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Maister, John,
MIvers, Peter II.,
Miller, Howard,
Renner, Elias,
Simmers, Isaac,
Sechler, John C.
Gougler, Frederick,
Gibbony; William S-,
Group, William M.
Group, Howard W.,
Gardner, John A., Geistwite, Joseph,
Hosler, John,
Hoffman, John C .. Hollinger, George,
Henek, Cyrus M., Jacobs, Obediah,
Yeager, George,
Ziegler, Elijah R.,
INDEX.
Abolition lecture, 527
Aborigines of the Valley, 6
Academy, Lewisburg, 546 66 building of University, ground broken for. 548
Accidents, .
439,492, 496, 512,514, 525,526
Adams, Reverend John Dietrich, 369
Agricultural, Union, association formed, 501 fairs, 501,555
66 society, Union county, 528,554
awards of committees, 528
Albright, Honorable Andrew, sketch of, 457
Allen family murdered, 188
Allison, Archibald, narrative of, 173
Allummapees, King of the Delawares,
20
Anthony, Joseph B., holds court at Sunbury,
Armstrong, Colonel John, surveys of, 9,19
Associators, list of companies of, 90
officers chosen, 90,119
brigadier general elected, 99
Associate Reformed Church, 448
Attorneys admitted, 42,
44,89,151, 235, 241, 418, 495, 501, 513,524, 534, 540,542, 546
list of 494
Anrand, Reverend John Dietrich, 152,199,284
Aurand's hotel burned, 533
Ayers killed, 157
Bacon, Elijah, visits Valley, 460,495
Bald Eagle creek declared a highway, 36
Banks, act regulating, passed, 417
suspended, ,534
66 card of directors of Northumberland,
534
Bar, peculiarities of the
481
Barnes, Reverend W. H. H.,
Barton, Kimber, 325
Bashor, John Michael, killed, 157
540
Battalion drill at Lewisburg, 550
Baum, Samuel R., appointed postmaster, 552
Bear's mills erected, 232
Beaver run,
7
66 township, residents of,
258,270,284,319
597
Baptist settlers,
283
Barber, Robert, builds at White Spring, 544
48,269
Baskins, Honorable John, resigns and removes,
501
Anti-Mason ticket formed, . 543
598
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Bellas, Esquire, Hugh, 365
Berlin iron-works, first metal made at, 545 .. blown out, . 549
Bickle, Henry, killed, .
201
Billman, Dewalt, notice of,
450
Billmyer, Andrew, tavern of,
243,252
Bingaman, Frederick, death of,
545
Black Ann, whipped,
194
Blythe, William, notice of,
25
Boatman, Mrs. Claudius, killed,
211
Boat-yard removed to Lewisburg,
551
Boone, Captain Hawkins,
52,107, 123, 166, 178 258
Bonde family, notice of,
Bower, George, notice of, 450
Boy killed near Gundy's mill,
213
Boyd family, notice of,
143
Boyer, Jacob K., convicted,
497
Brady, Captain John,
98,143, 165, 166
killed,
168,220,225
66 James, killed,
164,225
Mrs. Mary, death of,
219
family reminiscences of, 219
Captain Samuel, 81,143,219
175
adventuresof, 227
death of, 230
219
John, (sheriff,)
226
Lieutenant Samuel, at Chippewa,
419
letter to Captain Vincent, 419
143
Bridge, Northumberland built, 406,438
carried away, 546
Lewisburg chartered, 417
46 supplement to charter, 433
438
Limestone run, carried away,
137
.. Harrisburg,
portion of, carried away 546
at mouth of Buffalo creek built, 378
548
66 new “
Milton, injured by flood, 546
66 at Duncan's Island, carried away, 546
Brinton, Joseph, notice of, 449
435
Bockenor, Isaac, accident to,
496
163
449
66 Matthew, death of, 246
142
Buchanan, Honorable James, speaks at Milton,
544
Buffalo creek,
7
bridge built at mouth of, 378
42
66
"' residents of, 50,
67, 148, 181 , 194 , 214, 236, 242, 244, 252, 258, 263, 269
Buffalo Cross-Roads church, . 51,60,270,433,524
first hotel at, 318
438
..
carried away,
552
Brobst, Jacob,
Brodhead's regiment, Eighth Pennsylvania, two soldiers of, killed, Brown, Jonathan, Eleanor,
Michael, recollections of the people of the Valley, 341
Buffalo township erected, 66
attempt to divide, 151
Brandywine, battle of, .
kills Bald Eagle,
General Ilugh, .
built.
