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This is from Treasures of the Past

History of Indiana County, PA
By J. A. Caldwell
1880

Chapters 21 - 30

 

Chapter 21:  pages 83 - 95

Post's Second Journal, 1758

Chapter 22:  pages 95 - 97                Photo Between Pages 96 and 97

Forbes' Expedition

The March

An Engagement

Attack by the French and Indians

Occupation of the Forks

Erection of Fort Pitt Post

Chapter 23:  pages 97 - 103

French Documents

Chapter 24:  pages 103 - 104

Early Reminiscences of Derry Township, Westmoreland County - Sketches of Pumboy and Wilson, First Settlers

Chapter 25:  pages 104 - 106

Indian Discontent

Pontiac's Conspiracy

Bouquet's Campaign

Chapter 26:  pages 107 - 119

Indian Barbarities at the Commencement of the Year 1764 - Col. Bradstreet's Expedition to the Upper Lakes
Col. Bouquet's Second Expedition - His Advance to the Indian Towns on the Muskingum - The Submission of the Savages - The Delivery of the Captives to the Writes - The Final Treaty of Peace

Bouquet's Journal

Chapter 27:  pages 119 - 121

The First White Settler of Indiana County - Wallace's Fort

Wallace's Mill - Noted Pioneers - Exciting Scenes - Capture of Wallace - Last Attack of the Fort

Chapter 28:  pages 121 - 123

Anecdotes of the Pioneers of the Conemaugh Valley, being stories of Pumroy, Wilson and others from various sources - Different Versions of Fights Afore Mentioned

Major Wilson

Chapter 29:  pages 123 - 132

Minutes of Conferences held at Fort Pitt in 1768, Under the Direction of George Croghan, Deputy Agent for Indian Affairs, with the Chiefs and Warriors of the Ohio, and other Western Indians

Chapter 30:  pages 132 - 133

The Applications of 1769, Showing Some of the Trails or Paths

A Warrant by the Proprietaries of 1773

A Warrant Under the Commonwealth

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