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Lobengier, Christopher. 129
Lochry, Archibald, County Lieutenant, 130; Ill Fated Expedition, March Westward, Death, Sketch 148-153
Logan, Judge James A. 335
Log Cabin Campaign.
256
Log Houses, How Built, 209-10; De-
scription, 211; Webster Refers to ... 212 Longfellow, Henry W., Evangeline ... 286 Long Run Presbyterian Church .. 289
Loyalhanna, Township of, 603; Early SeiMes .. 604
Lutheran Church .. ..
304
Lutje, Rev. t. U., First Preacher.
304
675
INDEX
PAGE
Lyell, Sir Charles, visited Greensburg; Knighted by Queen Victoria; Letter to Citizens of Greensburg. 381
Lyon, Gordon M., Builder of School House 495
Mackay, Col. Aeneas.
137,140
Maidenfoot, Friendly Indian.
108
Manor Borough. 613
Manufacturing in County, 471; Statis- tics. 470-71
Marchand Family.
.359-60
Markle, Captain Joseph, in War of
1812, List of Company, 248; Sketch,
651 ; Candidate for Governor
.652-3
Markle, W. H. H.
364
Martin Hugh
115,
507
Martin, John, Capture of Family
II.4
Mason and Dixon's Line.
66
McAfee, J. R ..
363
McCann, P. F.
484
McClelland, John.
129
McColly, Bales, Anecdote of Gen. Fos- ter 352
McConnell, Judge Alexander D., 327 ; Re-elected without Opposition. .. .. 484
McCormick, Dr. James I., Graduated
Superintendent of
Schools,
383;
Read Medicine, Standing as a Physi-
cian and Scholar.
385
Mccullough, Welty
364
McFarlane, Major James
207
McGowan, Dr. Wm. D ..
Means, Mrs. and Daughter.
108
Mechling, Rev. Jonas.
307
Medical Profession.
376
Mellon, Judge Thomas 308
Mendell, Noah ..
26I
Mennonite Church
120, 309
Mercer, Colonel Hugh, at Ligonier, 18; at Fort Pitt. . 22
Merchants, First in
County,
Their
Trips for Goods ...
226
Methodist Episcopal Church. . .296-7 Mexican War, 271 ; Commanders, 273; List of Soldiers, 272; Leave Greens- burg, reach Mexico, 273; Molina del Rey, 275; Vera Cruz, Hot climate, 276; Soldiers From County in other Companies, Welcomed Home 278
Mills for Grinding Grain in Early
Days 231
Military Permits, Copy 37
Militia Companies. 271
Miller's Block House 86
Milligan, Alexander McLeod, Family of, 668; Oratory in Pulpit and Against Slavery, 669; Death. 670
Mississiniwa, Battle of. 2.46 Mitchell Family Captured. 107
Monastery Church.
317
Monessen, Borough. of.
523
Moore, Judge John. . .
.129,
322
Moravian Indians, Murder of. .
154-5
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Morgan, Gen. John H., His Raid ...
Morgan's Rifles.
139
436
Mt.
Pleasant,
Borough
of,
510;
Churches, 511; Classical Institute,
Glass Industry, 513; Hospital
. .
514
Mt. Pleasant, Township of. 506; Early Settlers, 507; Churches. 508
Murray, Jeremialı.
549
Murray, John, Earl of Dunmore.
61
Murrysville
549
Murrysville Gas Well. 550
Nemacolons Path .. 234 Neville, General John, in Whisky In- surrection. 207
New Alexandria Borough, 560; Un- known Country Town. 126
New Florence, Borough of. .
61.4
New Kensington, Borough of.
606
Newspapers, in German Language.
402
New Stanton. .
504
New State Government of 1776, Na- ture of. 13I
Newtown, Changed to Greensburg.
. . 192-3
Nicely, Jacob, Captured by Indians ..
112
North Belle Vernon, Borough of.
521
Northern Turnpike.
239
North Huntingdon, Township of, 515;
Early Settlers, Churches, Long Run Church. 516
Oath of Allegiance, the New
130
Ohio Company.
I
Old Pioneer Inn.
