Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania, 1755-1855, Part 52

Author: Linn, John Blair, 1831-1899
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : L.S. Hart, printer and binder
Number of Pages: 654


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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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