o Capt. sw t s c mpany of Northumberland

C o . e the e e o h o , mbracing w st rn part f t e c unty, reporte d a s

having 79 me n .

e . o e e h 30 h S pt Militia V lunt rs on t e march , 0 avin g left

Milto n o n the 7th f o r the re nd e zvous at M e adville . ’ . 25 Mi l sw r Sept , Capt. Ner dd e a th s c o mpany , l st Regt C o l . ’ James Irwin s , muste re d in with 47 men .

. o o h Nov C urt app ints Jac o b Lec ne r , Jac o b Hummel and Ro b e rt Smith as vie we rs to inve stigate all e ge d obstructio ns

by dams al o ng Penns Cre ek . ’ . 24 N r Mi l h h Nov , Capt . e dd e swa rt s c o mpany o f No rt umber ifl e o land R e me n , l st R gt ., mustere d ut. D h e c . 3, Go v. Snyde r in is Annual M essage , declares f o r the

supp o rt o f C o ngre ss in the war against Gre at B ritia n .

2 - Aug . 6, A Fast Day proclaime d by Pre s . James Madison .

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Simon Snyde r , Jr., D e puty Surveyo r. h Revs . Jac o b Die ff e nbac , I . S . Reily and Isaac Gear h e art , l o cal Ge rman R e fo rm d pasto rs . ’ “ ” Yo ung s Black H o rse Tave rn in Swe et H o pe ( N .

e n d o f Se linsgro ve ) burn e d .

e o . e Jan . 1 8, Andre w Albright , Esq ., H nry D nn e ll , Esq , Samu l h ff h e t Shannon , H e nry S a e r , T o mas Ll o yd and Al xander Co t

o t. app o inted by C o urt to lay o ut a ro ad fro m B ugh S , Selins

he t h . gro ve , across Back Cre e k to C stnut S C arlestown (E

e n d o f Selinsgro ve ) . o o the o o Mar . 22, Act passe d cre ating Unio n C unty fr m p rti n o f No rthumb e rland C o unty lying west o f the Susquehanna

Rive r . o o o e e Mar . 23, G o vern o r Snyd e r app ints a c mmissi n to s l ct a

site f o r the c o unty- se at o f Unio n County . o h o us Mar . 26, Jo se ph F e e hre r, of Pe nns T wns ip app inted a J

tice of the Pe ac e . e n n a rc ve s i r e r e e n x . ( T ra c e d F ro m th e P . A hi , Th d S i s App di

r 1 02 Se lin sgro ve C h o n o lo gy, 1 81 4

h Mi in r o ffi u F e b . 1 4, First Court for Unio n C unty eld at b g. h h Mar . 26, C arte r for a bridge over t e West Branch at Lewis

burg grante d .

r - h Mar . 28, By the e o rganizatio n of t e militia , Northumber l e 8 h land C o unty b e c o me s a part o f the st Brigad , t Div .

Pe nna . Militia .

h e h n B Apr . J o hn We bb , Jo n Dr isbac , Richard Va uskirk , B e h h Jac o b ro bt, Christo phe r Eck rt and C ristopher Jo n re view a ce rtain proposed ro ad fro m Selinsgrove to Charl e s

to wn . T Jun e 28, he Commission appointed by Go v. Snyder to ex ” plo re tl! e n e w co unty of Unio n f o r a suitable site f o r the c o unty se at me t at Se linsgro ve and so o n afterward de cided

o n Lo ngsto wn ( N e w B e rlin ) as the mo st desired l o catio n .

’ Aug . T he Supre me C o urt re verse s the John Snyder s

Heirs vs.- Simo n Snyder ca se .

Aug . Pe titio n f o r a new ro ad fro m Selinsgro ve to Charles

to wn not grante d . h h ’ Aug . 7, C o rner sto ne laid f o r t e new brick c urch at Ro w s h h t e C urc , ( wo mil e s we st o f S linsgro ve .) The Congrega ” tio n decid e d o n the name o f Salem for their place of wo r

ship . 2 h Aug . 6, Go v. Snyder calls f o r mo re vo lunte ers to defend t e state against the British invasio n fro m the So uth and re ndez

vo us camps a re e stablishe d at York and M arcus Ho o k . 2 “ ” Sept. 9, C amp Dup o nt fo rmally opened at Marcus Hook ,

Che ste r Co .

e - Oct . Gov . Simon Snyde r , of S linsgrove , te e lected f o r

the third time as Gove rn o r o f Pe nnsylvania .

“ ” e o Oct. The S linsgrove Rifle V lunteers , Capt . J o hn Sny n der , so of Gov . Snyder , l e aves Selinsgrove , and vol unteer the ir service s to the Go vernor at Harrisburg in person on

their arrival in the d e ad o f night . Accepte d bv the h G o verno r , t e y later arrive at Camp Dupont , Marcus H o ok .

o l s Oct . 1 1 , Jo hn J o nes , Inspector f t Brigade , 8th . (late 9th i th o Div . Pa . Militia , issu e d a warrant by e C mmonwe alth to cover e xp e nses in marching detachme nt o f militia from Cen

tral Penna . to M arcus Hook .

. 1 6 o e . Oct , Gov . Sim n Snyd r married to Mrs Mary Slough Scott,

a wido w , o f Harrisburg , his third wife . — r h n o lo Se lin sg o ve C ro gy, 1 81 4 1 5 103

. 27 e e Mi . ddle Oct , Union Rifl Volunt ers , Capt Ner . swa rth , in e camp at Ca mp Dupont , must r 47 men , being attached to the h Rifle Battalion , co mmanded by Capt. Jo n Uhle , in the Light

Brigade , commanded by Gen . Thomas Cadwalader.

. 29 e o Oct , Selinsgrov Rifle V lunteers , Capt. John Snyder, at h Camp Dupont, receives t eir extra six dollars in common

with other tro ops allotted by Congress . ’ 1 h B r r e r Oct . 3 , Capt. Jo n e gst e ss s Company o f Union C o unty

th e . Lt . o l . i Militia , 77 R gt . C Weir ck , Brig . Gen . Spearing , 2u 1 1 st Brigade , d Div . at Camp Dupont , muster 0] me n . e a o o Capt. Valentin H as , C mpany of Uni n Co . Militia , 77th ’ Re gt. number 81 men . Capt . Jacob Hummel s C o mpany of s 6 Unio n Co . Militia , 77th Regt. mu ter 3 men . ’ e o f o Nov . 1 0, Ca pt. H nry Miller s C mpany o Union C . Militia ,

77th Regt ., Lt. C o l . Weirick , at Camp Dupont , muster 73 men ;

Nov. 1 4 , Selinsgrove Rifle Volunteers , Capt. John Snyder , of h i the Rifle Battalion , Ca pt. U le , in the L ght Brigade , Gen .

Thomas Cadwalader, at Camp Dupont , muster 57 men . “ ” o o Nov . 30, Ca mp Dup o n t at Marcus Ho k cl sed following the

signing of peac e by Presid e nt Ma dison .

Longsto wn (New Berlin ) , the new Co unty seat o f o 30 l 1 s Union C o unty , c o nsists f o g houses , 7 log bu iness

buildings and 1 frame house .

Dec . Court in session . Jury finds f o r the plaintiff in the

John Snyder Heirs vs . Simon Snyder Case and a new trial

is granted . o s in h Dec . 2, Tro o ps fro m Camp Dup nt pa s in review P ila ’

- ha n dme n t. delphia before thousands , prio r to their dis

Dec . 20, Simon Snyd e r , Esq ., of Selinsgrove , inaugurated for

the third time as Go vernor o f Pe nnsylvania .

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— — ~ Penn T o wnship officials Constable Frederick E s , — te rlin e ; Overse e rs of Po o r Abraham Haas and Daniel Supervisors —Sa mwe I Pa n ua be ct and — Phillip Miller ; Auditor A . C . Selin . F a n n e sbur A mail route betw e en Selinsgrove and t g , Mi in to wn Franklin Co . is e stablished via ffl and mail is car

ri e d in saddlebags .

May Locust pre valent in local territory . May C ourt ord e red to be held he re after at N e w B e r

lin . 1 - 04 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 81 5 1 6

May 20, The Vo lunte er Bridge acro ss Back Creek from Sel in sgro ve to the Isle o f Que ( Pine Street Bridge ) approved by Court o n the rep o rt o f the fo ll o wing view e rs —Francis

o . h o o Rh ads , Robt Smith , T omas Armstr ng , Isaac Rh ads , M a

thias App and Phillip Gemberling .

Se pt . Lo ngstown bec o me s the County- Seat of the newly e form d Union County , the C o urt H o use and Jail having been

arranged f o r.

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o e ha 3 Sim n Snyd r , Esq ., s 0 vo tes in caucus for Vic e

Presid e nt o f the Unite d States .

e e Simo n Snyder , Esq ., r cts the Ston e Mansion o n

Market Stre e t , in Se linsgro ve . ( N o . 1 21 N . Market Street .)

T wo subscriptio n pap e rs started for raising mon e y to

wards the ere ctio n o f an e ight c o rne red school ho use . ( Later “ - kn o wn as the Pe pper B o x , o n site of present Masonic Tem

ple .) — Pe nn Township officials C o nstable—Mathias App ; — Sup e rvisors Melcho ir Sto ck and Danie l Close .

Pe rry township e re cte d in Unio n C o unty from parts

o f Mahantango to wnship .

e e G e o rge Kre m r , Esq ., o f Lewisburg , d feated f o r Con

h New B e rlin , t e n e w County Seat , enlarged by the e Springfi e ld Addition , laid o ut by G orge Spring ; also the

new C o unty Jail is e recte d at a c o st o f $4000. T “ ” h ’ May 1 2, he new brick Salem Churc at Ro we s two miles i west of Selinsgrove , s d e dicate d , its completio n having been

delaye d by the wo rkme n . e n listin g for the recent war .

Aug . Brick building ( o n e o f the first in Selinsgrove )

e rected by Mathias App o n the N . E . corner o f Market and

Walnut Sts . h h l o July 1 6, Ann Smit , nee Carson , of P i adelphia , a n torious h o characte r , l e ave s t at city , acc mpanied by a confederate ,

f o r S e linsgrove on a desperate mission . h n e e o h two e July 23, Ann Smit , Cars n , wit confederat s , ar ’ h o f r re ste d a t Hunte r s , five miles nort Ha risburg , while at

a tave rn ove r night. They we re on their j ourney to Selins h grove f o r the purp o se of kidnapping Antes , t e youngest f o r th so n o f Gove rno r Simo n Snyder , as a ransom e pardon

by the Governor of the murde re r of her husband .

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1 h Jun e 1 , Jo n Snyder , Esq ., of Selinsgrove , married to Miss K itte ra h h o K i Mary , daug ter of t e Hon . J hn Wilkes tte ra , of

Lancaste r , Pa .

1 81 9 — Pe nn T o wnship o fficia ls - Sup e rvisors Jaco b Hum

me l and Daniel Cl o se .

Rev . Jac o b Walte r el e cted pastor of local Lutheran

Church . o s T mato e s tart to be use d as edibles , prio r to this hav

ing be en cultivated as o rnaments. ’ Case o f J o hn Snyd e r s H e irs vs . Simo n Snyder again tried and fo und f o r the plaintiff and a rule f o r a new trial

discharge d . Case late r reversed by the Supreme Court . v h N o . 9 , Ex . Gove rn o r Simo n Snyder dies at his ome in Sel

in sgro ve . h e A Nov . 29, J o n Snyde r and Fre d rick Deering appointed d ’ in i t r m s ra to rs f o Simon Snyd e r , dec d . 2 Dec . 9, Reso lutio ns o n the death of Ex . Gov . Simon Snyder

passed by the State Le gislature in se ssion .

