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"I can truthfully say that I know of no one in public life who was a truer friend, more faithful to his convictions of duty, less influenced by bitterness and malignity, and who was less changed by his long political service, than the plain John Covode of our early acquaintance. It so happened that I once visited his district and sought the secret of his continued popularity at his home, where there had been many political changes. He had been engaged extensively in many branches of business ; had accumulated a large fortune ; from a laboring man had become the employer of thousands of laborers; had held high official position ; and yet, in all these changes had continued the same plain-hearted, genial, kind and accessible John Covode. He felt and knew the popular pulse, because he mingled with and knew the people as well as any man in public life."
Charles Sumner, the polished scholar and senator from Massachusetts, bore this tribute to his worth :
"I wish to say a few words of him and his career which I hope will impress the youth of the country. In him we have a bright illustration of what may be attained under a political system which invites every kind of ability to its service, which' welcomes every description of talent, and which excludes none from the responsibilities and honors of public life. However much of honor and fame John Covode may have earned by his public services, he holds a higher place in my esteem for the true courage he possessed. I have never honored him more than when, in a speech in Philadelphia not long ago, he boldly proclaimed what other and weaker men would have labored to suppress, and announced, as a reason for his hostility to every species of human bond- age, the fact that his grandfather had been sold as a "redemptionist" near the very spot where he was then speaking to thousands on matters of high import- ance ; standing up an acknowledged leader in a land famous for the number and abilities of its leading men and the average intelligence of its people. He was the irreconcilable foe of slavery because, in the traditions of his family, that detestation was the outgrowth of experience, of bitter suffering, of un- merited reproach. He loved liberty as one to whom its beauty was a reality and not merely a sentiment. And so the same practical traits are to be seen all through his character. As one denied the blessings and advantages of an education, he was an unflinching friend of free schools. As an American laborer, his life was spent in shielding American labor from the blight of for- eign competition. As a Pennsylvanian he loved the state which gave him birth and the sepulcher to his fathers. As an American citizen, he loved the land where he and his kindred found refuge and honor. His was a sympathic
A. M. Milligan
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IIISTORY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
heart and his hand was open. He alleviated the sorrows and afflictions of his neighbors with unstinted generosity."
DR. ALEXANDER McLEOD MILLIGAN. There is no name in the church history of Westmoreland county which shines forth with more lustre than that of Milligan. From the sturdy Scotch grandsire of the early years of last century down to the polished and eloquqent grandsons of today, three generations of ministers have worthily born the name, and each in turn, eight in all, have contributed to its greatness. Like the Beechers, they have been a family of great ministers, and like them they sprang from a famous ancestry, whose greatness was eclipsed by the matchless eloquence of an illustrious son.
The ancestor was Dr. James Milligan. He was born in Scotland, August 7, 1785, and came to America and settled in Westmoreland county in 1801. Though brought up in the Presbyterian faith, he joined the Covenanter church in 1805, and prepared himself for the ministry. He was graduated with honor from Jefferson College in 1809, and after a theological course be- gan preaching in 1812. In 1817 he was installed pastor at Ryegate, Vermont, where he was married to Miss Mary Trumbull in 1820. He remained there until 1839, when he removed with his family to New Alexandria, in this county, and became pastor of the Covenanter church of that place. In 1848 he re- moved to Illinois and remained there until 1855, after which he was engaged nicstly in the missionary work of his church. He died in Michigan, January 2, 1862. He was a man of high intellectual attainments and was perhaps most noted for his knowledge of the languages and the fearless manner in which he denounced the evils of his day, particularly those of slavery and in- temperance. On these questions there were few men of his day equal to him. His public utterances on the slavery question were not confined to his church, but he traveled widely in the East, and by his eloquence awakened great sym- pathy for the oppressed race of the South.
He had three sons who rose to eminence in the ministry-Alexander Mc- Leod, born in 1822; James Saurin Turretin, born in 1826; and John Calvin Knox, born in 1829.
