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posals to buy his interest, 442-4; brings suit against state according to law, 447; favorable verdict, valu- ation of $7,975.78 promptly paid, 448- 9; last purchase of his lands by Guy Tozer and Francis Tyler, 476; gives deed of trust of Tioga Point lands for benefit of his creditors, 476
Champlain, Samuel, voyage to New France 1608, 33; mentions Brulé, 33; his alliance with the Hurons, 34; his story of sending for allies, 34-35; story of Brulé, 35; story of three ransomed Dutchmen, 35; his map, 37; explanatory index of map, 36-37
Chemung, source of, 3; description of valley of, 5; buried valley of, 13; Indian origin of name, 16; French name for, 16; German name for, 16; fossils of Mammoth found along, 17; earlier Indian name Tyoga, 17; Conongue another form of name, 18: called Cayuga Branch, 39 Chemung Neighbors, 585
Chemung Bridge erected, 526, 551
"Chemung Period" and Chemung Rocks noted in every geology, 9-10 Christian preachers, first known in val- ley, Sullivan's chaplains, 560
Church history, 555-561
City of the Plains, 4
Clapp, Nathaniel, Sr., and family, 491 Clapp, Nathaniel, Jr., merchant and active business man, 491
Clark, Gen. John S., authority on early Indian matters, 25-6 ; student of early explorations, 29; his study of Brulé. 33; gives much valuable in- formation to author, 29
Collins murders Indian at Athens, 313 Commissioners, many appointed to ad- just titles. 402; Thomas Cooper most successful, 402-4
Compensation Law and supplements, 595
Compensation Law in operation, does not reach Athens or Ulster, 427; meeting called by Dr. Rose to con- sider further appeal to Legislature, 427; Henry Welles elected because likely to have influence, 428; frames well known "Bedford and Ulster Act" himself, but Athens is struck out during debate, 428; Henry Welles' action as to proviso discuss- ed, 514
Compromise system, observations con- cerning application of, 611; policy and intention of Legislature, 611-13 ; state necessity for "quieting acts" discussed, 614, 616 ; reports of Judges
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Yeates and Patterson concerning confirming and compromise laws, 617 Compromise measures all suspended, 428
Comstock, Charles, 491-2
Conestogas, or Canistokas, 21; sup- posed to be remnant of Andastes, 99; massacred by whites, 99
Confirming Law or Act, what it was, 229; enactment adds fuel to the flame, 284; Col. Franklin advises non-conformity, 285; repealed, 595 Congregational Church organized 1812, 557; changed to Presbyterian, then Reformed Dutch, and now First Presbyterian Church, 557-9
Conkling, Ananias, 339
Connecticut, charter limits, 223; ter- ritory claimed, 222; note, 223; claims mentioned by Teedyuscung as pos- sibly renewing Indian wars, 89, 98 Connecticut claim, persistency of, 381; Connecticut settlers of Wyo- ming plan settlement at Tioga Point, 263; encouraged by New York men, 264; controversy did not come to an end at Wyoming, many inaccurate statements hitherto pub- lished, 233; controversy raged at Tioga Point for many years, 234; final settlement 1827, 474
Connecticut title did not prevail gen- erally in Athens, 477; decision as to validity, 594, 612, 613
Connecticut Gore, 296-9
Conongue, Indian word for horn in water, 18
Conoys, tribe of Indians living on Susquehanna, 102
Conspiracy of Pontiac, 99
Constitutions of U. S. and of Penn'a applied to rights of Pennsylvania claimants, 618
Cook, David M., Sr., and family, 484 Cooper, Thomas, appointed commis- sioner to adjust titles, 402; his "Ob- servations" valuable, 403; his opin- ion of Connecticut claimants, 409; pursues policy of conciliation, 409; letter concerning Athens and Ulster, 411; report rejecting Bedford and Ulster, 412; suggests to inhabitants application to Legislature, note, 412; submits "history of Ulster," 413-14; letters of 1803 concerning situation. note, 415, 418; hampered by Ellicott and protests, 419
Corbin, Dr. John L., 571
Cornelius, Capt, Indian chief murder- ed at Tioga Point, 312
Corollana, poem descriptive of the Susquehanna, 40-2
Corss, Rev. Charles Chapin, 558