1 820 — Po pulatio n o f Pe nn T o wnship 2099.

R e v. J . P . Shind e l e l e cte d pastor of the Lutheran

Church and served till 1 843. e o o h R e v. Pr ttyman , past r f t e Methodist Episcopal

Church . ’ T h Ott s Tavern , e Black Horse , opened along Pe nns h o Cre e k , o n e mil e n o rt f Selinsgrove .

M ahantango T o wnship re - fo rmed fro m parts of “ ” Washingto n and Pe rry to wnships and named Chapman

afte r Judge Chapman . Court autho rizes co ve re d bridges over Middle c re e k at e e Kantz , midway b e tw e n S linsgrove and Fre e burg .

Drs . Wille tts and J o hn Baskin practicing in Selins

gro ve .

Dec . 27 Isle o f Que Mill property passe d by Court to Henry ’ e W . Snyd r in partitio n o f property of Simon Snyder , dec d . “ ” Old Unio n Lutheran and Re formed Church re - buil t

(Second structure ) .

Lo cust year .

J o se ph F e e hre r e lecte d a County Commissioner. h l — Se lin sgro ve C ro n o o gy, 1 821 22 107

Penn Township o ffi c ia ls:—Constable—Valenti n o — Haas ; Supervisors John Fisher and Jacob Hummel . o First Sunday Scho l in Central Pennsylvania , outsid e r e of Har isburg , organized at S linsgrove , by Miss Ann Kit

tera , daughter of John Wilkes K itte ra , of Lancaster, Pa .

e e . P t r Richter , of Selinsgrove , and Robert Barber , Jr appointed C o mmissioners f o r the improve ment of Penns

Creek navigation .

Feb . 1 9, Come t appears in the We stern horizon .

Mar. 26, Act passed appro priating $2000 to wards the improve

ment o f navigation in Penns Cre e k .

July 21 , Pe te r Richter , as a C o mmissioner of the Penns C reek e t Impro ve me nt Commissio n , rec ives $ 1 000 fro m the Sta e

Treasure r , to use as purposed by the Act.

Dec . C o urt receives a petition for a road or cartway from n s e in C harlestown to Selinsgro ve . Dr. Isaac H o tte t , Jacob H ilbish Hummel , Sr., Samuel Hendricks , Peter , Phillip

Mo ore and Ge orge Miller app o inted as viewers .

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“ e . Simo n Snyder , Jr. el e cted M ember of Ass mbly

e o . Ge o rge Kremer , Esq ., e l cted to C ngress

“ ” T he Sto ne tavern built at Middle Creek ( Kreamer)

by Jacob Scho ch .

T he co nso lidation of the N e w Berlin Gazette and th e ” “ “ o c c ure s Union we e klie s , into the Union Times at New “ ” Berlin . (This paper is now the Selinsgro ve Times )

Feb . Pe ter Richter re signs as one o f the Penns C reek

C ommissio n e rs . th d Feb . C o urt receives a ne gative report f o r e propo se road betwe e n Charlesto wn and Selinsgrove (B o ugh

. from Isaac H o tte n ste in , Jac o b Hummel , Saml Hendricks ,

o o e . Peter H ilbish , Phillip M re and George Mill r as viewers Later a petition causes the Co urt to appoint J o hn R e if sn y

h h e R o thf o n e , der , C hristo p e r Myer , Mic a l , Jos ph Snay Abraham Bl o sse r and Phillip Po sha rt a s vie w e rs to review

the a b o ve ro ad and it is late r approved by the Court .

e . to Mar. 28, Geo rg A . Snyder , Esq married Miss Ann Ellen

Duncan . ’ M ay Jury in trial of th e J o hn Snyder s H e irs vs . Simon . f s Snyd e r C a se dismissed as a re lative of the Pl a in ti f wa

fo und o n the j ury after same ha d been sworn . 1 — 08 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 822 24

e o Oct . At a special t rm o f C urt , the John Snyder H e irs vs . Simo n Snyder Case is fo und for the Plaintiff a n d is again re

verse d late r by the Supre me C o urt the sec o nd time .

1 1 e e h s o Oct . , P t r Ric te r , C o mmis io ner f r the Penns Cre e k I m o e e e pr v m nt , fil s accounts f o r wo rk done and money expend

e d to the C o urt .

Dec . Pete r Richter asks f o r vie wers f o r work don e by the Pe nns Cre e k Impro ve m e nt C o mmissio n and Michael Rath

f o n , Fre d e rick Evans and R o bt. Smith a re app o inted view

e rs.

D c . 1 e ff e 8, H nry Gro , Sa md e l Baum and Christian Miller view “ r e s, me e t and approve wo rk don e on bridge o ve r Back ” Cre e k by D e nning and Fisher .

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o h o f s — o —P Penns T wns ip ficial Audit rs . F . Deering ,

e h e o h . e P te r Ric t r , J n F Ey r and Abraham Haas ; Over — se e rs o f Po o r M athias App and Isaac Ro binson ; Super — viso rs Pe ter Sho ll and Ge o rge Mill e r .

F e b . Vie w e rs o n th e Pe nns Cre e k Navigatio n C o mmis

sio n wo rk c o ntinued by C o urt . h ’ May 20, Vie w e rs o n t e Pe nns Cre ek Navigatio n C o mmission s

wo rk co ntinu e d by C o urt . o n o o June 20, Pap e r mill Middl e Cre e k , pp site Bake Ove n h e e e fi r Hill , o wn e d by J o n Snyd r , Esq ., d stro y d by e and “ ” n o e c o n thre e young me and two B ys , sl eping in building ,

sume d by the flames . h Oct . Simo n Snyde r , Jr . el e cted to t e Assembly .

o ho . e o f the o o f e l N o v. 3, D e ath f Ant ny C S lin , son f under S

in sgro ve . n n e H ilbish h De c . Isaac H o tte ste i , Jac o b Mill e r , Pet r , S el h h e e o s ly M o o re , Josep Sc n and Nich la Arbogast act as “ vie w e rs on the pro p o se d ro ad fro m W e ise rsburg near ’ J o hn Ulrich s to inte rse ct road leading from N e w Berlin to

Swin e f o rdsto wn . C o urt d o e s n o t co nfirm p e titi o n f o r this

road .

1 824 — — P e nns T o wnship o fficia ls Constabl e Abraham — Haas ; Superviso rs Francis Rho ads and Phillip Ge mbe r

ling .

re - e e to o . George Kre me r , Esq ., lect d C ngress ’ o in the o h r Arbitrato rs , app o inte d by C urt , J n Snyde s

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Aug . Canal Convention held at Harrisburg.

' De c . 27 La F a e tte Lo e . 1 94 M , y dg No , F . A . ., celebrate St . ’ J o hn s Day by a public se rvice at New Berlin .

1 826 — — Penns Township officials C o nstable Isaac Stewart ; — Sup e rvisors Charl e s Shafe r and John Moyer ; Overseers of — Poor H . C . Eyer and Geo . Ge mberling . Teaching in the the Ge rman Language discontinued in

the l o cal scho ols and English substituted . T he e Selinsgrov Lotte ry in operatio n , under the man a e me n t lfin r g of William W o ge , a co mmon practice in almo st

e very c o mmunity .

A steamb o at , C o dorus , navigates the Susquehanna e o Riv r fr m Y o rk Haven to Binghamto n , N . Y . and returns

safely to its starting plac e . F e b 1 3 e h e e . , Cold st day o f t e y ar. H nry C . Eyer of Selins , — gro ve , app o inte d a de legate to the State Democratic R e publican Co nve ntio n at a c o unty convention held at N e w Berlin T h e t Feb . 25 , e Pe nnsylvania Canal s ablished by a n Act of

Assembly . h h Mar. 20, T e ste amb o at S usque anna and Baltimore , from Baltimo re o n its initial vo yage up the Susquehanna River

passe s Selinsgrove and arrive s at Sunbury . “ o h ha Apr. 8, T he Danvill e and Po ttsville Railr ad (now t e S

mo kin Branch o f the Penna . R . R .) inco rporated b etween

the ab o ve points. th Sept. 1 9, A ro ad from e bridge at Penns Creek at the Great Road fro m Sunbury re vie we d and appro ved to come out at ’ Peter Long s farm . e t Se pt. 20, James K . Davis , of S linsgrove , appoin ed a member — o f the Standing C o mmitte e o f the D e mocratic Republican

Party at a c o unty c o nve ntio n he ld at New Berlin . r A dmrs Nov . 1 4 , J o hn Snyde r and P . F . Der ing , . of Simon Sny ’ “ ” e the 2 der , dec d ., se ll to H e nry Snyd r mill tract of 7 acres h and 1 45 p e rche s whe re o n was an appl e orchard , a merc ant h h mill , saw mill , fulling mill , smit s op , carding machine . se ve ral dwellings and a distillery f o r (This is “ ” the pre sent Isle of Q ue property .)

N . 1 94 . . Dec . La F a ye tte Lo dge o , F . A M vote to re e o main p e rman e ntly a t New B rlin , the c unty seat of Union

C o unty. r h n Se lin sg o ve C ro o lo gy, 1 827 1 1 1

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e . m H nry W . Snyd e r , Esq , bec o es the owner of the

o b his e . . Stone M ansi n , built y , fath r , Gov Simon Snyder h h Jan . 1 9, Deat o f Jo n F . Eye r , o n e of the pio neer school teach

ers and father o f C o l . H . C . Eyer.

e Feb . 1 , Canal Commission rs Re p o rt e stimate s a lock of fe e t

at Penns Cre e k ne cessary , also guard locks o n e ach side of

“ ‘ Penns and Middle Creek and Raising two dams at the Sel

in r o o . . sg o ve mills a f ot r so Estimate for mile 7, ( cro ss

ing Penns Cre e k o utlet , diverting stream , & c ) mile o No . 8, (thru Isl e f Que ) mile No . 9, e 2 f mil e N o . 1 0, ( crossing Penns Cre k , with aqueduct , 1 0 t. o o long ) T tal c st , Northumberland to Clarks

e o o e o . Ferry , (R p rt f Engin er Guilf rd )

e o o h A April 1 3, Se linsgrove inc o rp o rat d a b r ug by an Act of s

se mbly. Mi 1 4 Mi in ur e o h the f April , ffi b g incorporat d into a b roug and

flin burg Academy established by Acts of Assembly . M ay Engin e e r Guilfo rd starts surve y o f canal fro m mouth

of Jun ia ta Rive r to No rthumberland on b o th side s of river . — — May 1 4 P e nns T o wnship o fficials z C o nstabl e Isaac Ste wart ; , — Audito r Jo hn D e itrich . o July T he Canal Commissioners , after a l ng delay and o n e e careful insp e ctio n , d e cid e to build a canal the w st sid o f the Susqu e hanna Rive r fro m the mo uth of the Jun ia ta Riv ’ er at the we st sid e of Duncan s Island to o pposite No rthum

b e rland and w o rk is started so o n afte rward . h July 27 D e ath o f J o hn Christian Sc nure , at Laurelton , Union

Co .