261
Old Portage Road.
280
One Hundred Years of Judges, 338;
Advancements Made. .
339
Ourry, Eve, Special Pension.
170
Pack Horse Train.
232-33
Painter, Jacob ..
255
Parkman, Francis, His "Pontiac's Con- spiracy". 21
Parnassus, Borough of.
606
Penn, Borough of.
61.4
Penn Reservations. .
Pennsylvania Argus.
40
400
Pennsylvania Dutch,
Their
Thrift,
Superstition, etc.
118-19
Pennsylvania Railroad
Incorporated,
281; Length in County, 279; Early
Railroad Projects, 267: Distance Across State by Rail and Canal. 280; Completed to Pittsburgh, 281 ; Early Railroad Meetings in County, 281 ; Locomotive Reaches Greensburg, Let- ter of Joshua R. Giddings. . 282
Penn, Township of. 611
Penn, William, Land Grant, Purchase From Indians .. 33
Pensions Granted by Special Acts. . 169-70
Peoples, Jno. M .. .
369
Perry, James, Delegate to Convention, 129
676
INDEX
PAGE
Physicians of County Since 1881. . . 386-394 Pitt, William, 13; Supports Garrisons. 36 Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Turnpike,
How Built, 240; Engineering Dis- played. 241
Pittsburgh Seam of Coal. 460
Plank Road 535
Politics in County. 482; Vote in 1828-
1832, Recent Elections.
484
Pontiac's War, 24; Character of, 25; Surrounds Forts Pitt and Ligonier
.25-26
Portage Road Over Mountains. .. 267
Porter, Rev. Samuel. .289, 565
Postage on Letters in Early Days .... 227 Postlethwaite, Dr. James, 376; Mar- ried, 377; Noted Federalist, discus- sion with Coulter .. 378
Postmaster, the Early Merchant.
227
Powder, Home Manufacture of. 222
Power, Rev. James. .
287-288
Preachers Paid in Produce.
226
Presbyterian Church, Early History .. 287 Press of County, General History 395
Privations of Early Ministers.
290
Proctor, John, 47; Commands Regi-
ment, 125; His Tent .. 289
Public Square in Old Towns.
253-4
Puckety Creek Church, U. P. 292
Purchase, From Indians, the New 39
Railroad, First in County 282
Railroads of County .. 279
Rangers, For Home Defense 87
Rattlesnake Flag, The. 126 Redemptioners in County. 53
Redstone Presbytery Formed. 289 Reed, Rebecca, Flight and Escape of .. 110 Reformed Church, 299; Early Work, 300; Build Churches, etc., 301 ; Rev. Dr. N. P. Hacke. 302
Rehobeth Church .. 520
Removal of County Seat to Greens-
burg, Commission Appointed, 186;
Second Commission, Aspiring Towns, Third Commission, 187; Report Se- lecting Greensburg. 188; Authority of Commission Suspended, 189; First Court in Greensburg.
Republican-Democrat. 398
Resides, James.
