CONTAINING ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COUNTRY
AND MODES

IN THE WESTERN STATES
AND TERRITORIES OF NORTH AMERICA.

OF LIFE,

THE NEW TK
PUBLIC LIBLARY

36372

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS

1916

Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1834.

BY HUBBARD AND EDMANDS,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Ohio,

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Introduction,

10

CHAPTER II.

French Settlements - discovery of the Mississippi valley-mission-

aries, La Salle's voyages — grants to Crozat and others –

Fort Chartres -- villages - manners of the French settlers-an-

ecdote,

23

CHAPTER III.

French Settlements-St. Louis-French grants - Spanish grants

-attack on St. Louis - intercourse with New Orleans-French

boatmen,

53

CHAPTER IV.

Settlements on the Ohio— First expedition from Virginia - Fort

Pitt-Carver's travels— Dunmore's expedition,

71

CHAPTER V.

Settlements on the Ohio -- Indian tribes— the pioneers — M’Bride,

Walker, Finley, Boone-settlement of Kentucky,

80

CHAPTER VI.

Early Civil and Political Institutions- counties organized — dis-

contents — foreign intrigues- views of the French government

-of the British — of the Spanish,

90

CHAPTER VII.

Spanish Conspiracy - French conspiracy-causes of discontent, 101

CHAPTER VIII.

Burr's Conspiracy,

111.

CHAPTER IX.

Character of the Pioneers - stratagems of border warfare -

dote of Boone — stratagem of an Indian

-courage of a female

- anecdote of Major Smith,

121

CHAPTER X.

Character of the Pioneers — mode of emigration - their houses-

their arts mode of living their social manners,

130

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