M. o e e N o . 1 94 . . Aug . 25, La F a ye tte Lodg , , F A , appr priat

to the Gre e k Fund . o e o f e o f the e Sept. 20, De e d re c rd d purchas Isl of Que mill

e . prop e rty by H e nry W . Snyd r , Esq

M. o e t e o e N o . 1 94 . . Oct . 1 2, La F a y t L dg , , F A , h lds a public h N e e to me eting in the Re fo rme d Churc , w Berlin , and list n

. e de a stirred o rati o n by Jame s Merrill , Esq , of L wisburg , in

f e n se o f Fre e Ma so n e ry. e e f o r his N o v. 5, H . W . Snyd r award d inj ury to mill and ” to the o o f . lot o n the Isl e o f Q ue & c ., due constructi n canal

Middle swa rth . o f e a o h c h e Dec . 4 , Ner , Esq , B ver T wns ip , os n

Sp eake r of the House .

f o r e n re e a e le t o h Spe n o e r. De c . 1 5 , Co ntract P ns C k qu duct to J n l —29 1 1 2 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o o gy, 1 828

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Not enough sn ow all winter for sleighing. Penns Township officia lsz—Auditor—Daniel Riblet Supervisors—John Moyer and Daniel Ott ; Overseers of Poo r

- John Baker and Chrsi tian Riblet . “ ” About this year, the Arrow fire engine , still in e x is fi e tence , was purchased by H e nry W . Snyder , following a r “ ” the e i the about Isl of Que Mill , and later sold by h m to

borough . 1 Jan . 1 , Act incorporating Selinsgrove as a borough repealed e e by a sp cial Act of Assembly , following a strenuous d mand ,

to that e ff ect by many Pe nns Township p e titioners. 1 0 Feb . , Arksre sume navigation on the Susquehanna on account

of the mild winter. 1 4 April , Act passe d authorizing the Board o f Canal C ommis sio n e rsof the P e nnsylvania Canal to connect with th e naviga e e e e tion on P nns Cr k , at or n ar Selinsgrove , if dee med e x pe “ dient. A Suppleme ntary Act of the Danville and Pottsville ” Ra ilroad Company passed making Sunbury the western ter minus

1 829 — Anti Masonic exciteme nt pre vailing.

tra llo n Rev . S , pastor of local Methodist

charge .

Penns Township o ffi c ia lsz—Constable—John Keefer Supervisors—John Kessler and Frederick Hummel Over~ — ; se ers of Poo r David Glass and Chri tian Riblet ; Auditors e Francis A . Boy r , Jacob Rhoads , Samuel e e hre r and Phillip

Gemberling.

p e Feb . 3, Simon Snyder , Jr. a point d a Justice of the Peace .

Mar. 3, An appropriation made by the Act of Assembly for the

improvement of Pe nns Cre e k navigation . h A pr. 20, Isaac Smith appointe d a Justice of t e Peace .

May T he Rive r road b e twe e n Lewisburg and Selinsgrove

surveye d and laid out by Jame s F . Linn .

de nt o f the Susquehanna and West Branch Divisions of the Pe nnsylvania Canal a t a meeting of the Canal C ommissioners

at Harrisburg . Work being pushed for the early comple

tion of the canal .

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e se Apr . 2, An Act passed granting Peter Richt r the rights to u

the towing path of the canal at his store on the Isle of Que ,

under c e rtain re strictions of the Canal Commissio ners . “ ” e May Stre e ts, all ys and lanes of Charlestown ( also call ” ” “ ” e d Drumto wn , now the Isle o f Que or the East End )

de clare d public highways .

Sept. Repairs completed to the new dam across the Sus que ha n n a River be l o w Sunbury above the locks at Shamokin e Dam , with the vie w of making this n w structure more per

man e nt. he e Sept. 1 2, Court approves a new site for t Penns Creek Bridg e j ust north o f Selinsgrove , wh e r by the Great Road is continu e d in a direct line across the stream and ove r a m e ad ow into

town .

E s . e ff o f i . Oct. John Cummings , q , lected Sheri Un on C

1 832 ‘ — — Pe nns T o wn ship o flic ia ls Constable Daniel Becker. e c Ge orge A . Snyder , so n of Gov . Snyder , t aching a lo al

select school . 1 94 i s Apr. La F a ye tte Lodge No . , F . A . M forfeits t

Warrant due to the Anti - Masonic viol e nce and opposition and

becomes do ma n t for twe lve years .

June Locust Year.

. Po sto fli c lo a July 7, Matthe w Coan appointed Po stmaster e c t

e d o n ( No . 1 0 North ) Marke t St. “ ” Oct . 1 7 T he Isl e o f Q ue Mill pro p e rty bought by John Ekel . 1 833 — — a Pen ns T o wn ship o ffi cials z Constable John Emmitt .

Rev . Josiah Forest , pastor of local M . E . Church . “ Eccentric John Msso n ere cts his famous Leaning Tow

e r on the bro w of Blu e Hill about this perio d . “ ” l H ilbish flour mill built a ong Middl e Creek , about

one mil e above mouth of stream . ( present sit of p o wer dam .) John Saintclair make s his advent ‘ as a school teache r

and rules with an iron hand for six years in local schools . George Schnure moves from Northumberla nd to Sel

in sgro ve and fo rms with John A . Sterrett , his re cent employ

er at the forme r to wn . th e fi rm o f Ste rrett Schn ure . Store

is o p e ned on the N . E . cor. Market and Walnut Sts . e Apr . High wate r overflows Penns Cr ek , bre ak s through “ ” into the canal at the mud - dam at head of the I sl e o f Q ue

and cause s much damage . Se lin s ro ve hr n o lo — g C o gy, 1 833 35 1 1 5

. 29 . e s Oct , Henry C Eyer and Jam K . Davis , del e gates from Sny

. the e der Co to Annual Cattl Show for Northumberland , C o

lumbia , Union and Lycoming Counties at Danville .

1 834 — Penns Township o fli c ia lsz Constable—John Emmitt — Sup e rvisors (El e ctio n se t aside and Geo rge Bergstre sser and

Francis A . Boye r appointed by Court) .

. e a e Rev B nj min Boy r , pastor of local German Reform

ed Church .

R e v. e E Oliv r ge , pastor of local M . E . Church . 1 Jan . , Railroad open e d from the river bank at Sunbury to the

coal mines at Paxinos , nea r the new mining town of Shamo e kin , and op rated as a coal road by horse powe r. ( This is

the first railroad in Central Pennsylvania .

. 21 Apr , The body of Joseph Evans , of Lewisburg , found in the

canal at Se linsgrove .

4 T he a July , old Fort August cannon , stol e n from Sunbury e 1 30 and tak n to New Berlin in 8 , and which had found its e way back to S linsgrove , again stolen from Selinsgrove by a crowd of Sunbury boysand taken to that city where it remains ’ in No . 1 Engine Co s Fire House today . 1 l Aug . , The Lyke ns Vall e y Railroad and Coa Company op e ns e a n e w coal railroad , operat d by horse power from the Bear

Gap Mines to Mill e rsburg . Coal is boated across the Sus

e h r que ha n n a Riv r to t e Pe nna . Canal at Mt. Pat ick , opposite

the mouth of Wiconisco Cre e k .

the Aug . 5 , Samuel Pawling , of Penns Township , chairman of

Anti - Masonic M eeting held at New B e rlin . Samuel Pawling

h . and Phillip Gemb e rling , del e gates from Penns Towns ip

e . . . Aug . 1 2, D e mocratic county convention at New B rlin C M

Straub and Isaac H o tte n ste in , delegates from Penns Town

ship .

e Sept. 1 8, Henry C . Eye r and Peter Richt r , members of Commit

tee of Fifte e n at an Anti - School m e eting at N e w Berlin .

e e e Sept . 23, Pe ter Richt r and George Mill r , del gates from Penn

Township to the Anti - School Conve ntion a to N e w Berlin .

Jr. e e ff C . Nov . 3, John Cummings , , el cted sh ri of Union ounty

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‘ — — Penns Township o flic ia lsz Constabl e George Gun — drum ; Supervisors Jo hn Fisher and B e nja min Ulrich . — 1 1 r lo 6 Se lin sgro ve C h o n o gy, 1 835 38

R e v. Jame s Sanks , local pastor of the M . E . Church .

Dr . H e nry A . Le chn e r , a n e phe w of Go vernor Snyd e r ,

practicing under Dr. Jacob W a ge n se lle r.

M ar . 1 4 , John Emmitt appointed a Justice of the Peac e of Penns

Township .

1 836 ‘ — Pe nns To wnship o flic ia ls: Constable—George Gun — drum ; Sup e rvisors John Hain and George Row .

Hitherto unmarked grave of Go vernor Simon Snyder . “ ” d in the old Union burying ground , Se linsgrove , now honore

by a plain marbl e slab . Firm of Eyer Schnure formed by the retireme nt of

John A . Ste rritt in favor of Mr . Henry C . Eyer , J . G . L . Shin

de l ente rs the employme nt of this firm as a clerk .

o e o . Nov . 3, Jame s K . Davis , Jr., app int d l cal Postmaster Post ” offic e is l o cate d in the north room of the Jame s K . Davis

Hote l . ( N o . S . M arket St.)

1 837

‘ — — Pe nns T o wnship o flic ia lsz Constabl e Michael Frank .

R e v. Elisha Butler local pastor o f M . E . Church . e e Wm . Gaugl e r , o f S linsgrove , appoint d local canal

fo re man . Mc o rmic k h h Su e rin te n Samuel C and C arles R oads , p “ h l h h the d e nts o f the Union Sunday Sc oo , whic is eld in Pep ” pe r B o x School House . “ Pa ck e t Boat William Pe nn inaugurates a tri- weekly pack e t se rvic e b e twe e n Northumb e rland and Harrisburg o n “ ” h the Pe nna . Canal . Se linsgrove is the first re lay stop so ut

o f Northumb e rland . T H e nry C . Eye r issu e s a re vise d e dition of he Union ” 1 81 . Choral Harmony , issued in 7 The Penns Cre e k Navigation Company Report shows

that a surve y for a canal from Se linsgrove to New Berlin , a

o e e 67 e 9 . distance o f 1 1 mil e s , pr pos d a ris of f et with locks at a c o st o f

May N e w B e rlin incorporate d as a borough .

] e e e o e e e De c . 1 8, Dan . B rgstress r appoint d C nstabl , vic Micha l

e o - he h Frank , re sign d acc unt of ill alt

1 838

Middl e Creek Township cre ate d from parts of Wash

in gto n and Pe nns To wnships .

— 1 1 8 Se lin ro v hro n o lo sg e C gy , 1 840 2

1 840 — Population of Penns Township 2280. ‘ — — Penns Township o flic ia lsz Constable George Adams . e Rev . Samu l Seibert , pastor of local German Reformed

Church .

Rev . Thomas T a n yhill pastor of local M . E . C hurch .

Dr. Joseph Eyster comme nces as a lo cal physician .

Deitrich , Fisher Co . having abandoned contract for e e e Penns Cr k aqueduct , sickn ss and work on North Branch e F a ur having delay d them , Samu e l e e Co . are give n new

relet in the spring . is asked to complete aqueduct and to de e p e n canal from aqu e duct to first lift lock

southward . Canal tolls at Live rpool incre ase a t h Nort umberland ,

F e b . 1 5 , A D e mo cratic Harrison Tyler Mass Meeting for ’ o s e h Penns T wn hip h ld at t e house of Daniel Ott s , north of ’ “ e o e o e S linsgr v , al ng Pe nns Cre k . ( Ott s Tavern , the Black

1 4 e Mar . , Harrison Tyler Re form Mass M e e ting held at th ’ public hous e o f S . B o yer in P e nns Township . ( Boyer s Tav

e rn , Salem .)