599
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Buffalo, East and West, townships erected, 274
East, residents of, . 278,
283,294, 317 , 323, 326, 832, 337, 340,353,355,370,379,386
Buffalo, West, improvements, &c., 66
stills in, 280
66
66 residents of, 280.
282,294,301,317,333,337 ,340,354,355,370,379,387
Caderman, Jacob and Conrad, captured, 199
California gold fever reaches Valley,
emigration to,
Canal meeting
491
66 let,
496
66 Lewisburg cross-cut,
496,503
rates of freight on, first boats through, 512
503
Camp Potter organized,
544
Camp-meeting, first Methodist, 354
544
Campbell, Captain, killed, 199
Daniel, notice of, . 281
66 McDonald, notice of, 450
John, 450
Campleton, Captain Thomas, (Kemplin, ) 165,174,179
198
Carner, Anthony, notice of,
450
Celebration, Fourth of July, 488,504,505,524, 544
66 66 toasts at, 526
6. 66 partisan toasts at, 524
526
Cemetery at Lewisburg, Census 1820,
449
1830,
502
66 1840, .
552
557
Chamberlin, Colonel William, notice of,
440
Chambers, James, killed, 185
Chapman, Seth, acquitted,
487
Chappel Hollow, alias Haverly's Gap,
75
Chestnut Ridge, post office established at,
552
Chilloway, Job,
141
Chippewa, battle of,
419
Churches, notices of, 93,253,448
Church, Buffalo Cross-Roads Presbyterian, 51,60,231,250,270
66
last sermon in 546
406
66
66 new, at Lewisburg consecrated,
511
First Pastor German Reformed, 259
Baptist, effort to establish,
283
Dreisbach, condition of,
327
St. Peter's, in Kelly, built,
33 3,430
371
Baptist, at Lewisburg,
543.545
66 66 first sermon in new, 546
Emanuel's, at New Berlin, dedicated, . 481
Associate Reformed, of Mifflinburg, organized 448
66 66 accidents at, 549
537
1850, .
1860,
1870, 557
new built
433
66
Methodist, organized at Lewisburg, .
279
549
549
located,
495
66
killed,
Ray's, built, first Baptist, organized, pastors of, 371
600
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Church, Methodist, at New Berlin, dedicated,
437
66 Christian Chapel at Lewisburg built, 441,555
opened, 460
Bethel, organized, 504
٤٠ Presbyterian, at Lewisburg, built, 505
first sermon in, 511
66 Laurelton, organized,
506
66 Union, German Reformed and Lutheran, subscription for starting, 512
Union, German Reformed and Lutheran, dedicated, 524
Laurel run, dedicated, 540
German Reformed, Pastor of, installed, 540
Lutheran, at Selinsgrove, 543
66 and Reformed, in Buffalo township, dedicated, 534
66 Presbyterian, at New Berlin,
German Reformed, in Lewisburg, corner stone of, laid, dedicated, 548
pastor of,
Clark, Esquire, John, visits Lewisburg,
Clark, George, surveyor,
Clark, Walter, &e., moves to Valley,
39
Clarke. Captain John, roll of his company,
121
Clay, Henry, card of, in National Intelligencer, 472
Clemens, Peter, 450
Clingan, William, notice of, 457
Coal, bituminons, received, and price of, 514
Cochran, James, letter to Robert Irwin, 351
Cole, Colonel Philip, 51
Cold Friday, 526
Columbia Gazette, . 416
Columbia guards en route to Mexico, flag presentation and return, 547
398, 455, 479
Committee men, lists of, 9,110,131
153
Condition of the Valley, " " court business.