It was Alexander McLeod Milligan who became in our judgment the ablest minister and the most fearless and eloquent speaker our county has yet produced. From his earliest youth his father designed him for the ministry and directed his studies to that end. To assist in procuring an education he began teaching school near New Alexandria, his home. In 1843 he was graduated from Duquesne College, and pursued the study of theology in Alle- gheny and Cincinnati Seminaries. He was licensed to preach by the Pitts- burg Presbytery in 1847, and the year following began his life work by suc- ceeding his father as pastor of the United Congregations of Greensburg and New Alexandria. Remaining there until 1853, he was called to the pastorate of the Third Congregation of Philadelphia. In 1856 he returned to his first charge, where he remained ten years, after which he removed to Pittsburg,
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HISTORY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
and there labored until his death. During all these years his work was not by any means confined to the pulpit. He was a leader of public thought, and ad- vocated the cause of abolition in almost every part of the Union, and, it must be remembered, too, that he did this in an age when abolition was the most un- popular of all public causes, and when even the churches of the Union had not yet taken up the question. His eye never quailed nor was his voice ever hushed by opposition or by threats of personal violence.
Nature had lavishly bestowed her gifts on Dr. Milligan. In personal ap- pearance he was fully six feet tall, finely built and commanding, and at sight Impressed his hearers with the importance of the message he bore. His power- ful voice was extremely musical and flexible, and always under the most per- fect control. In a few short sentences he could at will expand it from the gen- tle tones like those of a flute, which he was wont to use in conversation, to a climax of clarion notes which would fill the auditorium and startle his hearers in the remotest galleries. Thrilled by his magnetic eloquence, which was fre- quently compared with that of Henry Ward Beecher, his audience forgot the passing hour and remembered only the down-trodden slave or the lowly · Nazarene whose cause he pleaded.
Few men of his day had studied more closely the public questions of the hour than he. His mind was well stored with information on all topics and he spoke, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as though from an inexhausti- ble storehouse within. And with unusual readiness could he summon all his powers and call them into action. He introduced Louis Kossuth when he visited the United States in 1854, in a short address, and the great Hungarian reformer said of him that he was the ablest natural orator he had ever heard on either side of the Atlantic ocean.
Preeminently, however, he was a minister of the gospel, and those who heard the preacher, heard him at his best. But perhaps outside of the pulpit the cause which lay nearest his heart was the abolition of slavery. It mattered not to him that the cause was in that day extremely unpopular. Like Garri- son, Stevens, Beecher, Philips, Adams and Giddings, he bore without com- plaint his full share of the obloquy which was heaped upon all who dared to raise their voices in defense of the black man. He deemed no sacrifice too great if it could but advance the cause. Audiences in the Eastern cities which had scarcely passed from under the magic spell of the great Beecher found themselves enchained and convinced by the majestic eloquence of Milligan. He was, in the true sense of the term, a magnetic speaker.
He sided with John Brown, not perhaps with the drastic method he adopted to further his scheme, but certainly with his purpose to free the slaves by force. He wrote him a consolatory letter in 1859, when he was confined in jail under sentence of death. This letter has since been published broadcast throughout the country. In 1861 he reiterated his admiration for the old hero by naming his son Ossawattomie Brown, now one of the ablest ministers of Ohio. From one of his public letters we quote the following :
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HISTORY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
"I rejoice that I have lived to see the emancipation and enfranchisement of the slave, for whose liberty I gave twenty of the best years of my life." He was prominent in any field of labor he sought to enter, which required the ability of an advocate, and whether in the pulpit or on the platform, or in the councils of the church, composed only of learned men, he was listened to with the same marked attention and eager interest. Although his reputation rests mostly on his ability as a public speaker, yet the Christian Statesman, Our Banner, and other church magazines contain many contributions from his able pen. These show beyond doubt his mastery of the subjects he handled, and that his strength as a speaker lay largely in the clear expression which he gave to his thoughts.
In 1847 he was married to Ellen Snodgrass, a daughter of Hon. John Snodgrass, of New Alexandria. He survived her, and on August 24, 1871, he was married to Belle A. Stewart, who yet lives in New Alexandria.
Perhaps the most marked trait of his character was his love of home life and of children. He was never so happy as when surrounded by them, and his family yet exhibits a smiling picture of him with four mirthful grand- children on his knee. It was doubtless this inborn feeling for the weak and innocent that led him to espouse the cause of the helpless and down-trodden African slave.
In the spring of 1884 his health began to fail and he journeyed to Southern California, hoping that a milder climate would benefit him. Disappointed in this, attended by his faithful wife, he turned his face homeward to die, as he thought, among his kindred. Unfortunately he died on his way, on the train in Wyoming, on May 7, 1885. His remains were brought home, and while they lay in state in Pittsburg, colored people flocked to weep over his death and to honor the fearless advocate of the rights of their race. He is buried in Bellevue cemetery, in Allegheny.