. 25 e h o w r h Mar , D at f John H o use e t , Sr . n Mar . 28, Wate r l e ft into canal at Shamokin Dam for the seaso

after an alleged unwarrante d delay of John Snyder , Super “ ” viso r , so declare d the Unio n D e mo krat , of New Berlin . 24 I l l Oct . , sa rc Gute ius e l e cted Sh e riff o f Union C ounty . 1 841 — — Pe nn Township officials Constabl e George Adams — Supervisors J o hn Stahl and H . Laud e nslage r ; Ove rse e rs o — — Po o r Chas . Rh o ads and William Myers ; Auditors Samu e l

Pawling and C . Smith S T he Pe nns Cre e k aqueduct , two miles south of elins e e i gro ve , rebuilt and relocated a short distanc b low ts original

site by the Pe nna . Canal Commissioners . — 1 84 1 841 1 1 Canal Tolls Live rp o o l , 0, , $ , 1 841 No rthumb e rland , 1 840, $23, ,

20.

e o e . July 9, Danie l L . Beck e r app o int d local P stmast r Post ‘ o flic e is mo ve d to ( N o . N . M ark e t St . 1 842

‘ — — Pe nns To wnship o flic ia lsz Constable Ge o . Adams Sup e rviso rs—J o hn Si e re r and G e o rge R o w ; Overse e rs o f — l r hr n l Se in sg o ve C o o o gy, 1 842 3 1 1 9 — Poor Joseph Walter and Benj amin Hummel ; Assessor e — h David H iser ; Auditors Jo n Hehn , Chas. Smith , Phillip

Gemberling and G . D . Mill e r.

. e Revs Ewing and William R . Mill r, loca l M . E . pastors . 1 June , Militia Encampment at Danville . Local militia in a t

e . . tendanc Gen Winfield Scott, the most distinguished guest

of ho nor.

July 26, An act abolishing Training Days for the militia. p ass

ed . A u 20 g. , Anthony K e e n sttle r app o inted l o cal Postmaste r. Post

Office is reopen e d at its former site on the N . W . cor. Mark e t

and Walnut Sts .

Aug. 29, Democratic C o nventio n held at New Berlin . Henry

. e e e C Ey r , Esq ., o f S linsgrove , n o minat d for Senator . h o r Danie l Ott , of Penns Township , starts for t e West f cattle and reaches the newly settled village of Chicago on

Lake Michigan .

1 843

Firm o f Eye r Schnure disp o se o f store to Gundrum

Reichard .

R e v. A . Erl e nmeyer e l e cte d pastor of the Union Luth

eran Church , and served till 1 859. mm h R e v. William C le , pasto r of local M . E . C urch . — — Pe nns Township officials z Constable Ge o . Adams ; — — Judge J o hn Emmitt ; Insp e—cto rs S amu e l F e e hre r and W . F . W a ge n se lle r ; Sup e rviso rs J o hn Parks and John Sierer — — Assesso rs S amu e l Pawling ; A sst. Asse ssors John Hehn — and Samuel Ritte r ; Overseers o f Po o r I . I . Fisher and Isaac — h e o e n Robinso n Audito rs Peter Ric ter , G rge Gemb rli g and ; — A . Stro h Town Cl e rk Jac o b Riblet .

e e . Henry C . Eyer , of Se linsgrove , e lected Stat S nator o o to A . C . Fish e r , fro m Verm nt , c mmences teach in

local schools . e o o Canal Tolls f o r year ; Liv rp ol , N rthum

berland , th e Jan . Rev . J . P . Shindel , Lutheran Pastor of Union “ ” h e e o r N e w Church , starts his sc warm r i Measure ser

o o . mo ns , which leads t much dissatisfacti n e n r n o o n te e o F e b . 2, Gid e o n Le is i : app i d sup rvisor of canal fr m ’ Duncan s Island Junctio n to first lock be low Milton . inc . h o e o o Lewisburg side c ut. J o n Yo ungman , c ll ct r at N rthum

berland . n l 1 20 Se lin sgro ve C hro o o gy, 1 843

Feb . 1 4, Local Millerism disciples wait in vain for the end o f

the world .

“ Feb . 25, Anti Revival or New Measure members of the

Union Lutheran and Refo rme d Church hold a meeting and

consider taking action against Rev . J . P . Shindel and his o r

tho do x preaching

e Mar. 4, Another Anti New M e asur meeting held and re solu

tions framed d e manding the re signation of Rev . J . P . Shind e l

‘ as pastor.

Mar. 8, Resolutions against New M easure sermons of Rev . J .

P . Shindel formally adopted by the Anti - members . h Mar. R e v. J . P . Shindel , finding the c urch door locked , “ ” preaches to his followers o f the Union Church from the

door step , a midst snow and sle e t . 1 h Mar. 1 , At a public meeting in t e Union School House , Luth “ ” e eran and Re fo rm d New Measure disciples , organize , de “ n cide to build a N e w Lutheran Church , with Rev . J . P . Shi h e del as pastor , c urch to be called the Evang lical Lutheran ” e Church , and proceed at o nce with the mo ve m nt.

Apr. 8, The Committe e o n Constitution and Discipline of the “ New Luthe ran Church make their report which is adopted

and printed in b o th German and English . Rev . Shindel takes charge at onc e and meetings a re held regularly in the Uni o n Scho ol House and in the Scho o l Ho use o n the Isle of Q ue

while the constructio n of the church edifice pro ceeds .

“ ” e M ay 1 6, W e st B e aver To wnship creat d out a part of Bea ” ver Township .

2 e July , C orner ston o f the New Evangelical Lutheran Church

laid with appro priate exe rcise s . ( 1 05 S . Market St.)

Sept. 4, Court grants a charte r to the Unite d Lutheran and R e

fo rmed C o ngre gatio ns o f Se linsgrove .

. H o n . o h e o f S e e o Oct J n Snyd r , linsgrov , a Dem cra t , de

fe ated for Co ngre ss by 249 vote s by Gen . Henry Frick .

Oct. R e v. H e nry Z eigler bec o mes Asst . Pastor of the New

Lutheran Church . h h Oct. About t is time , t e Union Sunday School changed th e ir meeting place fro m the Uni o n Scho o l House to the base

me nt of the N e w Lutheran Church .

o o e F e hre r Oct. 5 , Death f J s ph e , Esq .

2 - 1 2 Se lin sgro ve C hro n o lo gy, 1844 6

June 1 7, James K . Davis sells to H . C . Eyer and Geo . Schnure .

1 00 acres at the head of the Isle of Que . 24 L F July , a a ye tte Lodge , No . 1 94, F . A . M . has its Warrant

returned to them by the Grand Lodge of Penna . “ ” Aug. 30, Gideon Leisenring buys the Isl e o f Que Mill proper

ty. t Sept. Hon . James Buchanan , later Presid e nt of the Uni

ed States , enro ute to and from a large D e mocratic meeting a t “ ” - Milton , stops at the James K . Davis Hotel . ( 1 1 7 1 21 S . M ar

ket St.) 1 5 La F a 4 h e Oct. , ye tte Lodge , No . 1 9 , F . A . M . reopened in t “ ” James K . Davis Hotel , where subsequent meetings are held . 4 Dec . , Death of Capt . Fre d e rick Evans , a veteran of Fort Mc

Henry , in 1 81 4 , dies at Middleburg . 1 845 ‘ — — Penns Township o flic ia lsz Judge Hen ry W . Snyder ; — — Inspectors Geo . Adams and W . J . Myers ; Supervisors Ja — cob Duck and John Harrison ; Assessor John Hartman ; O v — e rse e rs o f Po or Isaac Robinson and I . I . Fisher ; Auditors

Peter Richter , George Hartman and John Hahne ; Constabl e — — John H . Fishe r ; Justic e s of —the Pe ace Jacob Riblet and Jo hn Emmitt ; School Directo rs Geo . D . Miller and William — Moyer ; Town Clerk Amos Stroh .

Jacob W a ge n se lle r e lected to the State Senate .

R e v. R . A . Fisher , local pastor of the Ge rman Reformed

Church .

Revs . B . H . Greaver and N . S . Buckingham , local M .

E . pasto rs . . Firm of Eyer Schnure formed and open busine ss on

S . E . co r. Mark e t St. and late r move over to the N . W . corner . h Canal tolls for year , Liverpo o l , Nort um

berland ,

Feb . 28, Act passed perfe cting Charter o f the United Lutheran

and Reformed C o ngregation of Selinsgrove . s Mar. 8, Navigation opened for the season on the Su quehanna

Div . of the canal . “ 1 h e Oct. 8, The Unio n Burying Ground e nlarged by t e purchas of lot on the north side from Jacob Bickel for 1 846 — — Penns Township offi cials Judge John Hehn ; I n spectors—Ge o rge Adams and Richard Lloyd ; A ssessor — Michael Fisher ; Constable Christian Schroyer ; Supervisors Se lin s ro ve hro n o lo g C gy, 1 846 1 23 — Jaco b Duck and H e nry Hartman ; Overse e rs of the Poor — Jacob Gingrich and Jac o b Mill e r ; Auditor Isaac Gearhart ; — Asst. Assessors David H e ise r and Ge orge Fisher ; Scho ol e — h Dir ctors Jo n Hall , W . F . W a ge n se lle r and John Kry — der ; Town Cl e rk Jacob Ribl e t. ' H il i h Phillip b s , n e o uty County Surveyo r.

. J. J. e e M. E o Rev P arc , local . past r .

Dr . Isaac Ne wton Shind e l lo cates in Se linsgrove and

dies sho rtly afterward .

J . G . L . Shindel opens a drug and book store . ! No . 1 06- 8

N . Market St.]

Dr. H . P . H o tte n ste in locate s in Selinsgrove a n d starts

practicing me dicine .

Unive rsity of Lewisburg ( n o w Bucknell Unive rsity)

charte red .

Ca nal to lls , Live rp o o l , No rth .

F e b 1 o “ . 8, Whig C mm . o f Unio n C o . me e t at New B e rlin and

e . o W a e n se lle r e e o o f li e el ct Dr Jac b g stat s nat r , Se n sgrov ,

del e gate to State Conve ntio n . 1\

F 1 2 o e b . 5, 0 inch e s of sn w falls . 4 M ar. , R e v. J . P . Shind e l re signs as pasto r of the E van . Luth

e ran Church .

1 — 1 T h e h l Mar . 2 8, e Susqu anna Val e y inundate d by a f re shet. A fl o o d that e xc e e ds the flo o d o f 1 81 0 bre aks th e canal

banks , damage s l o cal pro p e rty , and destroys many o f the

’ e o o h n riv r bridges , including Milt n , N rt umberland , D u can s

Island and Harrisburg . Pe nns Cre e k bridge at Selinsgro ve

swe pt away . e e e e Mar . 24 , Rev . Re ub e n W is r e l ct d pastor o f the Evan . Luth

e ran Church . May H e avy fre sh e ts delay op e ning o f navigation in can a l

f o r the se aso n till late in this mo nth . h e e o e h M ay 1 3, M e xic o and t e Unit d Stat s p n actual war , t e

latte r calling f o r vo lunte e rs . h e e s May 25 , Death o f Pe te r Ric t r , promin nt in local bu in e ss.

re ligio us and e ducatio nal aff airs .

o e N o 1 94 . . o e June 8, La F a ye tte L dg . , F A M h lds first m et

ing in the ir n e w lodge ro om o ver sto re o f Elias C o uldro n .

( No . 1 23- 5 S . M ark e t St.)

o e o e N o . 1 97 . . O F . Aug . 1 7, Charte r o f Se linsgr v L dg , I O . ,

granted by the Grand Lodge o f P e nnsylvania . — 1 24 n r Se li sg o ve C hro n o lo gy, 1 846 8

. 26 1 9 Nov , Selinsgrove Lodge , No . 7 I . O . O . F ., organiz e d in a

small brick two story building on Wa lnut St. east of Mark e t

near Alley .