165
Conference, Albright and United Brethren
413
Constitution of 1776, synopsis of 94
United States, ratified, 251
1790 adopted, 266
Contributions for relief of distressed in Ireland and Scotland, 547
Controversy, railroad,
553
Convention, Carpenter's Hall,
1775,
65
66 of associators,
99
constitutional, delegates to,
,266,527
1834, delegates to,
519
Anti-Masonic, 519
66 Democratic, 521,540
temperance, at Lewisburg, 539
540
railroad, at Baltimore, 553
451
Cooke, Colonel William, roster of regiment, 124,243
Cooper, Honorable Thomas, 324,435
512
Cornelius, Jesse, accident to,
Corruption story, Adams and Clay, 478
Coryell, George, . 451
Counterfeiters convicted, 497
Comet visible, 99,127
Connectient claim,
,53,87
56
1776,
93
Whig,
Cook, John, notice of,
543 547
551
512
122
Committee of Safety, minutes of,
601
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
County lines, 448,505,511
66 seat, . 18
division of, agitated, 405
66 Union, erected, 412
seat, vote for and against, 550
division of, vote for and against, 556
Couples, David, killed, 184
Court crier appointed, .
148
66 to be held at New Berlin,
429
first circuit, at New Berlin, 492
66 " in Northumberland county, 42
44
" at Mifflinburg
418
Supreme, middle district of, created, personnel of justices of,
498
Covenhoven, Robert, describes the Great Runaway, also that of 1779,
176
Crawford county system introduced,
Creeks, early names of .
7
Crooked Billet, Abraham Smith's story,
152
Crotzerville post office established, 552
Crotzer, Henry W., appointed postmaster, 555
Dam built on Penn's creek, 275
at Selin and Snyder's mill,
275
Dancing party at New Berlin,
463
Daguerreotypes first in the Valley,
546
Day's Collections quoted,
Deaths
Adams, James, 354
Brady, James,
164
Albright, Jacob, 400
Brady, Captain John, 169
Albright, Andrew, 457
Brady, John,
374
Allen, Samuel, 179
Brown, Mathew,
142
Allison, Archibald,
174
Brown, Eleanor,
142
Alsbaugh, Margaret,
344
Brunner, Jacob, .
345
Antes, Colonel Frederick, 330
Bull, Mrs. Mary,
400
Burns, Peter,
267
Baldy, Susanna,
374
Baker, Wendell, 428
Baker, John,
456
Barber Samuel,
276
Barber, Sarah,
442
Barnhart, George,
281
Christ, Adamı, . 374
Clark, Robert, 313
Bashor, John Michael,
156
Clark, William, .
416
Beatty, Alexander,
243
Clarke, Florence,
368
Bickel, Henry,
201
Bingaman, Frederick,
545
Bishop, John,
417
Black, John,
266
Boal, John, 443
Bockener, Isaac,
496
Bolender, Henry,
296
Bower, Casper, 293
Bower, Peter, .
436
Boone, Captain, .
