History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . Allegheny river, he made large purchasesof property at the low prices offered by the Penns andthe State of Pennsylvania. He also acquired largelanded property in Ohio and Illinois. He was foremostand led the way in every enterprise calculated to pro-mote the business and growth of Pittsburgh. In hisvarious active movements his life was constantly ex-posed and in danger. The Indians in the interest of theBritish had planned to murder him at Schoenbrun, oneof the Moravian towns. The Moravia
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . Allegheny river, he made large purchasesof property at the low prices offered by the Penns andthe State of Pennsylvania. He also acquired largelanded property in Ohio and Illinois. He was foremostand led the way in every enterprise calculated to pro-mote the business and growth of Pittsburgh. In hisvarious active movements his life was constantly ex-posed and in danger. The Indians in the interest of theBritish had planned to murder him at Schoenbrun, oneof the Moravian towns. The Moravians discovered theplot, and sent one of their most trusty Indians, calledAnthony, to guide him through the woods, avoiding thetrail to Fort Pitt, which place he safely reached, al-though hotly pursued by eleven Hurons. In 1788 JamesOHara was a presidential elector, and cast his vote forGeorge Washington at the first presidential election. In1792 he received his commission as quartermaster-generalin the United States army, and his services were so suc-cessful during the campaign of Gen. Anthony Wayne in.
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