. 29 Dec , The Columbia Guards of Danville , Capt . John A . l 2u Wi son , afterwards Co . C , d Penna . Regt ., pause at the Pine

. h St Wharf w ile on their way to the seat of war in M exic o ,

the citizens welco me them royally. 1 847 — Pe nns Township officials Judge —John Hehn ; I n spectors—Phillip Kantz and George Adams ; Assessor — David Heiser ; Constable Christian Schro yer ; Sup e rvisors

Jacob Miller and W . F . W a ge n se lle r ; Overse e rs of Poor Jacob Gingrich and Ge o rge Row ; Audito r —Samuel Pawling ; — School Dire ctors Geo . Fisher and H e nry W . Snyder Town — ; Clerk Thomas M . Le ic ght ( a minor) .

About this perio d , New B e rlin boasted of seven weekly

and monthly publications printed in that town .

n e N o . 1 97 . . . F . he e Seli sgrov Lodge , I O O , move t ir lodg “ ” ro o m t: the second floor o f the Pepper Box School House . fl “ ” Union Lutheran and Refo rme d Church re mo dle d a n d the English service substituted for that o f the German by both

congregations . h s Dr . Charles Wilson , o f Fremont , O io , moves to Selin

grove and opens practice in medicine .

Canal tolls , Liverpool Northumberland

e Jan . 9, Sunbury and Erie R . R . me ting held at New Berlin and

is large ly atte nded by inte reste d local citizens .

1 e . o Mar . 0, Death of Jam s K . Davis , Sr , wner of the stage post

- . tave rn by that name , also ex postmaster

h . Mar. 1 2, Navigation op e ns in t e canal for the season “ ” o Mc e to wn e V M ar. 25, The J un ia ta Guards of L wist wn and y ,

l e ave by canal f o r the seat of war in M e xico . a e n se lle r a Apr . 27, Death of Dr . Jacob W g , while State Sen

tor. ’ e h 46 Oct . 9, Anothe r flood , nearly exc eding t at of inundates

the Susqu e hanna Vall e y . e h de Oct . 28, High water damages the Susqu anna Canal to the

trime nt of navigation . 1 848 — — Penns Township offi cials z Judge Jacob Miller ; In — sp e ctor Richard Lloyd and Michae l H . We aver ; Assessor

— 1 26 Se lin s ro v hr n o lo 1 g e C o gy, 848 9

Paxtonville ) blown in , around which had sprung a village o f

that name .

. . . W a e n se lle r o f e Sept W F g , S linsgrove , appointed aid e ’ o n . ff Gov Johnson s sta , with rank of Lie ut. C olonel .

Se pt . 27 Evan . Luth . Syn o d o f East Penna . in session here

Oct. Vo ting place f o r P e nns Township ( 4th District) at

the home of Jacob Rhoads . 30 Oct. , Rev . Reuben Weiser re signs as pastor of the Evan .

Lutheran Church . 1 1 Dec . , Rev . J e sse W in e c o ff e lecte d pasto r of the Evan . Luth .

Church . 2 Dec . 6, Canal commissio ners refuse G . Gundrum request for

water power at Se linsgro ve .

De c . . o e . e John R F llm r , Esq , of L wisburg , move s his la w

o ffi ce from Williamsp o rt to Se linsgrove .

Dec . Amo s Stro h runs Isle o f Q ue H o use . l Dec . Loca markets , fl o ur Whe at R ye .70

c o m .67; oats .30. 1 849 — — Penns Township o fficials Judge Ge o rge Adams ; — Inspecto rs Richard Lloyd and Joseph Scharf Assessor — ; G e o rge D . Mill e r ; Assistant Asse ssor John Harrison and — — John Stail e y ; C o nstable Dani e l Ott ; Supervisors Phillip Kantz and Christian Walter ; Auditor—Samu e l Ritte r ; Over seer o f Poor—Samu e l Boyer and George Row ; School Di recto rs—Jose ph Eyste r and B e nj amin Smith ; Town Clerk William C o lshe r

Rev . B . B . Hamlin , l o cal M . E . pastor. m e Y Anthony C . Si pson , o f G neva , N . ., opens a law

It is claime d that during the rafting se ason that ovei e e e 2500 rafts , c o ntaining o v r f t of lumber , pass

e d down the rive r past Se linsgro ve in 26 days . e Canal tolls , Liverpool Northumb rland

. Of ~ Apr . 9, Jere miah Cro use appointed local Postmaster Post

fi c e is move d to ( No . S . M arket St. e Apr. 1 7, Union C o unty , by r organization of the Militia , part

of the 8th Division . “ o f e the Aug . 2, The Inde p e nd e nt Grays , S linsgrove , assist at o e military fun e ral o f Ge n . R . H . Hammond , f the M xican

. War , at Milton ro 1 2 Se lin sgro ve C h n o lo gy, 1 849 7

Sept . 1 , The opening of the newly constructed Pennsylvani a Cen tral Railroad from Harrisburg to Lewistown marks a new a era for all . Aqueduct Station , near the mouth of the J niata

River , the great transfer point for travel to and from the Sus

que ha n n a Valley and the North .

. 2n d Oct . Death of Jacob App , of Selinsgrove , Co C ,

Penna . Inf . at Sa n Francisco , Cal .

Oct . 9, High water in local streams . wn s Nov . A . C . Go e ll , Agent for Prof . M orse , visiting to “ alon g the S usquehanna Valley in the interest of the Sue que ” hanna River and No rth and West Branch Telegraph Line .

. Dec . 3, About four inch snow fall

. Dec . 5, Winter weather close s the canal navigation for the year 1 28 I NDE X

I NDE X

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Adamsburg ( B e ave r Springs) 94. A dj o n qua y, 1 5. A e t g n , Indian , (S e e Indi an Age n t)

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Amb o y, N . J . 53.

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69. A thin so n ,

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t e r 61 1 1 6. Bu l , 50, 51 , ,

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re t . 87. C e nt C o un y , Pa 55,

C e n tre Hall , Pa 55. C e nsus E num e rato r (Assistant Marshal ) 85.

T sh 94 1 05. C e ntre o wn ip , ,

94. C e nte rville ,

4. C e rbe y , 6

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42. Champian ,

1 06. Chapman ,

96 1 00 1 02 1 07 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 25. Charle sto wn , , , , , , ,

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35. C hilla wa y,

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C o an , r e s C o d o us, C o ld t Da y

C o lle c to r (lS e e Canals.) C o e M 2 bbl Hill ass. 5 . 4 C o le , 53, 5 . r 9 C o lle cto o f E xcise , 4 .

C o lshe r,

C 1 1 5. o lumbia C o unty,

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s r 79. C o mmissio n o f C e n o s, 78,

n 3. C o mmissi o o f E xchange , 6

s r 68. C o mmi si o n e o f F o ra ge ,

r 34. C o mmissi o ne r o f Indian Aff ai s, e r h s o rse s 58 69. C o mmissi o n r to Pu c a e H , ,

84. C o mmitte e o f C o rre spa n de n c e ,

m f 2 53 55. C o m itte e o f Sa e ty , 50, 5 , , “ C o mpany Training Day ( S e e Battalio n Day) .

r 84. C o mptro lle G e ne ral ,

22. C o n e sto ga to wn ,

7 37 40 43. C o nf e re nc e , , , , n fi e d E e f 82. C o sc a t stat s, Age nt o ,

s 52 53 59 60 66 67 72 1 00 1 03. C o ngre s, , , , , , , , , “ ’ r n (S Mt r r t o s. C o ng e sss Ow , ( e e ili a y O ganiza i n ) 7 44 49 50 51 52 72. C o nne cticut, , , , , , ,

44. C o n o y King,

38.

93 1 01 . C o nn e l , ,

73. C o nrad , 84 85. C o n stitutio n , ,

e T o sh Offi s. C o nstabl e s, (S e e P nns wn ip cial )

n h Se e T o w e -hi Ofli c ia ls. C o stabl e o n t e R e turn , ( e P nns n p ) “ ” Z Mt r r t o s. C o ntin e nta ls, ( Se e ili a y O ganiza i n ) 49 51 52 53 79. C o ntin e ntal C o ngre ss, , , , , r 69. C o ntracto Ge n e ral , 49 50 51 98 1 09 1 1 0. C o nve nti o n , , , , , , 47 48 49 50 52 53 57 68 74 89. C o o k , , , , , , , , , , 92 99 1 02 1 20. C o rn e rsto n e s, , , 78. C o rn wa llia , 1 00 1 01 . C o tt, ,

1 23. C o uldro n ,

C o un c fl,

50 51 53 54 59. C o uncil o f S af e ty , , , , , 71 . C o un c ille r,

. 47 1 00 1 02 1 03 1 04. C o unty Se at, , , , ,

1 23. C o unty S urve yo r, 49 1 04. C o urt H o use ,

92. C o wdo n , 41 .

46.

50 67 71 . C rawf o rd , , ,

1 21 1 22. Gre a ve r, , 73 75 . C re e k , , C re ide r ( Kryd e r) 1 23. r s 1 26. C o u e , 40. Cro wn , r 1 3 1 8 36 37 39 40 41 Cumb e lan d,8, 9, 1 0, , , , , , , ,

4 46 47 48 62 64 66 71 73 75 76. 42, 3, , , , , , , , , 98 99 1 01 1 1 4 1 1 5. Cummings, , , , , 1 32 I NDE X

52.

88 1 00 1 1 3 1 1 4. Dams, 86, 87, , , ,

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 9 1 24 1 25. Danville , 0, , 5, , , 85 86 3 Daub e rman , , , 9 .

1 95. Dauphin , 5,

97 1 01 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 22 1 24. Davi s, , , 0, , 6, ,

f 63. Day o Thanksgiving,

1 00. D e arbo rn ,

r 52. D e cla ati o n o f Ind e pe nd e nc e ,

92 4 1 21 . D e dicati o n , , 1 0 ,

1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8. D e itrich ( also De trich ) 0 , , 7,

D l 93. e b ,

le 82. De wa re , 6 1 24 2 2 De le wa re Indians, , 0, , 7, 8, 35, 42, 43, 45.

De l w r e r . e a e Riv , 56 1 1 1 1 22 De mo c ratic , 1 5, 8, . m r i D e o c atic Re publ ca n ,

1 8. D e nning , 0

2 24 26 28 4 4 46. D e nny , 3, , , , 35, 3, 5, o l e he r R e f o r D e n o minati ns, ( S e Lut an , m

e Me th s ho Pre s te r . d , o di t, Cat lic , by ian )

t ff rs 40. D e puty Age n o f Indian A ai ,

l rve r 4 . D e puty S u yo , 0

e . D ring , 1 05

r 1 . D e r , 8

4 7 1 1 1 1 0. D e rring , 8 , 8 , 97, 06, 08,

D rr 44 48 1 4 9 . e to wn , , , 8 , 9 , 8

2 . Dia ho ga , 7

so 7 . Dickin n , 5 , 78, 80

Diff e n ba ch , 1 00.

Dinwi ddi e , 1 3. rr Didbe y, 90. v f 83 89 Di isi o n o , , , 93, 96, 99.

f 64. D o gs, use o ,

35.

D o ngo n , 5. e D o nn ll , h Dre isbac , 64 87 89 91 92 93 94 95 9 9 Drum , , , , , , , , , 6, 8.

96, 1 1 4.

76. Dry Vall e y , 60,

91 .

Dubbe n do rff , 67.