INDEX
PAGE
Adamsburg, borough of 504 Addison, Judge Alexander 327
African Slavery in County.
Agriculture, 442; Statistics of 57
443-4
Albany Purchase, The, From Indians. .
35
Albert, George Dallas.
369
Alexander, John B., in War of 1812, 244; as a lawyer 339
Allegheny County Formed.
Allegheny Township, 579; First Set- tlers, Schools, Churches. 580
Alliance Furnace. .
447
Anderson, Noted Highwayman.
564
Arnold, Borough of 607
Armstrong, Colonel John, Expedition
Against Indians
12
Armstrong, John, Sr., and John .. 364
Assembly, Act of, Creating County
43
Associators, in Revolution
127
Attorneys, List of.
372-375
Bancroft, George, refers to Pittsburg 22; to Morgan's Rifles. 139
Barclay, John Y.
349
Barclay, Thomas J.
350
Barr. James
128
Bayard, Col. Stephen
I34-14I
Beacom, Jas. S.
Beaujeu, Captain, opposed Braddock, is
killed
IO
Beaver, John F ..
3444
Bedford, County Seat
42
Bell Township.
610
Belle Vernon, North, Borough of.
521
Bells on Domestic Animals.
212
Bench and Bar
320
Benedictine, Order of, First Priest Or- dained in America 315
Bessemer, Sir Henry, His Discovery, Its
Effect on Iron Manufacturing. 456
Bitter Feeling Among Officers of Rev-
olution in County
1.18
Block Houses, Forts, Etc., Described. . 81 Boliyar, Borough of. 532 Bonnett's School 408
Border Troubles During Revolution. . 136
Boscawan, Admiral. Arrives with Fleet I3 Boston Port Bill, Effect of .. 126
Boundary between Maryland and Vir- ginia Settled. 65-66
Bouquet, Col. Henry, 14: Relieves Fort Duquesne, 27; In Battle of Bushy Run, Nature of His Army, 28; Sketch of 31
Bow and Arrow. Strength and Use of .. 68
Brackenridge, Hugh Henry, 54: in Whisky Insurrection . . . . 201-206 Braddock, Gen. Edward, arrives in
PAGE.
America, appoints Washington aide- de-camp, interest in his campaign, 4; his trip westward, remarks of Benja- min Franklin, 5; divides his army, his route across Westmoreland, 6; cross the Monongahela river, 7; bat- tle on bank of river, 8; Washington's account of battle, Braddock is wounded, his death, general charac- ter, 9; losses of army, 10; effects of defeat II
Braddock's Road 236
Bradford, David, in Whisky
rection
207
Brants School, 414; Names of Early Teachers and Pupils. .. .416-17
Broadhead, Colonel, Expedition of Eighth Regiment Against Indians, 87 Censures Rangers, Their Defense ... 147 Brownlee, Captain Joseph, at Burning of Hannastown ... 176, 179, 180, 157 Brush Creek Church 306-503
Brush Hill Farm ...
518
Buffington, Judge Joseph, 334; Estimate of Foster ... 351 Bullet, Captain, Rescues Grant's Army. 15 Burd, Captain James, commands at Bat- tle of Ligonier, writes letter. 17 Burrell, Judge Jeremiah Murry 331
Burrell, Townships of, Lower and Up-
per
604
Burrows, Thomas H ..
419
Bushy Run, Battle of, 28; General Esti-
mate of
30
Butler. Colonel Richard, enters Revolu-
tion .
132
Butler, Colonel Thomas.
135
Butler Family
1.42
Byerly. Andrew, at Bushy Run, 28;
Land Warrant.
2.1
California Furnace ..
452
Campbell, Robert, Captured by Indians
93
Canals, 265; Description of, 267; For
Passengers. . .
268
Carmichael, John, Delegate to Conven-
tion
129
Carnahan, Colonel James, 135; death
of
159
Carnahan, Dr. James.
136-159
Carnegie, Andrew, An Early Coke Pro-
ducer. .
468
Casualities of Mexican War 277 Casualities of Spanish American War. . 476 Catholic Church, the Early Members, 311 : Father Browers, 312; Monastery Church .314-319
Insur-
672
INDEX
PAGE
PAGE
Cavett, James, Sent to State Conven-
tion .
127
James Bryson. . .
56
Courts, First in County.
46
Chapman, Dr. H. L., Letter of.