Councils or treaties with Indians in 1732-34-36, 73; Iroquois and Dela- wares hold one at Philadelphia 1742, 75; Teedyuscung holds one with Delawares, Shawanese and Nanti- cokes 1755, 76; Newcastle holds one at Tioga 1756, 80; Gov. Morris holds one at Easton 1756, 82; sec- ond council at Easton, same year, 85; Teedyuscung's authority doubt- ed, 86; "Teedyuscung's Treaty" at Lancaster, May 1757, 87; many In- dians sent to attend, entertained by Moravians, 87; third treaty at Eas- ton 1757, 90; "Great Treaty" at Easton 1758, 95 ; several small coun- cils held at Pittsburgh 1760, 98; council at Easton, August 1761, 98; council for Ohio Indians 1762, Teedyuscung's last appearance, 99; conferences at Johnson Hall and Fort Pitt 1768, 101; "Congress of Six Nations" at Fort Stanwix, Sept. 1768, Gov. Penn attends and con- summates "New Purchase," 101; various minor conferences later, 102 Councils with Indians, later; at Tioga Point, 171; one in 1785 to deliver goods promised to Indians at Fort Stanwix, 171-3; treaty conducted by Timothy Pickering, 174-181; Pick- ering holds second treaty at New- town instead of Painted Post, 182-7; Pickering holds treaty at Canandai- gua 1794, 188 ; invoice of goods fur- nished by Matthias Hollenback, 176- 183
Coxe, Tench, Secretary of the State Board of Property, 402; able sup- porter of Cooper as commissioner, 402-3
Crêve-Coeur, a French writer, at Tioga Point, 213-4
Croghan, G. M., appointed Deputy Agent Indian Affairs, 87
Crucifix found at Tioga Point, 66-8; two found at Owego, 68
Cusick's Chronology of the Origuy In- dians, 24
DAVIES, THOMAS R., 484, 485, 509, 510 Decree of Trenton, 227; original let- ter of commissioners now in Athens, 229; effect of decree, 263-4, 268, 270, 273, 279; erection of new state, and settlement of Ulster and Athens di- rect outcome of decree, 270
Deeds : Lockhart's of "Indian Arrow," 356-8; Ashbel Welles to Richard Caton, 361; Caton to George Welles, 366; partition deed between Welles
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and Caton, 366; warranty deed of Carroll and Harper to Caton, 372; Caton's trust deed for benefit of for- eign creditors, 476 ; deed of Mrs. Ma- thewson to H. Welles, 599
Defence of Henry Welles, prepared by Charles F. Welles, Appendix A, 591- 621
Delaware Indians, 21-3; tribal name Lenni-Lenape, 23; their subjection by Mengwe, 23; ordered to remove from Delaware to Wyoming, 75; from Wyoming to Teaoga, 78; mi- gration to Ohio, 79; unfriendly to whites during French war, due to their treatment by the Iroquois, 82, 89; great discontent on account of Connecticut settlements at Wyo- ming, 89
Denison, Col. Nathan, original pro- prietor of Athens, 304
Depositions in trespass suit of Henry Welles vs. Mrs. Mathewson, 597-605 Diahoga, Moravians' name for Tea- oga, 5-71, 78, 84, 86, 94, 96, 97, 98; location described in Governor's proclamation, 77
Dickinson, John, as President of Ex- ecutive Council, interested in land controversy, 270; protests against Armstrong, 274; original letter con- cerning Trenton commissioners' ap- peal is in Athens, 229
Discoverers, strange use of term, 250 Dongan, Thos., English Governor of N. Y., his insinuating methods with the Indians, 70; suggests erection of fort on Susquehanna in 1687, resent- ing territory claimed by Penn, 117 Doran, John, 275
EARLY ATHENS, annals of, illustrated by extracts from the Scribe, 507
Early industries, mills and stills, 541-3 Early lawyers, 562-6
Early newspapers, 573
Early pastors, 556-9
Early physicians, 567-572
Early schools, 545
Early temporary settlements in Brad- ford County, 115; earliest known is John Anderson's at Old Sheshequin, as noted by various Moravians, 115- 116; several at Standing Stone, 116; Fox and Schufeldt later than An- derson, 116; many tory and loyalist settlements near Tioga Point, 116 Early travelers through Tioga Point, 210-218
Ejectment suit of Carroll vs. Matthew- son, 597-9
Eghohowin, King of Wolf Clan, many names, 103 ; husband of Queen Esth- er, 107; plants town at Old Sheshe- quin, 103
Eighteenth Township, Athens laid out, 274
Ellistown neighbors, 584
Ellsworth, Lemuel S., and family, 489; builds first private residence, 489
Elsbree family, 579-580
Elwell, Judge William, 565
Ely, Joseph M., Sr., 517
Enslin vs. Bowman, decisions as to validity of Connecticut title, 597, 612, 613
Ercanbrack, Jacob, 575
Ercanbrack, George T., 575; xv.
