The Life And Public Services Of Arthur St Clair

Author : William Henry Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331274025
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (74 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair written by William Henry Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair: Soldier of the Revolutionary War; President of the Continental Congress; And Governor of the North-Western Territory With the Correspondence and Other Papers [Introductory Note. - Early in the Revolutionary war, it became evident, from the frequent raids made by the Indians on the frontiers of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, that the British had engaged the Western Indians in their interest. So great was the distress on the Ohio River and its tributaries, General Washington dispatched Colonel Daniel Broad head, of the Eighth Pennsylvania regiment, to command the Western District, with headquarters at Pittsburgh. The raids of the Indians destroyed the mill and houses of St. Clair in Ligonier valley, and drove the inhabitants into the fortified posts for safety; but despite this, the number of people increased, and in 1779 some of the most hardy ventured to cross the Ohio and make improvements on the Indian lauds, "from the river Muskingum to Fort McIntosh, and thirty miles up some of the branches of the Ohio River." As it was the policy of government to keep on as friendly terms as possible with the Indians, Colonel Broad head dispatched Captain Clarke, with a detachment, of soldiers, to drive off the trespassers, which was accomplished, and sent a runner to the Delaware council, at Coshocking, to assure the Indians that the trespass was unwarranted, and that justice would be done. This was the status when the Commissioners for Indian Affairs arrived on the banks of the Ohio River, December 2, 1784, to conclude a treaty with the Indians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.