2 2 1 23. Duck , 1 1 , 1 2,

e Mss. 50. Dudl y , a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Duncan , 07, , 1 3, 9, 3.

e rto 1 41 . Dunk wn , 0,

3 40. Dunning 7, 1 38, 1

1 1 3. 02, 0

o rt S e o rts. Duqu e sn e , F , ( e F )

E t P n as e n sbo ro ugh , E t n as bur , E to as n , E cke rt, E ckhart

1 34 I NDE X

’ r s Mr Bi d , . 1 4. r B ady, 65. e s e Duqu n , 1 8, 34.

re e 7 64 . F land , 5 , , 65, 66 r e 1 1 G anvill , 3, 1 6, 7.

f 5 2 22 2 2 30. Hali ax , 1 , 1 7, 1 , , 6, 9, ’ H e ndricks ( Scho ch e ) 45. r H o n , 1 1 4 1 6 1 1 Hunte rs, 0, 1 3, , , 7, 8, 1 9,

20 21 22 23 27 28 3 2 3 9. , , , , , , 0, 3 , 4, 37, 3

4 4 6 8. 5 , 63, 6 , 5, 6

33.

1 3.

1 22. 57 61 63 64 65 69 73 7 78 , , , , , , , 5, 76, .

31 .

1 . 8, 3, 1 4

63.

1 3, 1 4, 1 5.

55. 71 , 74, 75, 77.

1 3.

43.

57.

70.

77.

1 1 6. F r 1 7 anklin , , 1 8, 92. Franklin C o . 1 03. r ks o w F an t n , 8.

re e r 89 1 1 3. F bu g , , 99, 05, 1 06, 1 r h rs F e e o lde , 51 .

‘ F r rt S s . e e land , F o , ( e e Fo rt ) ’ Ms F re e land s ill , 51 . r s 1 01 1 2 21 F ick , , 0, 1 .

F ri e s, r o F e m nt, 1 24.

r h 6 7. 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 F e nc , , , , , 3, 7, 8, 4, 33, 60. r n h Mr re t F e c a ga , 36. r e Fu nac s,

G

r e e o r e 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 2 41 42 . Gab i l , G g , , , , , , , , , 6, , , 46 ’ s Ms 4 4 48. Gabri e l ill , 37, 0, 6, 4 2 Gage , 0, 4 .

87.

Garraway 32.

r 92 93 1 1 1 25. Gaugle , , , 6, 1 1 1 1 25 G e arhart, 00, 05, 23, .

1 . Ge dd e s, 1 0

1 . Ge iswe it, 87, 88, 9 53 75 84 91 98 1 04 1 05 1 08 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 9 1 2 Ge mbe rling , , , , , , , , , , , 5, , 1 .

s 7 . Ge n e s e e , 6 2 Ge n e va , 1 6.

Ge n e qua n t, 44. I NDE X 1 35

e rm e e t .S Mt r o s. G an R gim n , ( e e ili a y Organizati n )

r h. Ge rman Re f o rme d Church , ( S e e R e f o rm e d Chu c )

Ge rmanto wn ,

Ge ttig,

Gif t,

Gingrich,

Glass,

G o al , (S e e Jail )

Go e ll ,

G o rd o n ,

Graham, r G ant, rts Granville , (S e e F o ) r s Grave ya d , r G ay,

Graybill ,

Grayd o n ,

i e e r t sh . Gre at B rit a n , (S B i i )

s Gre at Plain ,

Gre a t Runaway, Gre gg.

Gre e k Fund , 39. Gre e n , ff 1 08. Gro , ss 88. Gro , 88. Q uick , 1 1 1 . Guilf o rd , h ’ Ms 57. Gue lp s ill , 1 1 5 1 1 6 1 1 9 Gundrum, 1 8 1 1 7, 1 . Gute lius, 1 21 .

Haas, 1 01 . H a cke n burg, 1 26. Hamlin , 1 1 6 1 24 . hn e e h , Hain , (Ha , H n) , s Haine ,

Half King , ’ l Mc K e e s f s. e Half Falls, ( S e Hal Fall )

l e e o rts . Halif a x , ( S F ) 1 23. Hall , 57. o Halls Stati n , 1 9 32 58. h , , Hambrig t, 8 35

1 26. Hamlin , 1 26. Hammo nd , 1 5.

1 01 .

73. Han o ve r, 73.

86.

2 34 51 . 6, 33, , Harris, 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 5. o h , , , , , Harms, J n , 1 36 I NDE X

9 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 6 , , , 3, 6, 1 7, 8, 7, 39, 44, 59, 5, 78. 7 9 1 02 1 04 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 1 2 27 , , , , 7, 0, , 6, 1 , 3, 1 . 1 2 1 2 1 1 8, 2, 6.

50, 52.

1 2 6 86 9 94 . 6 , 6 , 3, , 0,

90. 1 22 1 23 96, 1 05, 1 21 , , .

83, 88.

94.

’ n R e e M r r o s. Haze s gt. ( S e ilita y O ganizati n )

. H e a ve ly , 77

1 2. 91 H e imlin g, , s r 1 1 9 1 21 1 2 1 24 H e i e , , , 3, .

H e lbro n , 86.

H e mp , 54.

r 8 1 . H e nd icks, 3 , 07 rt H e ndricks, F o , ( S e e F o rts) . e r t 2 H bs , 9 . 8 H e ro dt, 4.

41 .

37, 40 e rro H ld , 72, 78, 85 e ss H ian , 75 . e H witt, 56. H i in s s 94 g , (Higgin ) 93, , 97, 98. H ilbish H o lle n bush , ( ) , 96, 1 07, 1 08, 1 1 4. 1 23. e Hil , 1 25.

H imbus, 33.

H imme lrich , 90. o h H c , 87. o e H g , 43, 45, 46.

o 3 3 7. H lland , 3, 6, 3 s 4 H o lm e , 1 .

H o lste in , r r H o n , (S e e F o ts) .

o ste r 47 48 55 57 8 71 81 4 6 1 01 . H man , , , , , 5 , 60, , , 83, 8 , 85, 8 , 87, 89, 91 , 93, o t T r H e ls, ( S e e ave ns) . H o tte n s e in t , 1 07, 1 08, 1 1 5. o se o rth H u w 1 01 , 1 1 8. e H o w ll , 87. e 6 8 88 Hubl y . 5, 6, . s Huggin , 95,

me 71 88 95 96 98 99 1 00 Hum l , , , , , , , ,

’ s rf Humm e l Wha , 48. r 47 4 4 5 57 5 6 6 6 6 6 Hunte . 36, 38, , 8, 9. 50, 55, 6, , 9, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, ’ e r 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 Hunt s, , , 0, 38, 0 .

r o rt Se o rts . Hunte , F , ( e F )

r e n t o ss o e s re Imp o ve m C mmi i n , P nn C e k , i n s I n a gura t o ,

Ind e pe nd e nc e , r o o f Ind e p e nd e nc e , D e cla ati n ,

1 38 INDE X

07. 1 06, 1

78.

8 5. 4, 8

82.

e r 4 72 8 94 99 1 01 1 4 1 07 1 8. Kre am e r, ( Kre m ) , 5, , 6, , , , 0 , , 0

r 96. Kryd e ,

1 4 MS e Mso Laf aye tte L o dge , N o . 9 , F . A . . ( e a nic ) .

E r e Lake i , r 2 1 4 33 5 37 45 Lancaste , 7, 1 , , 37, , 3 , , , 4 1 4 4 9 9 1 1 07 7, 5 , 7 , 75, 78, 8 , 89, 6, 7, 06, . 1 1 2 43 61 62 66 69 Lancaste r C 0. 6 8 1 , , , , , 73.

1 01 . Landing ,

r t 93. Land G an ,

37 44. Land Offi c e ,

l o . Lang, ( Se e L ng)

2. Laur, 4

82. Laure ns, r 1 Lau e lto n , 1 1

e s e r La te n sl e r e s e r 4 8 1 1 8. Laud n lag , ( u a g , L o ud n lag , 8, 5, 87, 94,

1 01 .

1 25, 1 26.

90.

5.

r 1 4 Le aning T o we , 1 .

L e b o 93. e h e r 94 95 9 9 98 1 1 1 L c n , , , 6, 7, , 00 0 , 1 1 6. Le e , 54, 76. h Le ic g t, 1 24 .

e se r 1 9 1 21 1 22. L i n ing, 1 , ,

Le m o n , 49. e e L pl y, 64, 83. e is r 44 81 90 92 4 9 2 1 04 1 05 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 2 2 L w bu g , , , , , 9 9 1 0 , 1 1 , 1 , 1 , 9, 1 3, 1 6. e st 2 L wi o wn , 1 3, 1 7. r s Lib e ty Po le , 89 .

Lic e nse s, 47.

Lidge , 66.

ie te t o f C o un tv 8 68. L u nan . 57, 5 , h o rse e Mi r r t o s Lig t H , ( S e lita y O ganiza i n ) . st Li , 91 . L itchfi e ld, C o nn . 50.

e r o 1 1 1 1 22 1 23 2 2 1 26. Liv p o l , 1 8, 9, , 1 4, 1 5,

o 1 7 1 00. Ll yd , , 30, “ o e - . L ck Up, 7 L o cks. (lS e e C anals)

4 53. L o ck Hav e n , 0, o t 93 1 1 06 1 1 4 L cus , , 03, , . 5 63 Lo dge , 6, .

Lo ro e r 1 09. g G c y , 46,

Lo sto wn E o o . g , ( c n my , Pa ) 8.

o 58 86 96 97 98 1 1 . L ng , , , , , , 0 ( Lo ngto wn . Se e N e w B e rlin ) . o s L ng I land , 52, 53. INDEX 1 39

o tte r 1 1 0 L y , 95, .

Lo ud e n , Fo rt, (S e e F o rts) .

Lo wde n , Lo a lso c k y ,

Lo yd ,

Luke ns,

Lumbe ring , the ra s 41 46 47 4 1 Lu n , , , , 9, 9 , 92, 93, 97,

98 99 1 05 1 06 1 1 9 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 24 1 25 1 26. , , , , , , , , , , r Luze n e , o 60 1 5 Lyc ming, 54, 57, 58, 59, , 1 . s Lyke n , 67 1 1 5 1 1 7. , , L te llt n r y o , Fo rt, ( S e e F o ts) .

Mc A m da s,

' MH n r i c e y ( se e F o rts) . MK n 5. c e a , 90, 94 , 9

MK . c e e 7 8 9 1 0 1 3 1 5 1 9 20 21 26 33 40 47 , , , , , , , , , , , , , MK ’ H f c e e 8 al Falls, ’ MK M o 1 9. c e e s e a d ws, ’ Mc K e 1 . e s Sto re , 7

MK 9 . c i n n e y. 8

ML i 1 3. c a ughl n ,

M ha 1 01 . o Q u e ,

M 1 24. cve yto wn ,

Mk 2. a c e n n e ss, 8 M 41 4 44 4 4 7 78 8 82 9 2 aclay , 40, , 3 , 9 , 50, 60, 6 , 65, 68, 0, , 1 , , 83, 0, 9 . ,

M 9 1 00 1 03. adiso n , 9, .

Mh o 28 42 4 47 8 . a an y , 8, , . 3. , 6

Mah n 1 4 8 5 9 1 04 1 05 1 06. a tango , 0 1 6, 7, 4 , 7 8 , , , , , Mn an ing , ’ Ma 1 4 1 05 1 09 1 1 1 1 3. nsi o n , G o ve rn o r s Sto n e 0 , , , ,

Mr s 52 1 02. a cu Ho o k , ,

Mr r t 36. a ga e , Cathe rin e ,

Mr r t F r 36. a ga e , e nch , Mr 97 a ke t, .

Mr 1 26. a ke ts, Markle y 86.

Mr 62. a te l ,

Mr 5 0 5 1 63. a tin , , Ma r 86 88 89 98 tz , , , .

M 1 3 8 . aryla n d , , 2 Ms a o n .

M 1 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 5 . 1 21 1 22 1 23 aso nic , 0 1 09 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 , , , , . , , , , ,

M r 56. assac e , Pao li ,

M n 1 0. s re n s r a sac , Pe C e e k ,

M r 60. assac e , Wyo mi n g,

M h t s 7 50 52. assac use t , , , 1 40 I NDE X

Ms as e r, 98. Mh e M h 8 a w o s r a a o n Ma r 8 7 t a h w t o te r 5 . ( , y ) , , Me r az , 87.

