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(Summer 2018) John Filson's Kentucke
Edward A. Galloway Published in Manuscripts, Vol. 70, No. 3 (Summer 2018) John Filson’s Kentucke: Internet Search Uncovers “Hidden” Manuscripts In 2010 the University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh embarked on an ambitious mission: to digitize the content of the Darlington Memorial Library. Presented to the university via two separate gifts, in 1918 and 1925, the Darlington library has become the anchor of the Archives and Special Collections Department within the university library. Comprised of thousands of rare books, manuscripts, maps, broadsides, atlases, lithographs, and artwork, the library showcased the collecting passions of the Darlington family who lived in Pittsburgh during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The patriarch, William M. Darlington (1815-1889), was born in Pittsburgh and practiced law in Allegheny County. A passionate collector, William M. Darlington found his equal in Mary Carson O’Hara (1824- 1915), whom he married in 1845.1 They subsequently moved into a newly-constructed Italianate home just a few miles up the Allegheny River from Downtown Pittsburgh. Here, they raised three children, O’Hara, Mary, and Edith, all recipients of their parents’ love of history and bibliophiles to the core. Having married into a wealthy family, Mr. Darlington retired from his law career in 1856 to manage the estate of his wife’s grandfather, James O’Hara, whose land holdings encompassed a major portion of Pittsburgh.2 He would devote most of his adult life to collecting works of Americana, especially that which documented western Pennsylvania. Even the land upon which he built his estate, passed down to his wife, dripped with history having been the last home of Guyasuta, a Seneca chief.3 The Darlingtons eventually amassed the “largest private library west of the Alleghenies” containing nearly 14,000 volumes. -
Book Reviews and Book Notes
BOOK REVIEWS AND BOOK NOTES EDITED BY J. CUTLER ANDREWS Pennsylvania College for Women Pittsylvania Country. By George Swetnam. [American Folkways] (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, Inc., 1951. Pp. viii, 311. $3.50.) It has been said that those who settled western Pennsylvania brought with them three things: whiskey, the Presbyterian faith, and an intense spirit of independence. That spirit was shown, in 1776, in a petition to the Conti- nental Congress for a new "seperate district . by the name of West- sylvania." The Revolution suspended the movement although Virginians petitioned again in 1780. In 1782 the General Assembly of Pennsylvania passed a law threatening judgment of high treason against any citizen pro- moter of this project for a new state. Earlier than that, however, in 1759, another Sylvania appeared when the Maryland Gazette reported a movement for application to the Crown, as soon as peace came with the French, "for a royal charter . to settle a new Colony on the Ohio, by the name of Pittsylvania." No political divi- sion came from this, but our author, in this book, instead, uses the name to describe, episodically, the attitude of mind, territory, people, and activities of the area surrounding Pittsburgh, which, he says, "is a strange region," with its people "the cockiest on earth, not even excluding Brooklyn." This book, of attractive format, is one of a series edited by Erskine Cald- well, of which most are by authors of fiction, which may account for the general approach of appeal to the general reader. The result is briskly enter- taining and may receive the approval of those more historically minded in the hope that reading it may lead to more serious and historically solid fare. -
Contents a Biography of Colonel John Hinkson
Spring 2000 Publication of the Ruddell and Martin Stations Historical Association Special Edition The Ruddlesforter is a publication by and for individuals interested in the Contents preservation of the history of these significant Revolutionary War forts. For further information contact: Ruddell and Martin Stations A Biography of Colonel John Hinkson Historical Association Rt. 4 123AAA (1729-1789) Falmouth, KY 41040 Pennsylvania and Kentucky Frontiersman 606 635-4362 Board of Directors By Robert E. Francis Don Lee President [email protected] Introduction 2 Martha Pelfrey Vice President The Early Years 3 Don Lee Life in Pennsylvania 3 Secretary/Treasurer [email protected] The Wipey Affair 4 Bob Francis Archives [email protected] Dunmore’s War 6 Jim Sellars Editor [email protected] Kentucky Expedition and Settlement: 7 Spring 1775 – Summer, 1776 Jon Hagee Website Coordinator [email protected] The Revolutionary War 9 Membership application: http://www.webpub.com/~jhagee/ The Capture of Ruddell’s and Martin’s Forts 10 rudd-app.html June 24 – 26, 1780 Ruddle’s and Martin’s Stations Web Site: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.hml The Last Decade 14 Join the Ruddlesfort discussion group at: Bibliography 15 [email protected] (send an e-mail with the word “subscribe” in the message and you’ll be on the Appendix 17 mailing list – its free!) No part of this biography may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without express written permission of the author. RAMSHA/Bob Francis © 2000 A Biography of Colonel John Hinkson (1729-1789) Pennsylvania and Kentucky Frontiersman By Robert E. -