Erwin, Col. Arthur, 313; only holder of Pennsylvania lottery warrants who came on the ground, 314; har- assed by squatters and Connecticut claimants, 314; murdered, probably by an ejected squatter, 315; letter from Erwin to Gov. Mifflin, 316; Governor's proclamation concerning assassination, 317; further informa- tion from old records, 318
Evans, Lewis, his expeditions and maps, 38-9; at Tioga Point, 72, 212 Evans, Thomas, 513
Extent of original borough, 494
Extent of present borough, note, 6
FERRIES AND BRIDGES, 525-6 Festivals or dances of Indians, 126
Figurative Map found at The Hague, 30
Fires and Fire Companies, 543-4 Fire Engine, first one purchased by C. N. Shipman still preserved, 544
First white man to visit Tioga Point and Bradford County, 31
Flower, Zephon, independent settler and first resident surveyor, 278 Forbes, Justin, 484
Forts, line of, erected, 79; Iroquois request one to be built 14 miles above Wyoming, 81; Gov. Dongan proposes erection in 1687 of fort near Wyalusing, 117
Fort Stanwix Treaty, 101
Fort Sullivan pictured, 157; companies left there, 158; order book of Thos. E. Gee, citations therefrom, 158-9; Sullivan's "elegant entertainment," Oct. 2, 161; fort demolished, 162; various relics in Tioga Point Mu- seum, 157; Col. Hubley's letters written in the fort, 155-6, 162
Franklin, Benjamin, as President Ex- ecutive Council, interested in affairs at Athens, 281; writes to Zebulon
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Butler concerning enforcement of Confirming Law, 285; letter con- cerning the arrest of John Frank- lin and Dr. Jos. Hamilton, 291; pays expenses of Denison's investigations concerning malcontents at Tioga, 293; his inventory of scalps "delib- erate fiction," 169
Franklin, Capt. John, organizes mili- tia company, 166; many scouting ex- peditions up the river, 167-8.
Franklin, John, 265-8; leading spirit among the Yankees, 267; traverses the country reciting wrongs of Con- necticut settlers, 268; actively con- cerned in grant of Athens, 274; ap- pointed clerk of committee to locate townships, 280; letter to Hamilton recommends enlisting adventurers, 281; with Col. Jenkins visits As- sembly, interviews Benjamin Frank- lin, seems to repudiate New State scheme, 283; spurns election to As- sembly, 284; actively opposes Con- firming Law, 285; presents petition to General Assembly at Hartford, 286; "brave to desperation," 289; signs orders to adherents, "Colonel Commandant," 289; warrant issued for his arrest, 290; imprisoned, 290; absence does not quell disorders, 294; efforts to obtain release, 295; trials and release, 322-3; returns to Athens, keeps diary, 324-8; records from Bible, 329; commissioned high sheriff of Luzerne, 334; commis- sioned Lieut. Col. Militia, 334; sent to Assembly, 336; visits Connecti- cut Legislature, 348; on passage of Intrusion Law becomes again ag- gressive, 405; Cooper advises his ex- pulsion, 405; on account of hostility his apprehension suggested to ter- minate dispute, 408; Legislature di- vides county to get rid of him, which rouses indignation, 419; still chosen representative, 420; attempt to expel from Legislature fails, 420; his ar- dor cools, 420; close of life, death and disposition of property, 492; Franklin homestead still occupied by descendants, 493
French Margaret, of Montour family, daughter mentioned, 85
French princes of blood royal visit Tioga Point, 217
French War, 75; fort at Niagara, 77; Susquehanna Indians favor French, 76; Iroquois request them to stop mischief, 85; negotiations for peace, 88; termination of .war in 1759, 96 Fritcher family, 513
GEOLOGICAL AGES, table of, 9 Geology of the Valley, 7-16
Gibson, John Bannister, made Presi- dent Judge of district including Bradford County, expected to live at Tioga Point, 451
Giddings, Joshua R., born at Tioga Point, 505; correspondence and vis- its, 505-6
Gohontoto, old Indian town at Wya-
lusing, 44; evidences of great battle nearby, 46
Greeley, Horace, visits Athens 1856, 516
Greene, Ludovick, and family, 376 Griffin family, 482, 577
Guernsey, Sylvanus, first Academy preceptor, letter from, 550
HAINES, TOWNSEND, able lawyer, ap- pointed chairman of committee on Welles-Mathewson controversy, 471 Half Share movement planned by Sus- quehanna Company to resist decree of Trenton, 268