177
Boveard, James, 374
Cornelius, Jesse,
512
Cooke, Colonel William, 344
Cook, John, 452
Couples, David,
18-4
Cramer, George,
400
Dale, Honorable Samuel,
341
Darrangh, Widow,
512
345
Anrand, John, 367
Aurand, junior, John, 374
456
Buyers, Captain William F.,
Cameron, Charles,
428
Campbell, Michael,
154
Campbell, Daniel, 281
Chambers, James,
185
Barber, Thomas,
188
Chambers, Mary,
311
Chamberlin, Colonel William, 440
Barnhart, Mathias,
293
Clarke, Colonel John, 385
Clemens, Elizabeth, 450
Clingan, William,
457
Collins, Paul,
428
66
" suits in,
356
justices opinion of Joseph Ritner,
498
554
Deaths-
143,193
Aurand, Jacob, 256
Buttorf, Michael,
156
business condition of,
165
602
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Deaths-
Daugherty, Captain, 177
Deal, Ilenry, 417
Dempsey, Cornelius, 244
Derr, Catherine, 243
Derr, John,
547
Douglass, William, 401
Dow, Lorenzo,
314
Dreisbach, Anna Eve,
260
Dreisbach, Martin,
320
Dreisbach, Jacob,
345
Dreisbach, Catherine
430
Dunkle, Catherine,
353
Dunkle, Killian, 436
Dunning, Samuel, 374
Earne, Elizabeth,
374
Egbert, Nicholas,
417
Himrod, Simon,
235
Hoge, Reverend John, 368
Holstein, George, 400
Hood, Reverend, 549
IFood, Mrs. Mary, 549
Hoover, John, .
436
Ilonsel, Martin, 353
Honsel, Captain William 551
Hudson, George,
276
Hunter, Colonel Samuel,
234
Hunter, Alexander, 390
Huston, Matthew, 385
Hutchinson, Mary, 385
Iddings, Eve, 345
Iddings, Henry, 443
Irvine, William,
297
Irwin, Esquire, William, 416
Jenkins, James, 244
Jenkins, James, . 339
Jenkins, Phoebe, 335
Jodon, Peter, 353
Jones, Thomas, 512
Jordon, William, 335
Katherman, David, 368
Keene, Lawrence, . 260
Kelehner, Jonas, 539
Kelly, Mrs. Sarah, 504
Kelly, Colonel John, 506
Kempling, Captain Thomas, 198
Kerstetter, Sebastian, 251
Kester, George,
297
Klinesmith, Baltzer, 189
Kremer, Honorable George, 555
Laird, Matthew, . 256
Langs, George, (suicide,) 386
Lashells, Esquire, John, 547
Lathy, William Kent, 384
Laughlin, Samuel, 185
Laughlin, Esther, 345
Laughlin, Adam,
428
Lee, John, and wife, 210
Lepley, Michael, 170
Lewis, Paschal, 454
Linn, John, .
384
Green, Joseph, 335
Deaths-
Green, Mary, 354
Greenlee, William, 231
Grier, Reverend Isaac, 428
Grogan, Charles,
267
Groninger, Leonard, 256
Gundy, William, 546
Harris, Honorable William L., 546
Hammond, General R. H., 548
Haney, Christopher,
266
Hayes. John,
544
Hayes, Mrs.,
513
Hayes, William, 540
Herrold, 170
Hetrick, Christian. 208
Himmelreich, Mary, 457
Ellenkhusen, Mathias Joseph, 277
Emerick, David,
201
Etzweiler, George,
185
Evans, Nathan,
391
Evans, Joseph,
400
Evans, Evan Rice,
400
Evans, Joseph, (Lewisburg,) Ewing, Jasper,
326
Eyer, Catherine,
353
Ferguson, James,
281
Fisher John,
293
Follmer, Thomas,
546
Forster, junior, John,
239
Forster, Thomas,
344
Forster, Thomas, 390
Forster, Captain John, 243
Foster, John,
234
Fought, Jonas, 267
Fontz, Mrs. Conrad, 494
Fox, Andrew,
293
Franklin, Daniel, 368
Frantz, Lewis, 368
Frederick, George,
335
Frederick, Jabel, (should be Jacob, ) 353
Freedly, John, 430 Freeland, Elias, 176
Freeland, junior, Jacob, 176
Freeland, senior, Jacob,
176
Frick, General Henry,
543
Fries, Rev. Just Henry, 534
Gabriel, George, 37
Geary, John, 514
Gebhart, Philip, 436
Getz, Peter,
390
Gift, Jacob, 170
Gray, Lieut. Colonel Neigal, 244
Gray, Captain William, 431
Gray, Sallie, and son, 527
Graybill, John, 35-4
Green, Margaret, 256
277
Follmer, Henry,
546
Fleming, James,
514
Lotz, Ulrich,
266
603
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Deaths-
Lowdon, Captain John, 314
Lukens, John, Surveyor Gen., 262
McBeth, Mrs. Annie, 374
McCandlish, senior, William, 231
Mcclellan, James,
550
McClenachan, James, 235
McClenachan, David, 261
Mcclure, Mrs. Jean, 330
Mcclure, Roan,
512
McClung, John,
251
McCracken, Henry, 193
McCorley, Robert,
281
McCorley, James, .