1 00.

1 8.

73.

M r e se 4 i , 9, 58. M r e o m ial , 59, 63. M e s IMin e ng ( ge s) , 89 90. M , e r e r 35 36. Mc , , e rr 1 1 . ill , 1

93. Mth s 1 6 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 8 1 1 9 1 21 1 22 1 2 e o di t, 0 3 1 1 5 1 6 1 , , , , 3 1 25 1 26. M , e r 2. e tzg , 9

Me x 23 1 2 2 c o 1 1 24 1 6. i , , , 5,

M t l e F o e xic o ( Pa te rso n ) ( S e rts) . Mi h c ae l , 85. Mi dl r e k 1 3 36 37 41 42 43 44 4 7 1 2 73 8 d e c e . 48 9 0 7 7 80 1 83 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

84 85 87 89 91 96 97 98 1 06 1 07 1 1 1 1 1 4 . , , , , , , , , M re T w shi e o 1 1 6. iddl e C k n p , M r 4 l 1 83 9 1 1 22 25. idd e bu g, , 1 , 1 3, 1 , M t w 4 iddle o n , 7 . Mid l rth 7 1 1 1 1 1 e w d o , 8 , 00, 03, . Miffiin ur 7 86 1 1 1 2 1 b g , 0, , 0 , 0 , 1 1 .

Mle s 52. i ,

Mt ase Militr Or t o s . ili ia , ( e y ganiza i n ) Ml ta r r e st he i i y Fo c s e a blis d , 8. Military Organizatio n s ’ r ro o A mand s T p , 63.

sso to rs. 5 1 2 A cia 0, 5 , 5 , 53, 54, 55. sso te R e e t f ste r C o t A cia d gim n o Lanca un y , 8. u R e l rt ust Aug sta gim e nt, ( Se e F o Aug a ) . r t sh 24th e e B i i . R gim nt, 50.

o r s 24 2 . C lumbia Gua d , 1 , 1 5

o f o o . C o mpany F t, 60 62 , “ ’ ” re ss s Own . C o ng , 52, 78 C o t e t ls 54 55 56 57 58 6 61 4 65 7 7 n in n a , , , 0, . 6 , , 6 , 68, 69 , 72 7. ,

e r R e e t 52 5 6 67 68 69 . G man gim n , 3, 3 , , , 70, 71 72 , , ’ e R e Haz n s gim e nt, 72. r s Ind e pe nd e nt C o p , 59. n r Ind e pe nd e t G ays, 1 26. a r 24 Juni ta Gu a ds, 1 . h r e Lig t B igad , 1 03.

64. 65, 73. ’ Middle wo rth s C o m 00. pany , 1

Mt 8 2 1 3 1 53 54 . 5 . . 1 . 1 . . 5 5 . 56. 57 60 6 . 62 64 65 69 71 73 ili ia , , , . , , , , , 5 8 4 85 87 8 7 . 76, 3. 8 , , 8, 90, 92, 95 1 05 , 1 1 9, 1 26 r h e r C o n t Mill tia l t B a tta ll n 1 No t umb land u y s . o , 8 . ,

2n d. Battali o n , 52, 87. 5th 4 Battali o n , 83, 8 , 85.

l st. C l ss 6 62. a , 55, 5 ,

2md. 5 2. Class, 6, 6

3rd. 7 62. C lass 56, 5 , 4 h 57 t . Class 56, .

57 58. 6i h . C l a ss, 58. 7th . C l a ss, 58.

1 42 I NDE X

M 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 5. o rris, 0, , , 3, , M 25 o rriso n , 1 .

M 55. o rr sto . J. M i wn , N , o r ro f se , P . Mrt o o M n , o tz ,

Mo n t tr u Pa ick,

M r o ye , 58 91 96 1 1 0 1 1 2. , , , , Mud Dam , 1 1 4. M e r h 4 47. u l nbu g, 41 , 6,

Mn o rt lS e e o rts . u cy , F , ( F ) M T r e s uncy ib , 5. M h 48. Munic , rr y, 49 55 57 62 63. Mu a , , , , rr w Mu o 68. e r 83 4 9 1 1 1 22. y , , 8 , 88, 8 , 90, 07, 8, 1

1 05.

1 21 .

N e i p 77.

e s o e . N c p ck , 1 3, 28, 79 N A l e w e ka , 45.

N e w e r o to 1 0. 45 70 86 97 1 2 B lin , ( L ng wn ) . , . , 0 1 03 , , , 1 04 1 07 1 08 1 09 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 , , , , , , , 5, , 9, 1 24. N e w r s B un wick , 55. N e w C st e a l , 1 1 1 2 27. , , N e w e rse 1 2 53 54 55 7 J y, , , , , 60, 2, 87. N e w r h se Pu c a , 43, 44. N e w tre ht U c , 52. N e w o r 7 1 2 42 43 2 Y , , , , 50 5 , 53, 54 60 66 76 1 1 0 1 26. k , , , , , , , e N wman , 73.

e s e rs 1 07 1 1 1 24. N w pap , , 8, e m N y an , 83. ‘ r o r o Niaga a . F t, ( Se e F rts) . e r Nigg Island ,

N o a cre , 79. o rth to 47 51 53 N p . , , 59, 62 76 79 84 88. am n , , , , , r h r l e s h n No t B anch , ( Se Su q ue a na R ive r) . o rth R e r N iv , 50. o rth e r 50 60 69 70 7 78 N umb land . , . 6, . 88 89 99, , , ,

o rth b e r C o t 47 48 49 50. 51 52 53 56 57 N um land un y , , , , , , . . 58. 63 64 65 66 69 70 71 72 73 74 7 , , , , , , , , , , 5,

82, 83 95 97 99 1 , , , 00, 1 1 5 . o rth e r C o t ro o s S e M N umb land un y T p , ( e ilitary Organizati o ns) .

h o f e n O at All ia c e , O e r o rf g b d , Odd F e llo ws. (S e e I . O . O .

a hr i Og g a d risha h , I NDE X 1 43

h O o , 8 23 31 43 93 1 24. i , , , “ Old B e t Mo n a h a o o l , ( g t tha ) , 1 3. O e s n ida , 9.

O n o n da o 6 44. g , , 9, 38,

Ott, 91 92 97 1 06 1 1 2 1 1 8 1 1 9 1 26. , , , , , , , Otte o rf Vo n S e Ml i nd , , ( e lita ry Orga nizati o ns) . Ove rmie r 86 7 9 , , 8 , 89, 3, 94. O ve rse e rs lS e , ( e Pe nns T o wnship Offi cials) . m r ille , ( S e e Aumill e r) .

Packe t, Pal atina te S e ttle m e nt , P n a ua be c t,

Pao li , i Pa pe rm ll ,

r Pa ks,

e Pat nt,

tt rso o rt l s Pa e n F , ( S e e F o rt ) . tte rso 24 38 Pa n , 1 3, , , 42. tto Pa n , 42.

aw 84 88 93 94 1 01 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 8 1 1 9 1 21 1 24. P ling , , , , , , , , , , , o s Paxin , 1 1 5. x ta to Pa ng , ( Pax n ) , 59, 70. to 7 1 0 1 1 1 2 39 73 7 Pax n , , , , , , , 4, 84. “ l Mt r t o to o ys ( S e e l ry O g s) . Pax n B , i i a aniza i n to e 1 2 Pax nvill , 6.

e r 24 31 7 79. Paymast , , , 39, 5 ,

e e 03. P ac , 77, 1 2 Pe a rc e , 1 3. e 5 6 39 40 4 1 42 43 44 45 46 4 4 4 51 P nn , , . , , , , , 7, 8, 9, 50, . , , e r P nn , F o rt, ( S e e F o ts) .

e r e 9 1 0 1 1 1 9. 34 7 4 46 47 P nns C e k , 8, , . . , 3 . 3, , ,

87, Pe r n s ro e nns C e e k , (S e li g v ) , e n 1 P ns C re e k Ambush , 1 . Pe nns C re e k Massacre 1 0. , Pe nns C re e k Impro ve m e nt C o mmissi o n . ( S e e re e a t o o 1 1 9 Pe nns C k Navig i n C mpany) , 07, 08, 1 0 . re e o 1 1 3 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 Pe nns C k Navigati o n C mpany, , , , . e r e 1 1 7 P nns C e k R o ute , e s o sh 44 47 48 49 3 55 57 8 63 66 68 7 71 74 P nn T wn ip , , . . . 5 , , 5 , . 64, , , 0, , , 85 88 89 90 91 94 1 00 1 05 1 1 2 1 1 6 , , , , , , , . ,

1 25.

e T wn h ffi 48 49 7 5 . . 72 2 4 7 P nns o s ip O cials, , , 5 . 8 63 . 73. 77, 80, 8 , 83, 8 . 85 8 , ,

88 89. 90. 91 92. 93 94 . 95. 96 97 98 99 1 01 1 03 1 04 , , , , , , , , , ,

1 1 6 1 07 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 4 05, 0 , , 08. 09 0. 1 1 , 1 2, 1 3, 1 1 , 1 1 5, 1 1 6 6 4 6 Pe nns Valle y, 58, 1 , 6 , 8 .

49 5 55 56. Pe nnsylvania 52 4 , , , , ,

n n Se e a . Pe sylvania Canal , ( C nals) e o f P nnsylvania , C mmissi o n o . 7. u M r r a o Pe nnsylvan ia Lin e , ( se e ilita y O ganiz ti ns) .

e s ro n e o f 1 2 1 3 9 45. P nn ylvania , P vi c , 8, 9, , , 3 , 1 44 I NDE X

e s r 1 . P nn ylva nia Ra il o a d , 1 0, 1 27 e s a Tro s lS e M r a i t o n s P nn ylv nia o p , ( e ilita ry O g n za i ) .

e s o ro 41 . P nn b , “ Pe ppe r C o rn Le ase , 5. ” e r o 2 P ppe b x , 1 04, 1 1 7, 1 4. rr Pe y , 1 04 , 1 06, e te rs R h r 1 2 P , ic a d , 8, 9, 1 , 1 , 31 , 35. e t t o s 1 0 48 49 66 71 74 75 78 80 P i i n , , , , , , , , , , 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 8 , 83, 8 , 88, 89, 91 , 9 , 1 0 , 07, 09, 1 . e t h P t y, Jo n , 6. h h Pa 1 2 4 l d e lp . 5 8, 2 1 9, 6 33, 36 42 3 49, 50 P i a ia , , , , , , , , ,

1 2 5 55 6 5 2 1 4 0 . 5 , 5 , 3, , 5 , 7, 60, 67, 8 , 90, 03, 1 0 . 1 5

Ph sic a n s 87 1 06 1 1 3 1 1 6 1 1 8 1 23 1 24 1 25. y , , , , , , , , e 4 Pick l , 9, 77.

Picke tt, 86. P e 9 in e Cre k , 4 . l M r i o s Pio n e e r C o rp , ( Se e ilitary O ganizat n ) .

Piscataway , N . J., r l e o Pitt, F o t, ( S e F rts) .

i r h . P ttsbu g , Pa ,

Plunke tt, 49, 51 .

Po llo ck ,

o f re t stle (:Se e o rts) . P m Ca , F t Po n iac , o l o n 1 1 6 1 1 P pu ati , 36, 45, 85, 9 , 0 , 3, 1 1 8. Tr 4 4 Po rt e vo rto n , 6, 7.

51 .

Po sha rt, 1 07.