261
Revolution, Prominent Part Taken hy County, 122; Soldiers who Died in County. . 157-169 Rifles at Church 503
Right of Search. 2.12
Roads Crossing the County .. 231
Roads, Early Petitions For, Our In- debtedness to 231
Roberts, Family 297
Rod. the Use of in Schools. 408
Romantic Days of Stage Coach Travel
259-64
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Roosevelt, Theodore, on Animals At- tacking Man. 221 Ross Furnace .. .452 Rostraver Township, 519; Early Tax- ablels, Schools, Rehobeth Church ... 520
St. Clair, Arthur, Urges Formation of County, 43; His Part in Dunmore's War, 63; Commands Regiment 127; Takes Quebec, 133; Sketch of, 625; Birth, Parentage, 625; With Wolf at Quebec, Married in Boston, Appoint- ed Justice, 626; Secures Erection of County, Patriotic Correspondence, 627; Enters Revolution, is Sent to New Jersey, is with Washington, 628; a Major-General, at Ticon- deroga, Flees from Burgoyne's Army, 629; Reasons for Retreat, 630; Mem- ber and President of Continental Congress, Appointed Governor of Ohio, Battle with Indians, 631 ; De- feated, 632-3; His Defence; Wayne's Victory, 634; Removed from the Gov- ernorship, 635; Builds Furnace, 449-451, Residence at Ligonier, 636; Is Unfortunate in Business, 637; Asks Government for Reimburse- ment, is Refused, Sold Out by Sheriff 638; Claims Refused, His Use of Li- quor, 639; Letter from Elisha Whit- tlesey, 640; Moves to Log Cabin, 641; Death and Burial. 612
St. Clair, Daniel 135
St. Clair, Township of 614
St. Xaviers Convent, 318, Description, etc. 319
Sala, George
Augusta, Estimate of
Cowan
356
Salem, Township of, 561; Early Set- tlers, Recollections of Thomas Big- ham, 562; Congruity Church, 565; New Salem (Delmont) Borough of. 567 Salt, the Great Need of, 222; Its High Price, the State and National Gov- crnments assist in Its Production, It is Carried on Pack Horses, 223; Discovered Here, How manufactured 224
Scalp Bounty, 145-46; Brought Into Disrepute 147
Scalp Bounty on Animals. 221
Scalping Not Always Fatal. 1.46
Schlatter, Charles L., Surveys Routes for P. R. R. 280
Schoep, Dr., Crosses State in Carriage 238 School Houses in Early Days. . 504-9-10-II School Law, 409; Opposition to, 410; Law of 1854, 412; Exhibitions, Spell- ing Schools 413
School Statistics
124
Scotch-Irish in County,
116;
Their
Habits and Character
117
Scottdale, Borough of
576
677
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Scroggs, Dr. Joseph 529 Second Pennsylvania Regiment. I36 Settlers Unite to Harvest Crops. 92
Sewickley, Township of, 599; Quaker Church 600
Shaw, Margaret, of Hannastown. 180 Shockey, Christian, Chased by Wolves, Purchases Almanacs 221
Slackwater, on Monongahela and Youg- hiogheny Rivers .269-70 Sloan, Captain, Raid Among Indians .. 104 Smith, Captain James, His Narrative, March Against Indians 86, 129,
United Brethren
51I
Sketch of
143
Snyder, Simon, Governor.
243
Southern Boundary of Penna., Prepara- tions for Defense 435
South Huntingdon, Township of. 568
Spanish American War, Tenth and Six-
teenth Regiments, 473; Trip of Tentlı
Across United States, 474: Battle of Malate, 474; Regiments Recruited, 475; Sixteenth Regiment Company M. 476
Spiegel, J. R.
370
Spinning, Weaving . 214-15 Sportsmans Hall .312 -- 13
Stage Coach on Turnpike, 259; Horses used, Relay System 260; Continuous
Passage, Mail lines, 261; Fare from Pittsburg to Philadelphia, 261; Fast
Driving. 262; Stage Drivers De- scribed by Irving, 262 ; Driving Down Mountains, 263; Drivers use of Whip. 263 State road 236-7 Steck, Rev. Jno. M. 305
Steck, Rev. M. J. .
307
Steel, Durability of, Over Iron. .
456
Steel, Judge Jno. B., Story Told by
Steel, Rev. Jolın
217,
287
Stevens, Thaddeus
419
Stewart, A. A.
361
Stockades, Forts, Block-houses
81
Stokes, Wm. A.
362
Sugar Making
215-16
Supreme Court Elected in 1851
347
Suter,Eli C.
603
Suterville, Borough of
603
Swan, Rev. William.
290
Tavern Licenses, Number Granted in
Early Days
230
Taverns
253
Taxation and Valuation of County. ... 485 Taxes Remitted Because of Hard Times 157 Tea Party. Mrs. St. Clair. 213
Teachers Qualifications in Early Days, 406; Text Books in Early Schools, 407-9 Tecumseh, Teaches English Soldiers Ethics of Warfare .. . 249 Toll-Gates, Number of Teams Passed. 257 Toll, rates of. 2.10 "Tom the Tinker" 199
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Tools, used by Pioneers.
219
Tribune & Herald.
