Mss. The West in the
Revolution 2 vols. Incomplete-not published, 1775-1785
A manuscript history of the West during
the Revolution; a detailed account of conditions, etc.
Vol. 1
Conditions in 1775 beyond the Alleghenies
Attempts made by the British to incite the Indians
Virginia Charter and lands
Seneca Indians and Fort Pitt
Conditions in the British Army; Carleton at Quebec; Detroit
Antagonism existing between Pennsylvania and Virginia
Conditions in the Kentucky country
Military forces at Detroit – a key point
Defense of the Western frontier of Virginia against Indian
incursions
Fort Randolph
History of Various Indian Tribes
The Wabash Valley
French Settlements
Winter of 1877 in Kentucky
General Hand at Fort Pitt
Description of Detroit in 1778 – was at first only a Fort
Vincennes in 1778
Settlements in Kentucky in 1778
Advance of the Regulars in Washington’s army toward Pittsburg,
commenced in 1778
Vol. 2
Col. G. R. Clark; Rocheblave; Kaskaskia; Michillimackinac
The Ohio Wilderness; de Peyster
Hamilton’s Illinois Expedition
General Haldemand in Canada
General Clark; Vincennes and Kaskaskia
Efforts made to protect the settlements
History of many of the small settlements in the West
Spring of 1780 – depredations of the Indians in south-western
Pennsylvania and northwestern Virginia
Brady’s Expedition from Cahokia against St. Joseph
Method of defending the frontiers; keep flying hordes of men
constantly on the march along the border from one place to another
General Irvine; found time to give attention to the country
generally; Regular troops to remain at Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh
1732; Daniel Boone, Levi Todd and some of the principal citizens
of the State report conditions to the Governor
1783. Illinois settlements
wholly without law or government; Spanish free to trade on any of the rivers on
the East side of the Mississippi
Capt. Matthew Elliott active in the interests of Great Britain;
negotiations with the Indians; in May of 1783, people began to feel that the
war was really over
See report of Chicago Historical Society Nov. 21, 1899 p. 230 F38A8
C4p vol. 1
Also annotated copy of Washington Irvine …Problems (Library File)