455
Chapultepec, Battle of.
27.4
Charcoal, Burning of.
455
Cherubusco, Battle of.
27.4
Christie, Colonel James.
I34
Church History, Review of Religious
Movements . ..
285
Circular Fox Hunt.
218
Civil War. 426
Clark, General George Rogers Expedi-
tion
148
Clark, James C. .
365
Clearings. How Made by Settlers. 93
Clifford, Charles, Captured by Indians. 98
Clifford, James, Shoots Indian at Ligo-
nier
IOI
Clinton De Witt, Builds Canal. 266
Closing Years of Revolution. 1.45
Coaches, First Line of. . 239
Coal, First Discovery, 458-459; Value
of Coal Lands ..
460
Coal Statistics, Table of.
.462-465
Coke Industry, 466; Early Manufac- ture : Extent of Region, 467 : Andrew Carnegie Manufactures, 468; Later Developments, 469; Statistics of Out- put. . 470
Color Bearer. Eleventh Regt.
429
Common Schools, Early History of, 405, Center Union. . 410
Conestoga Wagons, Cigars. 254-55
Connolly, John, 61 ; Arrests Justices. . 62 Continental Congress, Weakness of. ... 87 Continental Money, Value of. 225
Contrecoeur, Prevents Building Fort on Ohio
3
Convention to Remodel State Govern- ment. 127; Delegates to, Cook and Perry 127
Cook, Edward, 128; Judge at Hannas-
town, 172; in Whisky Insurrection .. 201 Cook. Township of, 608; Stahlstown, Pleasant Grove Church 609
Cook. Valentine, Rev.
298
Cornwallis, General, Incident of Sur- render 143
Coulter. General Richard. 428
Coulter, Justice Richard. 346
County Home
440
County Institute, First in County
418
County Lieutenant.
I30
County Officers, List of. 478-482
County Scat, Selection of.
49
County Superintendents, Names of, 421; Movement to Abolish. ..... 420-421 Court House, of 1854. Building, Cost Etc 437
Court House, the Present, Fourth, 616:
Proceedings Incident to Construction, 617 : Style, Cost, etc ... 619
Court Houses, First and Second. .
.191-2
Court Records
at
Hannastown,
by
Covode, Col. Geo. H ..
433
Covode, Hon. John, 663; Covode In-
vestigation,
665;
Character
by
Charles Sumner and John Sherman. 667 Cowan, Dr. Frank 37I
Cowan, Edgar. .
353
Craig, Samuel, Disappears.
539
Crawford Colonel William, Judge of
Courts, 321; Capture by Indians,
Cruelly Tortured.
156
Crogan, George.
37
Crops. . .
213
Curtin, Andrew G., Governor, Special
Order
427
Customs,
Crops,
Clothes, of
Early
Days
208
Daily Newspapers in County
404
Denny, H. S.
636
Derry, Borough of
546
Derry, Township of, 537 ; Early Settlers 538-39-41 ; Early Forts., etc., 540; Craig and Shields, 541 ; Bears Cave of 543
Deserters Among Soldiers.
1,38
Dickens, Charles, on Canals.
268
Dinwiddie, Gov. Robert.
I
Divesting Act, The. .
40
"Dobbs Family in America
355
Donaldson, Dr., Recollections of.
528
Donegal, Borough of.
535
Donegal, Township of, 534;
Plank
Road, Pike Run Country Club, 535;
Early Churches of
5.36
Doty, Judge Lucien W
.327-484
Dress, of Pioneers
215
Droves, Cattle. Horses, Sheep
258
Drum Family, Augustus.
348
Drum, Gen. Richard C., in Mexican War, Civil War, 661 ; Adjutant Gen- eral United States Army, Improves Militia 663
Drum, Simon H., in Mexican War .... 276
Dumas, M., Opinion of Fort Du- quesue. 3
Dunbar, Colonel, His Cowardly Flight.
Dunmore's War
61
Dubuesne, Fort
3
Duquesne, Marquis
3
Early Furnaces Described.
455
East Huntingdon, Township of, First
Settlers, etc., 574; Schools, 575;
Churches
576
Eighty-Fourth Regiment
434
Elder, Colonel Samuel.
261
Election, First in County, 47: Change
of Districts. .. .
48
Eleventh Regiment, Civil War.
427-428
Eleventh Reserves, Civil War.
