The Winning of the West, Volume 3 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 328 pages of information about The Winning of the West, Volume 3.

The Winning of the West, Volume 3 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 328 pages of information about The Winning of the West, Volume 3.
lands;
      war with Indians;
      quarrels with North Carolina and the Cherokees;
      totters to its fall;
      collapse. 
    French, complaints against Americans;
      friendship with Indians. 
    French towns, chaos in. 
    French traders
      excite Indians against Americans. 
    Frontier, attracts adventurous spirits;
      social characteristics of frontiersmen. 
    Galvez, victories of;
      Viceroy of Mexico. 
    Game, abundance of, in Kentucky. 
    Gardoqui, Don Diego, Spanish Minister in New York;
      negotiations with Jay;
      declines Jay’s propositions;
      intrigues with separatist leaders;
      letter to Robertson;
      negotiations with Morgan;
      fruitlessness of his diplomacy;
      inability to understand Americans;
      intercourse with leaders in Congress;
      correspondence with Sevier;
      sends envoy to Franklin;
      negotiations with the Franklin leaders. 
    Georgia, room for growth within. 
    Gibault, priest at Cahokia. 
    Gillespie, Captain, protects Indian prisoner;
      his station captured by Indians. 
    Girty, Simon, British partisan;
      ransoms captive. 
    Grayson, William, share in ordinance. 
    Hamtranck, expedition against Wabash Indians
    Hardin, John, Col., skirmish with Indians;
      wounded;
      successful foray;
      commands militia under Harmar;
      is defeated. 
    Harmar, General, investigates alleged filibustering expedition
        from Franklin;
      takes possession of French towns;
      quarrels with backwoodsmen;
      stateliness of life;
      foray against Shawnees;
      marches against Miami towns;
      poor quality of army;
      destroys towns;
      his detachments defeated;
      his retreat. 
    Hart, Israel, family butchered by Indians. 
    Henry, Patrick, authorizes Kentuckians to attack Indians;
      services of;
      hostility to state of Franklin. 
    Holston, river, settlements on;
      trail from these settlements to Cumberland;
      rapid growth of settlements. 
    Hopewell, treaty of. 
    Houston, Samuel, proposes constitution of Frankland
        Illinois, American settlers in the;
      quarrels of Americans and creoles;
      creoles petition Congress;
      relations of both with Federal troops. 
    Indian fighters. 
    Indians, futile treaties with;
      treachery of;
      double dealing of;
      wish war;
      ravages of;
      wrongs committed against;
      horrors of warfare with;
      terrible qualities of;
      wage war of aggression;
      attack immigrants;
      their ravages;
      ravages increase;
      varying conditions of warfare against;
      further ravages;
      attacks on Ohio
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