Half Share men to go on ground pre- pared to "man their rights," 268; called Swift's Band, Wild Yankees, Franklin's Ravengers, 274, 276, 282, 289, 291-2; great numbers pass through Wyoming in 1788, 294; many in possession, 295; said to be abductors of Pickering, 295; most of them settled about Burlington, and were under leadership of Frank- lin, Satterlee and Kingsbery, 402; resisted surveyors and tarred and feathered, 404 ; have tumultuous meeting at Sugar Creek, August 1803, 418; sentiments expressed in letter to Col. Jenkins, 420; Cooper's opinion of them, 409
Hamilton, Dr. Joseph, an incendiary spirit in controversy, 271; letters to Franklin, 272 ; his letters intercepted, 280-8; arrested at same time as Franklin, 291
Hancock family, 513
Harper, Robert G., bids in Tioga Point for Caton, 372
Harris, Alpheus, 444
Harris, John, 263
Harris, Jonathan, has lots assigned to Jenkins, 311; original share holder in Susquehanna Company, name signed to "Wild Yankee League," 311; builds house on Point, refuses to sell Connecticut title to George Welles, ejectment contemplated, 383; compromise effected, note, 383 ; locates at Milltown later, 383 Harris, Samuel, 263, 331
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Hartley, Col. Thomas, biography, 127; letters, 141-3; his expedition, 127- 144 ; after his expedition urges Con- gress to advance on Chemung, 139- 140
Hartley Expedition (account largely prepared by Rev. David Craft), 127- 144; expedition first suggested by General Armstrong, 127; entirely conceived and executed by Hartley, 127; Esther's Town and Teaoga de- stroyed, 133; attacked by Indians near Wyalusing, 136; letter from Fort Augusta describing expedition, 142
Hayden, Sidney, 501
Heckewelder, Rev. John, early Mo- ravian missionary, 23
Hepburn, Samuel, 330
Herrick, Edward, Sr., later Judge, 445, 562-563
Herrick, Edward, Jr., historian and lawyer, 566
Highways, development of, 519-537 Hollenback, Matthias, 241; establishes
stores at Tioga Point and Newtown, 241-4; probable location, 245; all ac- counts still in existence, 243-4; John Hageman and Jacob Weiss his as- sociates, 244; makes purchase of land on Tioga Point from John Secord, 361; minute memoranda give dates, 243; death at his home in Wilkes-Barré, 243
Hollenback's Store, first business ven- ture at Tioga Point, 243; first clerks, 245; used as name for town, 245; price lists and customers, 247- 252; stock of, 250; later history of from Maxwell and Tuttle letters, 433-435
Hopkins, Dr. Stephen, 321; biograph- ical sketch, 567-8; builds pretentious house. 421; entertains noted travel- ers, 217
Horne, Col. Abraham, appointed to enforce Intrusion Law, hated and despised, 404; appoints Thos. Smiley sub-agent, 404; letter to settlers, note, 404
Hotels of early days, Irwin's Tavern, 359; Old Red Tavern, 398; Salt- marshes', 398 ; Dr. Hopkins' "Hotle," 398; Murray's Inn, 426; the old Ex- change, 488; Davies' Coffee House, 509; Mansion House, 500 Hoyt, Dr. Fred S., 571
Hoyt, Hon. Henry, author of clear ac- count of land controversy, 222-233
Hoyt family of Sheshequin and Ath- ens, 517, 576
Hubley, Col. Adam, commander in Fort Sullivan, 155; letters written there, 156-162; reflection at close of expedition, 164; interesting pen and ink sketches in his journal, 150-1 Hunsiker, Cornelius, 510
Huron Indians, 21, 34, 35
Hurlbut, Christopher, 252; location, 253, 305
Huston, Judge Charles, notes of evi-
dence in Matthewson vs. Satterlee, 603; charge to jury, 606
Huston, Dr. Thomas T., 569-70
Huston, Charles T., edits Gleaner, 574
INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER of 1787, ac- counts of incendiary proceedings at Tioga Point and arrest of Franklin, 292-3
Indians, American, origin of, accord- ing to various writers, 20-5; Jesuit records of, 21; Moravian records of, 21; antiquity of residence at Tioga Point, 25; customs and modes of living, 27-8
Indian paintings and hieroglyphics, 24; Indian meadows, 27; fruits culti- vated by them, 27; manner of wor- ship, 97; see vision at Tioga, 97; narrative of Indian girl Way-way, 169-70; enumeration of last tribes living at Tioga Point, 169
Indian Arrow, first English name for Teaoga, 258