374
McGrady, Alexander,
276
McGuire, Thomas, 62
McKee, Thomas,
50
MeKim, William, 368
McKim, Robert, 368
McKnight,
170
MeLaughlin, Samuel, . 185
MeLaughlin, William,
179
MeLaughlin, Hugh, 431
Maclay, Esquire, William, 344
Macpherson, Honorable, John 493 Madden, Neal, 374
Marshall, James, 440
Martin, Aaron,
179
Martin, George,
352
Merrill, James,
538
Metzgar, Daniel,
374
Miller, Theobald, 296
Miller, Christian,
314
Moore, John,
514
Morrison, Reverend Hugh, 344
Morton, Japhet, 431
Motz, George, .
353
Mumma, John,
491
Murphy, John,
314
Myers, Henry,
390
Myers, David,
511
Nevius, Christian, 431
Newcomer, Bishop,
489
Overmeier, Captain George, 353
Patterson, W. A.
555
Peters, Henry,
309
Piatt, Abraham,
310
Polhemus, Albert and wife, . 157
Pollock, Charles,
296
Pollock, John,
354
Pontius, Henry, .
458
Potter, Major General James, 261
Priestly, Doctor Joseph, 343
Ranek, senior, John,
256
Ranck, Adam,
385
Ray, George,
335
Rearick, John,
256
Reasoner, Davy,
408
Reasoner, James,
526
Reedy, Conrad,
385
Rees, Abel,
277
Deaths-
Rees, Daniel, 344
Rees, Daniel, 436
Richard, Henry,
354
Riddle, George,
310
Rodman, William,
209
Rorabaugh, Philip, 453
Rote, George,
311
Rotten, Joseph, 62
Row, George,
193
Sample, John and wife,
170
Sargent, Charles,
514
Sargent, James,
501
Seebold, Christopher, 417
Selin, Captain Anthony, 276
Shedacre Jacob, 163
Shewel, Adam, 353
Shipton, Thomas, 493
416
Sierer, John,
Simpson, John, 345
Smiley, Reverend Thomas, 511
50
Smith, John,
261
Smith, Nicholas,
Smith, George, 293
Smith, Colonel Matthew, 293
Smith, Anna M.,
297
Smith, Michael,
354
Smith, Esquire, Daniel, 390
Smith, Albright,
390
Smith, Enoch, 439
Snyder, John, .
251
Soult, David,
470
Specht, Adamı, 470
Spyker, Esquire, Henry, 439
Stanford, Jacob,
153
Steele, William,
354
Storms, David,
208
Strawbridge, Hon. Thomas, 417
Struble, Peter, 549
Struble, Adamı,
428
Sutherland, Thomas,
436
Swartz, Peter, .
345
Swesey, Daniel,
453
Swineford, John,
352
Swineford, John, 386
Swineford, Jacob,
488
Taggert, Thomas,
293
Tate, Edward,
293
Taveler, Joseph,
310
Templeton, Samuel. 490
Thompson, Captain James, 198
Thompson, John, 330
Thompson, William, 368
Thom, James,
251
Thom, James,
277
Thornburg, John,
296
Trinkle, Mathias,
231
Troxell, George,
266
Turner, John,
428
Smith, Peter,
213
Smith, Adam, .