431
Erwin, Captain Joseph
135
673
INDEX
PAGE
Evans, Joseph, Execution of. . 619 Examination of Teachers, Early. .407-14
Fairfield Presbyterian Church. . . 289, 526-7 Fairfield, Township of, 525; Fort Pal-
mer, 526; Early Churches, 527; Dr.
Joseph Scroggs, 529; Early Schools. . 531
Farmers Register.
395
Felgar Road, The. 239
Findley, James.
343
Findley, William, as a Weaver, 643; in
Whisky Insurrection, 204, 646; in
Assembly and Congress, as Author
.644-5
Finley, Rev. James.
288
Flax, Its Culture, Manufacture, etc. . 213-14 Flintlock Guns. 68
Forbes, General John, Arrives in Amer-
ica, Builds Road, His Army, 13; Trip
Westward, 18; Route From Ligonier, 19-20; March of Army, 21; Sketch of 23
Forbes Road.
13, 231, 237
Fork of Ohio, Meeting Place of In-
dians
235
Formation of County. 42
Fortieth Regiment, IIth Reserves. 431
Fort Ligonier, 82-84; Map of. 83
Fort Meigs, Battle at.
248-9
Fort Necessity
4
Fort Necessity, Battle at. 4
Fort Palmer 526
Fort Preservation
84
Forts in Derry Township. 510
Fort Walthour
102
Fort Williams
88
Forty-third Regiment.
432
Foster, A. W.
342
Foster. Henry D.
350
Four Fingers.
341
Fourteenth Regiment, Civil War 430
Fourth Cavalry, 64th Regiment.
4.32
Fox Hunt, Circular
588
Francis Family Murdered.
10.1
Frank Cowans Paper.
40I
Franklin Benjamin 5
Franklin, Township of. 546; Early Churches, 547 ; Murrysville Gas Well,
550: Jeremiah Murry. Z. G. Stewart. 549 French Affiliate With Indians. 3
French and Indian War. 4
French Canadian Forts
I
Friendly Indians Killed
I47-8
Frontier Privations
145
Frost of 1859.
621
Fulton, Andrew M.
359
Furnace Site. Selection of.
455
Gallagher. General Thos. F
431
Gallatin. Albert, in Whisky Insurrec-
tion
.201-3
Gay. Captain Edward I1.
430
Geary, Jno. W., 430; in War, as Gover-
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George, Conrad.
257
Gibsons Sons Distillery . 522
Giddings, Joshua R., Letter on Rail- road Travel 283
Girty, Simon.
80
Gist, Christopher, at Great Meadows,
3; First to Cross County.
235
Given, Wm. M .. .
362
Grant, Colonel, Sent From
Loyal-
hanna, 14; Defeat. 16
Greely, Horace, Notes Change of Cli- mate 216
Green, General Nathanael.
193
Greensburg Block House.
106
Greensburg Democrat. 398
Greensburg, Early Population, 487 ;
Early Hotels, 488; Early Business Houses, 490; Early Public Amusements, Elephant, 492; Modern Amusements, 501 ; First School House, 492; Early Teachers, 493; Alumni of Academy, 495; Fire of 1858; Other Fires, Mar- ket House, 496; First Reformed Church, Lutheran Church, 497; Pres- byterian Church, 498; Episcopal Church, Methodist Church, 499; U. B. Church, Cemeteries, 500; Indus- tries 501
Greensburg Gazette.
397
Greensburg Seminary. .
303
Greensburg U. P. Church. 295
Ground for Court House, Parts Sold. 192 Guyasootha, Commands at Bushy Run 28-32
Hacke, Dr. Nicholas P.
302
Hague, Hother, Early Surveyor
281
Halket, Sir Peter.
7
Hamilton,
Alexander,
Secretary
of
Treasury.
198
Hamilton, Fort in Ohio 105
Hanna, Robert, Sent to Philadelphia
127; Judge of Courts. .. 325
Hannastown, County Seat, 49-51 ; Hannastown Fort. 85; Burned by In- dians, 171; Condition of County, 172; Huffnagle, Michael, His Report, 172- 174: James Brison, David Shaw, Matthew Jack, 173: Miller's Block House, 175; Tradition of Wedding, 176; Brownlee's Capture, Death, Grave, 177-79-80; Relief of the Fort by Stratagem ; Prisoners Taken, 181- 182; Commander of Indian Forces, Heroes of Hannastown. The Town Not Rebuilt, 183; Petition of Brown- lee's Widow, Mrs. Hanna and Daughters, 184; Original Intention of Raiders. . . 185
Hannastown Resolutions, 123; Their Supposed Author .. . 124-125 Hardships of Pioneer Preachers. . 290 Harman Family. Killed by Indians, nor. 659
Sons Captured.