Indian burial place, curious one on Murray farm, 198; another, careful- ly planned, discovered on M. P. Murray's town lot, investigated by Harrison Wright, 198; many graves since found, 202; age of burial plot, 202; other burial place on the Point, 204-6
Indian chief disinterred in Murray garden, 203
Indian Clans, 23
Indian Councils, see Councils
Indian implements found in this re- gion, 206; evidence of extensive manufacture, 209
Indian murders by Stump, 101
Indians murdered at Tioga Point, 312, 313
Indian Purchases, what they were, 226 Indian raid near Lancaster, 87
Indians resident at Tioga Point in 1784-5, 169
Indians resent coming of Connecticut settlers, 76
Indian trails, many met at Tioga Point, 519-20
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Indian war, called Cresap's, last before Revolution, 102
Industries, many established in 1842, 501
Intrusion Law, meaning of, 232; pass- ed, barring out New Ulster and Athens, 336; proposed enforcement causes agitation, 336-40; rumors of a bill to aid enforcement 1797, 347; bill rejected by Senate, 348; render- ed more effective, supplementary act provides for commissioner to en- force, 404; called the Terror Act, note, 406; called the Swindling Act, 406; constitutionality doubted by Judges Breckenridge and Yeates, 407; protest from Tilghman, 408; supreme court pronounces constitu- tional, 411; supplements to law stronger than original, 596
Irish families, many settle in this lo- cality, 514, 575
Irish, Job, pettifogger, 391, 599, 600, 601, 603, 607, 609
Iroquois, 21; tribal name, 21; mean- ing of name, 23; emigration east- ward, 23; names for the different tribes in the League, 21; Mengue or Mingos another name for them, 22; various other names, 22; extent of territory in 17th century, 71; made Teaoga stronghold after routing the Andastes, 70-71
Irwin, James, 334, 359
JENKINS, JOHN, prominent Wyoming settler, 274 ; called Superintendent of Surveys of Susquehanna Company, 274; surveys township of Athens, 274-5; address at Forty-Fort, 284; implicated in Pickering's abduction, 295
Jesuit Relations, earliest authority on Indians, 26
Johnson, Sir William, sole agent of Indian affairs, dissatisfied with Pennsylvania, 86; Gov. Denny apol- ogizes and appeals for establishment of peace, 86; Sir William appoints Croghan Deputy Agent, 87; holds Congress of Six Nations at Fort Stanwix and effects treaty, 101
Jones, Rev. Evan, missionary, brings Cherokee Indians to Athens, 560 Junction Canal, projected and built to connect New York and Pennsyl- vania systems, 533
KIFF, DR. WILLIAM, 570-1
King Charles II, charters granted by him to Connecticut and to William Penn, 223; opinion of attorney-gen- eral of England, 224
Kingsbery, Joseph, comes to Sheshe- quin, 257; has agency for lands of Le Ray de Chaumont, 257-8; active- ly concerned in half share move- ment, as shown by letters, 406
Kinney, Joseph, 237; deposition as to date of Sheshequin settlement, 238 Kinney, Simon, ardent politician and County Treasurer, 454-5
Kleynties, a Dutchman, generally sup- posed to be first white man to visit this locality, 31; note concerning him on Figurative Map, 31
LAND AT TIOGA granted by Iroquois to Munsies and Delawares, with proclamation of peace, 102
Land Controversy, general outlines, queries and answers, 221-34; ex- haustive treatment by various au- thors, 222; territory claimed by Con- necticut, 222; charters granted by King Charles, 223; organization of Susquehanna Company, 224; Indian purchases, 226; seventeen townships laid out along Susquehanna, 227; Pennamite wars, 227; Decree of Trenton, 227; Confirming Act, 229; various rights granted to settlers, 230; Intrusion Law, 232; Compro- mise Act, 232; statements of vari- ous authors as to close of contro- versy inaccurate, 233; did not end at Wyoming, but was transferred to Tioga Point and vicinity, 233 Landowners' Association, Pennsyl- vania, organized, 253
Landjobbers influence Legislature to reduce price of lands, 254
Law passed 1802 "against Yankees sitting as jurymen to try Yankees on Intrusion Law," Governor's speech concerning same, 411
Lawyers of early Athens, 562-7
Lenni-Lenape, tribal name of Dela- wares, 23; meaning of word, 71