281
60.1
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Deaths-
Ultz, Joseph, 374
Wertz, Deitrick, 345
Van Doren, Thomas, 163
Weyland, Michael, 40
Vandyke, Henry, 234
Wierbach, John, 267
Vandyke, Lambert, 293
Wilson, John, . 48
Wilson, Thomas, 320
Vanvolsen, Levi, child of, 281
Wilson, Hugh, (of Buffalo, )
545
Wales, John,
314
Wilson, Honorable Hugh,
545
Wales, Mrs. Mary
491
Wilson, William,
470
Walker, John,
211
Wilson, Thomas, (Kelly,) 504
367
Walter, John, 417
Wolfe, Jacob,
428
Watson, Patrick, 188
Yost, Casper, Young, Matthew.
251
Weeks, Joseph, 179
Young, Adam,
367
Weirick, John, 390
Young, James, 481
Weirick, Mrs. Elizabeth, 435
Young, Jolm, 527
Weiser, Christopher, 442
Youngman, Elias, 457
Weitzell, Esqnire, Casper, 213
Yutten, Jacob, 461
492,523
Debating societies,
491
Deed, copy of Hawkins Boone's,
52
De Haven, Peter, letter of,
155
Depreciation, examples of,
175,184
Derr, Ludwig, 66 mill, meeting at.
56
trading house, incident at, 96
237 .
Derr, John, death of,
547
Derrickson, Mrs. Mary, account of capture of Fort Freeland,
176
Dieffenbach, Reverend Jacob,
369
Disbury, Joseph,
231
Dixon, Sankey,
243
Dog run,
,32
Domestic incidents,
392,463
Donnel, Charles G.,
543
Dondle, Daniel, .
387
Dougherty, Peter,
246
Dreisbach's church,
39,253
Dreisbach, Martin,
320
Drouth, severe,
488
Dry Valley, post office established at,
552
Dubbendorff, Reverend Samuel, 185
Duel, Binns-Stewart, 347
Duffield, George, D. D., quoted,
226
Duncan, Esquire, Thomas,
364
Eakers, Doctor Joseph,
26
Eclipses, Egbert, John, stable burned,
533
Ejectment cases,
,35,52,54,74,195,203,313 96
Election, certificate of first, contested,
148,216,239
return of, 1783
215
returns,
288,334, 373, 437 , 448, 457 , 460, 463,522
266
66 districts,
310,312,456,526
66 of militia officers, 539,540
presidential, 496
Electors, choice of first presidential,
257
Vanvalzah, Doctor Robert, 551
Vincent, Isaac, 176
Wilson, Elizabeth, 430
Wallis, Joseph J. 390
Wilt, George,
209
Watson, David, 417
mention of,
452.
Derr, Christian, notice of,
33,48
Debate at Lewisburg,
Deaths-
514
first, under new constitution,
605
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Ellenkhusen, Mathias Joseph, . 277
Ely, Reverend Doctor Ezra Styles, 506
Emerick family captured, 201
Emigration, sources of, to the West, 527
13
Encampments,
480,539,544,550
Etzweiler, George, killed, IS5
Evans, Evan Rice, 323
66 Captain Frederick, at Fort McHenry 420
letters to George Kremer, 462
Ewing, Jasper, death of, 326
Ewig, Christian, notice of, 452
Factories, woolen, 538
Famine in Ireland and Scotland, 547
Farley, John, quoted, 247
44
66 Janding dispute,
313
at Lewisburg,
274
Fires,
166,335,493, 495,525, 533,539,543,545, 550,555
Fire storm, 512
Fisher's, Paul, statement, 157
Fisher, John, 157
Fisher's, Samuel, mill burned, 166
364
Flag captured at Monmouth, 166
Floods, great,
232,488,513,546,548,552 546
546
66 in hands of sheriff,
549
66 sold,
550
Forest Hill, post-office established at,
551
66 postmaster at, .
