Pittston gazette centennial hand-book, 1778-1878 : one hundredth anniversary of the battle and massacre of Wyoming, July 3 & 4, 1878 : containing a complete historical sketch of Wyoming Valley .. . ce proceeded to lay out the valley into two manors—one on the east side of theSusquehanna, extending from Nauticoke, to Monockonock Island, to be called Manor ofStoke, and the other on the west side, of the same dimensions, to be called Manor of Sun-bury. The Pennsylvania party took possession of the improvements from which the Indianshad driven the Connecticut men, and commenced new improvements at
Pittston gazette centennial hand-book, 1778-1878 : one hundredth anniversary of the battle and massacre of Wyoming, July 3 & 4, 1878 : containing a complete historical sketch of Wyoming Valley .. . ce proceeded to lay out the valley into two manors—one on the east side of theSusquehanna, extending from Nauticoke, to Monockonock Island, to be called Manor ofStoke, and the other on the west side, of the same dimensions, to be called Manor of Sun-bury. The Pennsylvania party took possession of the improvements from which the Indianshad driven the Connecticut men, and commenced new improvements at the same point inJanuary, 17()!). On the eighth of the following month, the forty Connecticut men arrived and foundStewart and Ogden in possession of a fortified block house at Mill Creek. The Connecticutparty at once besieged the block house. After some time, a parley took place, during whichJennings, by stratagem, captured three of the principal men of the Yankees, and took them toEaston. They were, however, .soon released on bail, returned to Wyoming, and, with theircompanions, proceeded to erect a substantial stockade, surrounded by and entrench-ment, calling it Fort :20 EARLY HISTORY OF WYOMING. Jennings assembled a large party of Pennsylvania men, and arrived at Wyoming about thelast of May, 17(39, bat found the Connecticut people too well prepared to venture an , ready for coming events, the latter began their agricultural operations for the ,Susquehanna Company now despatched Col. Dyer and Major Elderkin to Philadelphia,and laid before Benjamin Chew, Esq., agent for the Proprietaries, a proposition * to settle alldisputes by a court of law to be constituted by the parties, or by referees mutually chosen,whose decisions should be conclusive. This proposition was rejected, as military preparationswere now on foot for the reduction of the Connecticu settlement. A formal letter of instructions was made out by th e Pennsylvania gover
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