. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . ssacre, but declined tobe arrested and tried in Philadelphia, de-claring that he could not hope for justicethere; and in a declaration, published at thetime, uses glowing and strong languageagainst the Indian policy of the me, he says, be tried where preju-dice has not prejudged my case. Let mybrave rangers, who h
. The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . ssacre, but declined tobe arrested and tried in Philadelphia, de-claring that he could not hope for justicethere; and in a declaration, published at thetime, uses glowing and strong languageagainst the Indian policy of the me, he says, be tried where preju-dice has not prejudged my case. Let mybrave rangers, who have stemmed the blastnobly, and never flinched,—let them havean equitable trial. They were my friends whom it was called Fort Du Quesne, in honor of the governorof Canada. Rebuilt by the English about 1758. Forts Miller and Reed. — Near Greensburg. Built bysettlers about 1773, and destroyed by the Indians in 1782. During the Revolutionary war the following forts were builtby the colonial government: ir- 1 • Fort Hand.—At the junction of the Loyalhanna and Kiski-minetas, in Westmoreland county. Built about 1778. Fort McIntosh.—At town of Beaver. Built about 1778. Fort Roberdeau.—In Sinking valley, Blair county. Builtto protect the lead mines in HARRISBURG. Ill in the hour of danger; to desert them nowwere cowardice ! What remains is to leaveour cause with our God and our of them were ever arrested or triedfor participation in this affair. Perhaps itwas not deemed prudent to push legal pro-ceedings to extremities against men whocould write as well as fight. At the commencement of the Revolutionmost of the Paxton rangers entered thepatriot army, from which comparatively fewof them returned to settle at their oldhomes. Many of the survivors settled onthe new lands of the West Branch of theSusquehanna ; others around Pittsburg, and,after Waynes treaty with the Indians,beyond the Allegheny river. In those re-gions their descendants may be found; hereand t
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