Foundation Document, George Rogers
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Foundation Document George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Indiana July 2014 Foundation Document George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and Related Heritage Sites in Vincennes, Indiana S O I Lincoln Memorial Bridge N R I L L I E I V Chestnut Street R H A S Site of A B VINCENNES Buffalo Trace W UNIVERSITY Short Street Ford et GEORGE ROGERS CLARK e r t S Grouseland NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK t A 4 Home of William Henry Harrison N ot A levard c I Bou S Parke Stree t Francis Vigo Statue N D rtson I Culbe Elihu Stout Print Shop Indiana Territory Capitol 5 Vincennes State Memorial t e Historic Sites ue n Building North 1st Street re t e e v S et u n A Parking 3 Old French House tre s eh ve s S li A Cemetery m n po o e 2 Old State Bank cu Visitor Center s g e ri T e ana l State Historic Site i ar H Col Ind 7 t To t South 2nd Street e e Fort Knox II State Historic Site ee r Father Pierre Gibault Statue r treet t t North 3rd S 1 S and 8 Ouabache (Wabash) Trails Park Old Cathedral Complex Ma (turn left on Niblack, then right on Oliphant, t r Se Pe then left on Fort Knox Road) i B low S n B Bus un m il rr r Ha o N Du Barnett Street Church Street i Vigo S y t na W adway S s i in c tre er North St 4t boi h Street h r y o o S Street r n l e et s eet a t Stree Stre t e re s Stree r To 41 south Stre et reet To 6 t t reet t S et et Sugar Loaf Prehistoric t by St t t et o North 5th Stre Indian Mound Sc Shel (turn left on Washington Avenue, then right on Wabash Avenue) North 0 0.1 0.2 Kilometer -
Some Perspectives on Its Purpose from Published Accounts Preston E
SOME PERSPECTIVES ON ITS PURPOSE FROM PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS PRESTON E. PIERCE ONTARIO COUNTY HISTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS, ARCHIVES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ERVICES CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK 2019 (REPRINTED, UPDATED, AND REVISED 2005, 1985) 1 Front cover image: Sullivan monument erected at the entrance to City Pier on Lake Shore Drive, Canandaigua. Sullivan-Clinton Sesquicentennial Commission, 1929. Bronze tablet was a common feature of all monuments erected by the Commission. Image from original postcard negative, circa 1929, in possession of the author. Above: Sullivan-Clinton Sesquicentennial Commission tablet erected at Kashong (Yates County), Rt. 14, south of Geneva near the Ontario County boundary. 1929. Image by the author. 2004 2 Gen. John Sullivan. Image from Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution. v. I. 1860. p. 272. 3 Sullivan-Clinton Campaign monument (front and back) erected in 1929 in Honeoye. Moved several times, it commemorates the location of Ft. Cummings, a temporary base established by Sullivan as he began the final leg of his march to the Genesee River. Images by the author. Forward 4 1979 marked the 200th anniversary of the Sullivan-Clinton expedition against those Iroquois nations that allied themselves with Britain and the Loyalists during the American Revolution. It is a little-understood (more often misunderstood) military incursion with diplomatic, economic, and decided geo-political consequences. Unfortunately, most people, including most municipal historians, know little about the expedition beyond what is recorded on roadside markers. In 1929, during the sesquicentennial celebrations of the American Revolution, the states of New York and Pennsylvania established a special commission that produced a booklet, sponsored local pageants, and erected many commemorative tablets in both states. -
The Commemoration of Colonel Crawford and the Vilification of Simon Girty: How Politicians, Historians, and the Public Manipulate Memory
THE COMMEMORATION OF COLONEL CRAWFORD AND THE VILIFICATION OF SIMON GIRTY: HOW POLITICIANS, HISTORIANS, AND THE PUBLIC MANIPULATE MEMORY Joshua Catalano A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate College of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS May 2015 Committee: Andrew Schocket, Advisor Rebecca Mancuso ii ABSTRACT Andrew Schocket, Advisor In 1782, Colonel William Crawford led a force of a few hundred soldiers in a campaign to destroy the Indian forces gathered on the Sandusky Plains in present day Ohio. Crawford was captured by an enemy party following a botched offensive and was taken prisoner. After being tried, Crawford was brutally tortured and then burned alive in retaliation for a previous American campaign that slaughtered nearly one hundred peaceful Indians at the Moravian village of Gnadenhutten. This work analyzes the production, dissemination, and continual reinterpretation of the burning of Crawford until the War of 1812 and argues that the memory of the event impacted local, national, and international relations in addition to the reputations of two of its protagonists, William Crawford and Simon Girty. iii For Parker B. Brown iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank both members of my committee, Andrew Schocket and Rebecca Mancuso, for their continuous support, critique, and feedback. Their flexibility and trust allowed me to significantly change the overall direction and composition of this work without sacrificing quality. Ruth Herndon’s encouragement to explore and interrogate the construction and dissemination of historical narratives is evident throughout this work. I am also in debt to Christie Weininger for bringing the story of Colonel Crawford to my attention. -
Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 6, Number 1
Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Muhlenberg County Heritage Kentucky Library - Serials 3-1984 Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 6, Number 1 Kentucky Library Research Collections Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/muhlenberg_cty_heritage Part of the Genealogy Commons, Public History Commons, and the United States History Commons This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Muhlenberg County Heritage by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE MUHLENBERG COUNTY HERITAGE ·' P.UBLISHED QUARTERLY THE MUHLENBERG COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, CENTRAL CITY LIBRARY BROAD STREET, CENTRAL CITY, KY. 42J30 VOL. 6, NO. 1 Jan., Feb., Mar., 1984 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ During the four weeks of November and first week of December, 1906, Mr. R. T. Martin published a series of articles in The Record, a Greenville newspaper, which he titled PIONEERS. Beginning with this issue of The Heritage, we will reprint those articles, but may not follow the 5-parts exactly, for we will be combining some articles in whole or part, because of space requirements. For the most part Mr. Martin's wording will be followed exactly, but some punctuation, or other minor matters, may be altered. In a few instances questionable items are followed by possible corrections in parentheses. It is believed you will find these articles of interest and perhaps of value to many of our readers. PIONEERS Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers, many of them, came to Kentucky over a cen tury a~o; Virginia is said to be the mother state. -
Along the Ohio Trail
Along The Ohio Trail A Short History of Ohio Lands Dear Ohioan, Meet Simon, your trail guide through Ohio’s history! As the 17th state in the Union, Ohio has a unique history that I hope you will find interesting and worth exploring. As you read Along the Ohio Trail, you will learn about Ohio’s geography, what the first Ohioan’s were like, how Ohio was discovered, and other fun facts that made Ohio the place you call home. Enjoy the adventure in learning more about our great state! Sincerely, Keith Faber Ohio Auditor of State Along the Ohio Trail Table of Contents page Ohio Geography . .1 Prehistoric Ohio . .8 Native Americans, Explorers, and Traders . .17 Ohio Land Claims 1770-1785 . .27 The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 . .37 Settling the Ohio Lands 1787-1800 . .42 Ohio Statehood 1800-1812 . .61 Ohio and the Nation 1800-1900 . .73 Ohio’s Lands Today . .81 The Origin of Ohio’s County Names . .82 Bibliography . .85 Glossary . .86 Additional Reading . .88 Did you know that Ohio is Hi! I’m Simon and almost the same distance I’ll be your trail across as it is up and down guide as we learn (about 200 miles)? Our about the land we call Ohio. state is shaped in an unusual way. Some people think it looks like a flag waving in the wind. Others say it looks like a heart. The shape is mostly caused by the Ohio River on the east and south and Lake Erie in the north. It is the 35th largest state in the U.S. -
United States Bankruptcy Court
EXHIBIT A Exhibit A Service List Served as set forth below Description NameAddress Email Method of Service Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 168 Read Ave Tuckahoe, NY 10707-2316 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 19 Hillcrest Rd Bronxville, NY 10708-4518 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 39 7Th St New Rochelle, NY 10801-5813 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 58 Bradford Blvd Yonkers, NY 10710-3638 First Class Mail Adversary Parties A Group Of Citizens Westchester Putnam 388 Po Box 630 Bronxville, NY 10708-0630 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Abraham Lincoln Council Abraham Lincoln Council 144 5231 S 6Th Street Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5143 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Abraham Lincoln Council C/O Dan O'Brien 5231 S 6Th Street Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5143 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Alabama-Florida Cncl 3 6801 W Main St Dothan, AL 36305-6937 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Alameda Cncl 22 1714 Everett St Alameda, CA 94501-1529 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Alamo Area Cncl#583 2226 Nw Military Hwy San Antonio, TX 78213-1833 First Class Mail Adversary Parties All Saints School - St Stephen'S Church Three Rivers Council 578 Po Box 7188 Beaumont, TX 77726-7188 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Allegheny Highlands Cncl 382 50 Hough Hill Rd Falconer, NY 14733-9766 First Class Mail Adversary Parties Aloha Council C/O Matt Hill 421 Puiwa Rd Honolulu, HI 96817 First -