Le Ray de Chaumont, account of him and of his lands, 257
Letter of Josiah Lockhart concerning purchase of Tioga Point, 349
Letters of Timothy Pickering concern-
ing situation at Tioga Point, 288-94 Letters of Richard Caton, 367-74 Letters of Henry Welles, 374-395 Lindsley, Col. Eleazar, 315, 320, 350 Local land controversy, first suit tried
in 1789, 313; Miller vs. Satterlee and Matthewson, 423; conflicting claims under Pennsylvania made use of by Connecticut settlers, 424; Matthew- son vs. Satterlee, 423; Welles-Math-
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ewson case, 382, 474, also Appendix A; brought to a close in 1827, 474 Lockhart, Josiah, chooses Tioga Point as lottery warrant No. 1, 258; pays for his choice a small sum, 259; let- ters to M. Hollenback, 262, 349; did not press claim, 353; sells the "Indian Arrow" to Richard Caton and George and Ashbel Welles, 356 ; deed to purchasers, 356-8; attempted enforcement of claim by other par- ties, 459; did not try to make title good, and Caton apparently brought suits, 441; his title generally prevail- ed, 477; died before titles were ad- justed, 441; warrant mentioned, 592 Lockhartsburg, name given to Tioga Point by Josiah Lockhart, 262 Lockwood, Edmund, 440-1
Lord, John, settler at Sheshequin 1770, 116; shelters Tories, 120
Loskiel enumerates Indian tribes, 22 Lottery warrants, first choice of lands in new purchase so disposed of, 258; first choice, Tioga Point, drawn by Josiah Lockhart, 258; all surveyed by Wm. Maclay, 359; only holder who came on the ground, 259; Mac- lay's survey antedates Connecti- cut's, 263; original warrant still in existence, 258
Lowe, Isaac, 494
Lowman, Jacob, first comes as a river hawker, 329
Luzerne County established, 283; first election riotous meeting, 284; Jenk- ins' address soon after, 284; divided, 394; a part set off to Lycoming to oust Col. Franklin, 596
Lyon, Alanson, 513
Lyon, Frederick R., 501
MAILS, first carried by post-riders or men on foot, 520
Mammoth or Mastodon remains along Chemung and Susquehanna, 16-19 Mansion House, built by Elias Math- ewson, 500
Maquas or Mohawks, 21; meaning of name, 23
Masons, Col. Proctor's Military Lodge at Tioga Point, 164; finding of iron square, 164; Rural Amity Lodge, No. 70, established, 572
Matthewson, Elisha, 306-7, 309; aban- dons rights easily confirmed in Kingston for doubtful rights in Ath- ens, 594-5; builds Red Tavern, 336; makes exchanges and purchases on Point, 336; refuses to sell out to George Welles, 360, 382; dies stead- fast, leaving property in trust to
wife Elizabeth, 382; estate and will, 593
Matthewson, Elizabeth Satterlee, 311; account of Wyoming massacre and flight, 124-5; notable record of her "Suffering Rights," 347; defends her husband's claim, 382; ejectment planned by Harper, 382 ; writ served, 384; she appeals to Col. Franklin and Elisha Satterlee to defend suit, 384, 593; Thomas Overton makes propositions for her town lot, 384-5; she accepts, and he makes contract with her, 385, 599; bond of indem- nity given her by Henry Welles, 385, 602 ; deed of Point lots given Welles by her, 385; change of view brought about by Dr. Rose's actions, 386, 607-8; action for trespass brought by Henry Welles, case tried and won by her, 388, 601-7, 608; claimed to be cheated out of her right of de- fence, 594; Henry Welles proposes to submit her complaints to jury, 621; writ of ejectment served by Deputy Marshal, she defends with musket and teakettle, 390, 608, 609; Job Irish counsels her to agree, 609 ; her attempts later to prove posses- sion, 604; claim under Bedford and Ulster Act, being barred out by commissioners, remains quiescent, 430 ; some years later renews contro- versy and appeals to Legislature, 459 ; relinquishes cause until made party issue, 469
Matthewson vs. Satterlee, 423; Judge Huston's notes of evidence, 603; his charge to jury, 606; discussion of Matthewson rights, 604-6
Mathewson, Constant, takes up con- troversy, doubtless at instigation of politicians, and appeals again to Legislature, 460; elected to Legis- lature, 470; has 13 votes for Gov- ernor in 1826, 471; withdraws bill and prays for relief, 471; wastes his portion of
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