34. ffi 9 9 9 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 6 1 1 7 1 1 8 1 1 9 2 Po st O c e s, 0, 5, 7 , , , , 1 6. , , , o a s e rs 95 9 1 1 4 1 1 6 1 1 7 1 1 8 1 1 9 1 2 P stm t , , 7, , , , , , 6 4 1 Po tte r, 7, 5 , 52, 53, 55, 56, 57.

60 61 64 69 71 73 74 75 76 79 81 85. , , , , , , , , , . , r o rt Po tte , F , ( Se e Fo rts) . ri Pre sbyte an , 48. re s e o f Pe n n s lva n l a lS e e o e r o rs 4 7 73 3 P id nt y , ( G v n ) , 5 , 5 , 75, 8 .

r e n s f i te t s 1 22. P e sid t o the Un d Sta e , e t Pr tyman , r P ic e ,

Prin c to n . 55. , N J r s s l P i o n , ( Se e Jails) . ro t o 6 8 41 42 43 44 7 78 P clama i n , 7, , r r t r 37 39 4 4 44 P o p i e a ie s. 9 0 1 , . , ,

ro o f e re e 49 . P vincial C n nc , Pro vincial C o nve ntio n 49. ro in c C o 1 1 1 2 24 P v ial uncil , 30, i h a 1 4 Public H g w y , 81 , 85 87 1 . , , r ha se Pu c , r h e 4 Pu c ase Lin , 7 . r Pu dy, 80.

t Q uack D o c o r, o Q u ta ,

1 46 I NDE X

s o San Fra n c i c , h o Sandusky, O i ,

Sanks,

Saylo r, Sc a ro ua d y, f Schar , r Schlatte ,

ch e e S n 1 1 . S n , ( ay) , 07, 08 h re 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Sc nu , 80, , , 6, 9, 2, 25. l So hn yde r, ( Se e Snyd e r) , 48. h h 36 41 45 59 6 8 4 9 1 Sc o c , , , , , 3, 3, 8 , 9, 07.

S ho h r e N . Y ., 5. c a i , h S o o ls, 45 89 94, 98 1 04 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 5. c , , , , , , ,

t Scho o l Dire cto rs, ( se o Pe n ns T o wn ship Officials) . ho o o s 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 2 Sc l H use , 6, , 20, 24, 1 5.

S ho o T he rs 1 4 1 1 9 1 2 . c l e ac , 1 , , 0 S ho o e r c n , ’ Mi S ho tt e cho fl o r t r r t o c , ( S e S tt s Ri e C p , il a y O ganiza i n ) , S hr r c awd e ,

-h Sc ro ye r,

Schuylkill , “ “ h r N w M re Sc wa rm e e i ( e e asu ,

Sc o tt. ri e Se hrist S e a g st, ( S e c ) , S ll cu , t r f a r Se cre a y o W ,

S e e ly, Se i e rt 1 1 1 21 b , 8, . 2 6 7 72 7 Se l , 52, 54, 59 , 6 , 63, 6 , 6 68 , 7 , 78, in , ,

79 80 82 83 84 85 . 86 87 88 93 97 1 03 1 08 , , , , , , , , , , , . S e s ro e 7 9 1 0 1 5 37 39 41 45 46 49 52 64 67 72 78 9 lin g v , , , . , , . , , , . . , , , , 7 ,

81 82 83. 84 85 86. 87. 89 90. 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 , , . , , . , , , . , ,

99 1 00. 1 02. 1 03 1 04 1 05 1 06. 1 07. 1 0 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 . , , , 8. 0 . 0, , 1 1 , 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 6 1 1 7 1 1 8 1 1 9 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 , , , , , , , , , , , 1 1 24, 25, 1 26. ro e R fl o te e rs :Se e Mta r r n t o s S e linsg v i e V lun . ( ili y O ga iza i n ) . r e i e I e M r r s S e linsg o ve F nc bl s, ( S e ilita y O ganizatio n ) . a te S e n , 88. e S e n cas, 9 .

Sh f e r S ha ff e r 63 9 a . ( ) . , 8, r 6 7 1 1 1 1 2 Shamo kin , (S unbu y) , , , 8, 9, 0, , , 1 3,

1 4 1 5 1 6 20 21 28 30 34 35 36 37 46 47. , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sham o kin , Pa ., 1 1 0, 1 1 5, 1 1 7. 1 1 1 Sham o kin Dam Pa 1 3, 8. n 1 1 1 Shan o n , 00, 0 .

h r 91 92. S a o n , , h r e S a p , ‘h S aw ,

1 1 1 4 . Shawn e e 0, , 3

She rman s Gap , 1 3. m ch hin la a mu h l a rfi e ld Shin glla cha u , S g c s , (C e ) , 25, 33. 1 1 1 1 1 2 Shippe n , , 4 5 9, 9 37. , , , r Shippe nsbu g , 1 l S h r e s r ‘Se e F o r S 1i e y, ( i l y bu g, ( ts) . i‘o i S l ,

J. Sho rt Hill , N . , I NDE X 1 47

h S re ime r,

Si e re r, S e rwo o ilv d , i S m o ny , S mallpo x , S th 5 6 36 41 45 61 64 65 66 67 69 71 74 77 89 91 mi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

S e r 35 51 79 80 81 82 83 4 6 nyd , , , , , , , 8 , 85, 8 , 87, 88 89 90 91 92, , , , , 97 1 0 1 02 1 3 , 1 , , 0 ,

1 1 2 1 2 8, 1 0, 1 , 1 22, 1 24. S e r o t 41 4 44 4 4 88 nyd C un y , 3, , 5 7 78 . , , , , So f i n t cie ty o C nci na i, 78. S S r s S r Ms inking p ing , ( p ing ill , 87.

Six e tri h 1 2. , D i c , Six a t o s 5 6 7 8 1 0 1 2 1 2 N i n , , , , , , , 8, 4 , 35, 42. St Sto e t o 4 anding n , ( Hun ingd n , 8, 61 , 6 .

98.

St l r s anwix , ( Se e F o t ) .

Ste ambo at 1 1 0.

Ste e s, 93, 1 01 .

Ste rre tt 1 1 4 1 1 6. , ,

Ste ve ns, 1 01 . t S e wart, 1 1 0. 1 1 1 .

Stitze r 125. 4 5 7 8 9 1 04 Sto ck, 9, 7 2, 5, 3, .

Sto o i t . ny P n ,6 1 1 3 Stra llo n ,

48 49 4 1 1 5. Straub , Stro ub , , 8 , ,

98 99. Stra ubsto wn , ,

1 1 2 26. Stro h , 9, 1 2; 1

Pa 63. Stro udsburg , ., “ 1 3. S tro n gho use ,

41 42 43. Stump , , ,

t 55. Sub Li e ute nan , S s ript o pe rs 1 04. ub c i n Pa , 52 65 66 67. Sullivan , , , , ‘ 4 6 61 63 64 65 68 71 Sun bury , 47, 52, 5 , 0, , , , , , 72 4 75 76 77 79 80 82 83 86 87 89 90 91 95 97 , 7 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 7 1 21 1 24. so se e 1 05, 1 09, 1 0, , , , , , Al

S n r . Sham o kin , ( u bu y) n 5. Susqu e ha n o ck ,

45. Susqu e hanna C o mpan y ,

S s e h n E st o rth r h o f 1 3. u qu an a , a , (N ) B anc

1 1 1 2 1 4 1 5 31 42 52 69. F o rks o f , 6, , , , , , , ,

f he 1 2 64 73. Fro ntie r o t , , , 49 We st B ranch , ,

66 67 71 1 1 3. 51 , 53, 56, , , , h 4 21 8 57 60 No rth Branc o f , 1 , 20, , 3 , , , 1 1 2 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 Rive r, 5, 6, 8, 9, 1 0, 1 , , , , , , , , , , , 33 34 36 39 25, 26, , , , , 4 4 46 47 48 58 66 75 81 42, 43, 4, 5 . , , , , , , , 7 9 1 01 1 05 1 09 1 1 0 84, 85, 92, 95, 96, 9 , 9 , , , , ,

48. Trail , 1 Vall e y, 8, 1 48 INDE X

8. Suthe rla nd , 8 30 Swata ra , .

00. Swe e t H o pe , 1 7 Swif to wn , 9 .

3 88 91 92. Swin e f o rd , Swin e f o rt, r 8 , 84, 87, , , 1 Swin e f o rdto wn , 83, 91 , 95, 08.

54.

48 1 0 1 06 1 07 1 1 1 1 8 1 21 1 26. Tave rn s, 0 6

49. T e a Party,

T e dyusc un g, 1 9, 35, 1 36. h 2 T e le grap , 1 7.

T e llin e mut, 36.

Te mpe ranc e , 1 21 . Th n ks 67 a giving Day , 63, , 77, 78.

66. s To ll , (S e e Canals) . t To ma o e s, r sh ffi T o wn Cle k , ( Se e Pe nn T o wn ip O c ials) .

T ra c kmille r,

Trade rs, r T ading H o use ,

r n l T aini g Days, (S e e Batta io n Days) . re t e s 5 6 7 8 9 1 9 24 26 27 34 4 44 82 T a i , , , , , , , , , , , 3, , .

re . T nto n , N J., 54.

Tre ste r, 47.

r M o lf o S T e s e t s s e ha o Si ib , ( uncy, W , Fiv Na i n , u qu nn ck, x Nati o ns,

T usc ura ) , the r h r Trinity Lu an C u ch , ( S e e Luthe ran) . r T i o n , Tro t e r 49 u n , , 58, 84. Tr ump , 33, 35. T ul e ho cke n 5 7 8 1 1 1 2 31 46 4 p , , , , , , , , 7, 75, 1 09. T urbutt 44 , , 45, 58. T s ro r u ca a , 5, 9 .

Tyl e r, 1 1 8. T o e yr n , 1 1 7.

Uhle , 1 03. r h 84 89 1 8 1 Ul ic , , , 0 , 09, 1 1 5. “ h e Un a ppy Jak , 7. o o n t 76 81 86 90 1 00 1 01 1 02 1 03 1 04 1 1 1 1 1 3 Uni n C u y , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 1 4, 1 1 5. “ n e e e t t o l e Mt o t S e Uni n I d p nd n Ba ali n , ( ili ary O rganizatio ns) . “ ” o fle o te e rs lS e e M r r Uni n Ri V lun , ( ilita y O ganiza ti o ns) . te S ta te s 77 Uni d , , 78, 1 23. l st e e t S e Mt r e Or t o s . R gim n , ( Mili a y ganiza i n ) 2n d R e me t S e t gi n , ( e ili ary Organizati o ns) . r Unive sity ,

1 50 I NDE X

t Wille t s, 1 06.

Williams, s o William p rt, 1 26. 6 0, 79, 82, 84, 1 24, 1 25.

W in e c o ff , 1 26. fi e Win ld , 76. rt Wi z , 69, 70. W i sc o n isc o , 1 1 5, 1 1 7. t e r h t e r 80 7 Wi m , W i m , , 86, 8 , 88. W itte n me e r y , 89, 94.

o f o f e 47 4 5 68. W l , W l , , 8, 5, o f r e W l T ib , 5.

W o lfi n ge r, 1 1 0.

53.

W o o lro c ks, 84.

36. W o rke 1 7 , 6, 35, 3 . M r a Wy o ming ass c e , 60. ‘ W yrick , ( S e e We irick)

Y o n e r, 97.

r o Yo kt wn , 78.

o r C o . 1 2 Y k , 51 , 73. r Yo k Have n , 1 1 0. o 1 6 1 1 0 Y ung, , 8, 30, 39, 0 .

Yo ungman , 1 1 9.

Y o un kma n , 86.

r Z e lle , Z e o rf inz nd ,