551
Forster, John, incident related by,
239
٠، killed,
187
Lieutenant Thomas, 122
Captain John, appointed postmaster, 555 Fort Angusta built, 13
Freeland captured 175
Swartz, 193
66 McHenry, bombardment of, 420
420
Fought's, Jacob, mill, 34,38
159
Fought and Trinkle murders,
206
Foutz, Mrs. Conrad, 494
331
Freeman, definition of,
67
Frederick, Thomas,
185
French Jacob's, mill attack on, locality of, 186
Frick & Slifer's boat-yard removed to Lewisburg, 551
Frick, Slifer & Co's steam saw-mill burned, 555
Frost, severe,
513
Frick, General Henry, death of,
398, 410,442
Furnace built, .
555
Gabriel, George, .
9,17,37
Galbraith, Bertram, letter of,
156
Follmer, Thomas, drowned, Henry, drowned,
Forest iron-works, began building,
545
179
death of,
66 Captain Frederick Evans at,
Fought's, Mrs. Michael, narrative,
Freeburg, residents of,
340
Fries, Reverend, obituary of, 534
543
Fisher, Esquire, George,
Ferry at Sunbury,
606
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Gazette, Sunbury, Northumberland, publication of, commenced, 269
Gazette, Columbia, publication of, commenced, 416
Geisweit, Reverend George, 285
German regiment at Sunbury, 179
German Reformed churches, .. first pastor of, 259
Gift, Aaron K., account of Lepley, 170
Gill, William, notice of, 23
Gordon, Isaac G., notice of, 512
Grant, Reverend William D., at Lewisburg, 543
Grave-yards-Dry Run, . 187
Turtle Creek, 200
White Deer, 240
Presbyterian, 312
Evangelical, 434
512
Gray, Lieutenant William, 119,224
Captain William, death of, 431
66 Lieutenant Colonel Neigal, 232
66 George, 245
Green, Joseph,
66,141,151,210
.. death of, 335
George, letter from, 287
General Abbot, elected major general, 539
Green's mill. 75
311
Gregg, Andrew, marriage of, &c.,
248
Grier, D. D., Reverend Isaac, .
52,61,231, 524,546
Grochong's, Jacob, Mill,
185,186
Grove, Peter, pursuit of Indians,
191
Michael, killsan Indian, family notice of, 19%
192
Guelph's mills, action near,
146
Gundy, Van Christian, recollections of, .. notice of,
242
Gundy, William, drowned,
546
Halfpenny, J. & M., woolen factories,
538
Ilall, Esquire, Charles,
324,364
Hammond, Lieutenant David, .. General R. H., death and burial of,
199,399
Harding, General Abner C.,
501
Harris, Honorable William L., death of,
546
Hartley township, formerly Upper Moreland, erected, 391
Colonel Thomas, 163,316
Ilartleton,
316
Hayes, John, death of,
54-4
.. William, store robbed,
492
death of, and notice of family,
540
incident of early life, 542
Heckewelder quoted, 201
Heim, Reverend John G., 379
Heiser, H., appointed postmaster, 552
Heisler, Reverend D. Y., quoted, 286
installed,
551
Herrold, killed, 170
Herrold tavern opened,
232
264
Haines township, formerly Potter, .
