The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania Traders on the Allegheny Path, Volumen1Putnam's sons, 1911 - 550 páginas |
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Allegheny Andrew Montour Archives August bank Beaver brother called Captain Cecil County Celoron Chaouanons Chartier chiefs Colonel Conestoga conference Conrad Weiser Council Creek Cumberland Cuyahoga Detroit east English Five Nations Forks Fort Pitt French George Croghan Hill Hurons Indian Town Indian Trader Iroquois Island Jacob Young James Le Tort John Journal journey July June Juniata killed Kiskiminetas Kittanning Kuskuskies Lake Erie Lancaster County land letter lived located Logstown Madame Montour Maryland McKee Miamis miles Mingoes Minquas Minsis Mohawk Mountain mouth Ohio Old Town Onondaga party Path Paxtang Pechoquealin Penna Pennsylvania Pequea Peter Philadelphia Potomac present probably Province Queen Alliquippa road sachem Senecas sent settled settlement Shamokin Shawanese Shawnee Town Shekallamy side Sir William Johnson Six Nations Susque Susquehanna Susquehannocks thence Thomas Tioga told Township tribe Tuscarora Valley village Virginia visited wampum warriors West Branch White River wrote Wyandots York
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