1774 by KATHRY• HARROD I•¢•ASON Oberlin, Ohio in These Days
HARROD'S MEN--1774 By KATHRY• HARROD I•¢•ASON Oberlin, Ohio In these days of growing interest in the beginnings of our country, frequent attempts have been made to identify those who pioneered in ideas, inventions, and settlement. To Kentuckians, none should be more interesting than the names of those who made the first settlement in their State. Twenty-eight years ago, Lucien Beckner published a brief article on Captain James Har- rod's Company who founded Harrodsburg or Harrodstown as they named if.1 Using as a basis Collins' list appearing in his history of Kentucky,2 Mr. Beckner verified and added to the roster by searching Lincoln County Court records and a book compiled by John May as clerk for the Virginia Land Commis- sion, 1779, listing the certificates issued at that time. Through this valuable study and added sources, chiefly the Draper Manu- scripts, we have been able to add further names and to verify others. The two most important of the Draper Manuscripts are: a letter from John Fauntleroy, the son-in-law of James Harrod, to General Robert B. McAfee, containing a list of names he copied from Harrod's original Company Book in his possession; and the names General McAfee copied from the same source at a later date. It might seem strange that these lists are not iden- tical, but in his letter to McAfee, Harrod's son-in-law, himself, indicates that there were other names.8 Fauntleroy gave 30 names, 2 of which do not appear on Mc- Afee's list, while McAfee had 31, with 3 not given by Fauntleroy. -
Simon Kenton and the Licking River Valley
Bulletin of the Kenton County Historical Society Website: www.kentonlibrary.org Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 641, Covington, Kentucky 41012-0641 (859) 431-2666 May/June 2009 I Bet You Didn’t Know Programs and Notices Tidbits from Kentucky’s heritage for every day of the calendar year 2009 Northern Kentucky History, May 5, 1900: USS Kentucky, an 11,520 ton battleship, was commis- Art & Culture Lecture Series continues sioned for service. It was scrapped in 1924. Five lectures remain in this very popular series, sponsored by the Friends of Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center and the Kenton May 28, 1977: The Beverly Hills County Historical Society. Held at Baker Hunt, 620 Greenup Street Supper Club in Southgate burns to in Covington, each lecture begins at 2:00pm. Price: $7 at the door. the ground. 165 people are killed. For more information, phone (859) 431-0020. Remaining lectures: June 19, 1919: Man O’ War, May 17 - A Century of Historic Architecture in Covington 1814-1914 born near Lexington in 1917, made Walter E. Langsam, architectural historian and historic-preservation consultant his debut race at Belmont Park. He June 14 - The Green Line - Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Railway won that race and went on to be- Terry Lehmann, author come what many consider the most September 13 - The Balcony Is Closed - A History of Northern famous Thoroughbred race horse Kentucky's Long-Forgotten Neighborhood Movie Theaters of all time. He would end his long Bob Webster, local historian and author career with 20 wins and only 1 loss. -
The War Moves West and Se.Uth \Lmif1ml~
The War Moves West and Se.uth \lmif1Ml~ ..... ..: : How did fighting in the : West and South affect : the course of the American Diar!1 : Revolutionary War? . .. .. .. A brave Mohawk war chief Joseph Brant, Reading Guide blended Native American and British Content Vocabulary blockade (p. 170) ways. Brant however, spoke strongly on privateer (p. 170) behalf ofhis people. On a 1776 visit to guerrilla warfare (p. 172) London, he said the Mohawks have Academic Vocabulary impact (p. 171) sustain (p. 173) "[shown] their zeal and loyalty to the Key People and Events ... King; yet they have been very Joseph Brant (p. 169) badly treated by his people . ... George Rogers Clark (p. 169) John Paul Jones (p. 170) Indeed, it is very hard when we Battle of Moore's Creek (p. 171) have let the King's subjects have so General Charles Cornwallis (p. 171) Francis Marion (p. 172) much ofour lands ... [and] they Nathanael Greene (p. 173) should want to cheat us." Reading Strategy Taking Notes As you read, use a -joseph Brant, speech, March 14, 1776 diagram like the one below to analyze how the Americans responded to the British naval blockade. Response to British Naval Blockade War in the West Henry Hamilton, British commander at Detroit, was called the "hair buyer." He l ~ mtjlm¥1 The British, along with their Native earned this nickname because he paid Native American allies, led attacks against settlers in the Americans for settlers' scalps. West. Victory at Vincennes History and You Do you have a nickname? If so, how did you get it? Read to learn the nickname of George Rogers Clark, a lieutenant colo Henry Hamilton, the British commander at Detroit.