SI
548
Harbaugh's Fathers, quoted,
Harbaugh, Reverend Henry, 543,548,550
61
expedition of, 165
,171
Greenville laid out,
German and Lutheran,
252
607
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Hetrick, Christian, 66
killed, 208 Hickok, Henry C., appointed Deputy Superintendent Public Schools, 556 High's mill burned,
550
Himrod, Simon,
89,235
Hoffa's mills,
232
Hood, Reverend Thomas, ordination of,
last sermon,
524
death of,
549
66 Mrs. Mary, death of,
549
Horse races, anti association formed,
500
Hotels mentioned,
480
Housel, Captain William, death of,
551
Hucks, Captain, tory, killed,
539
Huling, Marcus, 114,245
Hunt, Reverend Thomas P., lectures on temperance, 537
Hunter, Colonel Samuel, letters from, . 143,
144, 153, 154, 156, 174, 175, 179, 184, 207
pursues the Indians,
211
66 66 death of,
234
Improvement act passed, Improvements,
503
Indian tribes, localities of,
1
paths,
66 Muncy, leave the Valley, 20
Delawares, withdraw,
97
re-appear as enemies, 201
66 Muncy, in Canada,
202
outrages,
Independent press of Lewisburg, 544
Inhabitants, 1775, 67
Insane lad in House of Representatives, 346
Insurance company, mutual fire, organized, 553
Iron ore, development of, 539
works, Berlin, first metal at, 545
blown out, 549
66 ١١ Forest, began building, 545
549
Irvine, William,
35
Isle of Que, 245
Jack's mountain, name how derived,
555
Jackson township erected,
64
Jay's treaty, 312
Jefferson's election, rejoicing over,
Jenkins' inill, 221
Johnson, Samuel, tried for firing a barn, 469
Jones, Esquire, Isaac G., 524
Journal, Conrad Weiser's, 2
Richard Miles', 53
Major Ennion Williams', 63,84
338,359,379,388, 397,407
Jurors, grand, list of, petition for appointment of judge, 513
51.53.151,231
66 traverse, list of,
sold,
550
297
Irwin & Johnston,
151,153,154, 171, 184,201,207,210
20
Six Nations,
,283, 333 , 433
6
66 married to whites, 208
in hands of sheriff,
Jail, appropriation for, 295
Flavel Roan's, 43,51,53.127.151
346
496.499
Hughes, Napoleon, develops iron ore, 42
608
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Keene, Major Lawrence, prothonotary, 214
34,53
Kelly, Colonel John,
35,141, 144, 153, 179
at Princeton, 139
..
pursues the Indians, 172
kills one near his cabin, 172
toast of,
sketch of, 327
506
Kelly, senior, James, opens temperence hotel in Lewisburg, 545
504
Kelly township reported as Pike, 66 66 erected,
462
Kempling or Kemplen, Captain-See Campleton.
Kennedy's Gazette suspended temporarily, [finally in 1817,] 416
549
Kerstetter, George, notice of,
Kester, George, bequest of, 297
Kleckner, M., barn burned, 543
Kelchner, Jonas, death of, . 539
Klinesmith, Baltzer, killed,
189
Kremer, Honorable George, death of, 555
Lafayette lodge, officers of, 500
Laird, Matthew, notice of, and family 255
Laird, Reverend Matthew, sails for Africa 512
Lane, Elder Willianı,
539
Land office, new purchase,
28
locations, drawing of,
32
Lashells, Esquire, John, death of,
547
Laughlin, Sammel, killed,
185
Lawyers, sketches of,
363
Lechmere Point, skirmish at,
82
Lee, Major Jolin,
126,204
" Thomas,
211
Lepley, Michael, killed,
170
Leroy, Jacob,
9
John,
9
" Anna M., affidavit of,
12
Levy, Esquire, Daniel,
365
Lewisburg laid out, 237
residents of, 238
242,253,269,279,282,301,322,332,337 , 354, 356, 370, 379, 387
survey made of, 254
merchants in, 311
first postmaster at, 312
406,456
.6 sketch of, in 1787,
254
University, act incorporating, passed,
546
Academy,
546
postmaster at,
548,549
cemetery at, 549
Chronicle, publication of, began, 543
66 University, extension of, . 556
sketch of, in 1813, 413
66 explosion in drug store at, 525
66 lecture at,
526
monument erected to, 524
Kelly, Mrs. Sarah,
461
Kennedy, 1., appointed postmaster, 453
notice of his daughters, 190
valuation of, . 60
210
Lennox, George,
453
peculiarities of, 481
and wife killed,
66 incorporated,
Kelly, first settlers in,
609
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY.
Lewis, Judge Ellis, commission read, 513
License, applications for, 43,51,167
.. vote for and against, 547
Lieutenants of the county appointed, and subs, 127
Limestone township, original settlers of, 76
erected, 550
Lincoln, Lieutenant Hananiah, Mishael,
169
Line of Indian purchase,
17
Linn, John, notice of,
453
J. F., diary of, 550
Locusts appear, 418,455,530
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