.90-91
674
INDEX
PAGE
Harrison, Wm. H., Compliments Our Soldiers ... 251
Harrold Church, Reformed. 301
Hawkins, Col. A.L., Monument to ... 476
Hazlett, J. J .. .
363
Hempfield Township, First Settlers. 502-503
Hill, Rev. George
289
Hoopes, Jno. S. . 418-19-21
Hopkins, John Henry 45I
Huff, George F. 484
Huguenots.
117
Hull's Surrender.
243
Hunter, Judge James A. 338
Incompatibility of Office 47
Indian Trails .. 234
Indian Tried and Executed at Hannas- town 55
Indians of Western Pennsylvania, 67; Origin of Race, Method of Hunting, 68; Names of Tribes, Marriage Dis- position, 69; Their Endurance, Methods of Fighting, 70; Appearance, Homes, etc., 71; Fortifications, Work Performed by Women. 72; Close Observers, Bravery, 73; Steal- ing. Endurance, Increase of Race, 74; Religion, Sickness, General Nature, Compared with Other Races, Good and Bad Traits, Love of Rum, Bright Colors, 76; Difficult to Civil- ize, Colonel Bouquet's Desire as to the Race 77
Iron, Early Manufacture of, 445; Dis- covery 'in America, First Furnace in Western Pennsylvania, 417 ; Letter From Beers on Iron Industry, 454; Reasons for Decline of Industry. ... 456
Irving, Washington, Description of
Stage Driver 262
Irwin, Borough of. 517
Jack, Captain Matthew, 139. 162; at Hannastown 173
Jack, Judge William. 325
Jail at Hannastown 5I
Jamison, Robert S. 115
Jeannette, Borough of
504
Johnston, Alexander 647
Johnston, Captain John W 278
Johnston, Joseph J. 370
Johnston, Richard, Killed in Mexico .. 277 Johnston, Sir William, 38; Treaty With Indians. .. 39
Johnston, Wm. F., 649; Governor
650
Jones, Henry M.
422
Judges of Courts 1790 to 1905.
327
Judiciary, Tenure of Office.
320
Keenan, Edward J. 358
Keenan. General James, in War. His
Appointments, 658; Marriage, Death, Character 659
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King, Dr. Alfred, 379; Discovery in
Geology, 381; Appointed Professor, Unmarked Grave 382 King of England, His Reserved Priv- ileges. . 36
Kingston Forge. 452
Knott, Raid on Indians 104
Knox, Judge John C. 332
Kuhns, H. Byers.
364
Kuhns, Joseph H .. 363.
Lafayette, Visits County 622
Laird, Captain James M. 476
Laird, H. P.
366
Laird, Jno. M .. 345-40I
Lame Indian, Trial, Escape. 103-4
Land Office.
40
Larimer, General William, Ancestry, 653; Children, 655; Organizes West- moreland Coal Company, 655; Military Life, 656; Moves West, Anecdote of Horace Greely, 656; Address at Den- ver, Death, Commissions. 658
La Salle, Early Explorations. 2
Latrobe, Borough of. 557
Laughlinstown, 589; Described by Sal- lie Hasting, 590; Armor Bros.' Mu- seum 591
Laux, Jas. B.
402
Law Association of County 371
Lawyers, Eminent in the Past. 339· Lecturers at County Institute. 423
Lee, Gen. Henry L., Memoirs Quoted 1.40
Letters, How Formerly Addressed. 238
License, by Early Courts, Rates. ... 46
Ligonier Borough, 591 ; Called by Other Names, 595; Letter From Dr. Chap- man, 597; As a County Seat, 587; Fox Hunt 588
Ligonier, Fort, Besieged by Indians ; Relieved by Ourry, by Bouquet. ... 27
Ligonier Free Press. . 402-3
Ligonier, Sir John (Lord), 592; His son Edward. 593
Ligonier Township, 584; State Road .. 586 Lincoln Abraham, Born in Log Cabin, 212; His Loyalty to the Union. .... 426
Lincoln, General Benjamin, Commands Eighth Regiment. I38
Livermore Borough. 545
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