. History of Morrow County and Ohio. ourselves of such historical manuscripts and published records as were found, but ourchief resource for information has been the traditions that have been handed down from onegeneration to another. These we have generally been able to verify from other sources, butm some not essential particulars, we have been obliged to depend upon tradition alone, andmay thus have sanctioned some errors. These, it is believed, will be found of trifling impor-tiinve. and the favorable judgment of the public obtained upon the essential correctness andcompleteness of this vo
. History of Morrow County and Ohio. ourselves of such historical manuscripts and published records as were found, but ourchief resource for information has been the traditions that have been handed down from onegeneration to another. These we have generally been able to verify from other sources, butm some not essential particulars, we have been obliged to depend upon tradition alone, andmay thus have sanctioned some errors. These, it is believed, will be found of trifling impor-tiinve. and the favorable judgment of the public obtained upon the essential correctness andcompleteness of this volume as a history of Morrow County. We desire in this connection to thank the citizens everywhere in the county who have socordially aided our historians in gathering the materials for this volume, and to acknowledgeour indebtedness to the gentlemen who were associated with them in the various parts of thework ; to Rev. H. Shedd, Dr. D. L. Swixgley, and others whose names appear witth heircontributions. August. 1880. THE hi »>- ,^ g) L. CONTENTS. PART I HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO. PAGE. CHAPTKB I.—Introductory—Topography—Geology—Primi-tive Races—Antiquities—Indian Tribes 11 CHAPTEK II.—Explorations in the West 19 CHAPTER III.—English Explorations—Traders—French andIndian War in the West—English Possession 37 CHAPTER IV.—Pontiacs Conspiracy—Its Failure—BouquetsExpedition—Occupation liy the English 48 CHAPTER V.—American Exploration—Dunmores War—Cam-paign of George Rogers Clarke—Land Troubles—Spain inthe Revolution—Murder of the Moravian Indians 52 CHAPTER VI.—American Occupation—Indian Claims—EarlyLand Companies—Compact of 1787—Organization of theTerritory—Early American Settlements in the Ohio Val-ley—First Territorial Officers—Organization of 60 CHAPTER VII.—Indian War of 1795—Harmars Campaign—St. Clairs Camjpaigu—Waynes Campaign—Close of theWar 73 CHAPTER VIII.—Jays Treaty—T
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