399
Troops, First Called for in Civil War. 426.
Turney, Jacob
368
Turnpike, 239, General Engineering of. 24I
Twenty-eighth Regiment, Civil War ... 430
1
Ulery Family, Chased by Indians, 94; Escape of Abigail, an Indian Shot, 96; Capture of Sisters the day follow- ing 97
Union Furnace
447
United Presbyterian Church, 290, Union of, in 1858, 290; Organized at Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, Brush Creek, 293; at Irwin, Stewarts, Murrysville, Mon- essen, West Newton, Scottdale, 294; at Latrobe, Bolivar,
Jeannette,
Greensburg
295
Unity Presbyterian Church Organized. 289
Unity, Township of.
554
Valuation, etc., of County, Table.
185
Vandergrift, Borough of.
581
Vandergrift Heights, Borough of.
583
Van Swearingen, Capt., Escapes Hang-
ing, Sketch
140
Virginia Claims Western Pennsylvania 34
Wages Paid to Teachers. 407 Waggoner, Captain, with Braddock ... 8 Wagon Teams on Turnpike, 253; Wag- oning and Wagons 254
Wakefield, Rev. Dr. Samuel. 299 Wallace, John, Raid on Indians. IO.1
Walpole, Horace, Ridicules Braddocks March 5 Walthour, Joseph S., County Superin- tendent of Schools 421 War of 1812, Its Causes, 242: Compan- ies from County, 244: Battle of Mis- sissinwa, 246; List of Soldiers. . . 247, 248 Washington Furnace, Description of .. 453 Washington, George, First Trip West, I; Recommends the Building of Fort at Fork of Ohio, Second Trip, Fort Necessity. 4; in Braddocks Army, taken Sick, Left at Dunbars Camp, 6; His Opinion of Braddock, 8-9; in Forbes Army, 13: Escapes Great Danger at Ligonier, 18; His Marriage a Result of the Campaign, 23 ; Owned Slaves in County; Letter, etc., 57; His Opinion of Coal, 459; in Whisky Insurrection . . . . 194-207
Washington, Township of, Early Set- tlers, 551; Early Churches and Preachers 552
Weber, Rev. John William.
302, 503
Webster, Borough of ..
522
Webster, Daniel, Refers to Log Cabin .. 212
Wells, Benjamin, Collector of Excise
Tax
197-198
327
678
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Wentling, Mrs. Nancy Jack. 326
Westmoreland County Formed, 43; Original Extent 41
Westmoreland Intelligencer
399
Westmoreland in the Revolution. 132
Westmoreland Iron Furnace
419
West Newton, Borough of.
. 569-71
Whipping-post
51
Whiskey Insurrection, 194; Excise Tax,
194-5; Causes which Led up to It, 195; Collector Assaulted in Greens- burg, 195; Treatment Elsewhere, 196; the General Uprising, 199; Fight at General Nevill's House, 200; Meet- ing at Parkinson's Ferry, 201 ; Troops Called Out by Washington, 202; Re- solution Adopted in Greensburg. 205; Army Came West, Arrests Made, 206; David Bradford Flees, Final Settlement, 207; Washington's Strong Arm . . General Use, 228; Rev. Beatty Dis-
207
Whisky, Its Early Manufacture and
penses it at Prayers, 229; Used at
Celebrations, Purchase by Govern-
ment, 229; is a Measure of Value .... 230 White, Judge Thomas 331
Wild Animals in County, 217-18; Wolves, Description of, 220; Inhabit Mountains, 221 ; Bounty on 222
Wild Game in Early Days, 221 ; One Day's .Hunt 218
Willard, Captain and Daughter, Mur- dered I02 Willis, N. P., Reference to Cowail. ... 355 Wilson, George
Wimmer, Rt. Rev. Boniface, 314
Sketch of Life, Labors in America, Letter from King Louis I .. 316
Wirsing, Capt. J. J., in Civil War. . . . 434-5 Women, First Employed as Teachers. . 412 Woolen Factories 214
Wynal, Rev ..
308
Young, Judge John 328 Youngstown, Borough of. 555
Young, Wm. H
365
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