Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . gment, singular good nature, and greathumanity; and remarkable for his hospitality — few strangers coming tothe western country and not spending some days at the crossing of theYoughiogheny, where he lived. Brackenridge in the Knight and Sloverpamphlet, 1783, p. 16. Brackenridge was a brilliant man, a writer of books,and for fifteen years judge of the supreme court of Pennsylvania, Wash-ington-Irvine Correspondence, p. 129. 11 If you will be at the trouble of seeking out the lands, wroteWashington, from Mt. Vernon, September 21, 1767, I will take u
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . gment, singular good nature, and greathumanity; and remarkable for his hospitality — few strangers coming tothe western country and not spending some days at the crossing of theYoughiogheny, where he lived. Brackenridge in the Knight and Sloverpamphlet, 1783, p. 16. Brackenridge was a brilliant man, a writer of books,and for fifteen years judge of the supreme court of Pennsylvania, Wash-ington-Irvine Correspondence, p. 129. 11 If you will be at the trouble of seeking out the lands, wroteWashington, from Mt. Vernon, September 21, 1767, I will take upon methe part of securing them as soon as there is a possibility of doing it, andwill moreover be at the cost and charges of surveying and patenting thesame. You shall then have such a reasonable proportion of the whole aswe may fix upon at our first meeting. Sparks Writings of Washington,II. p. 348. See Crawfords answer, Washington-Crawford Letters, p. 8. 12 Washington to Neville, June 16, 1794. 13 De Hass His. Ind. Wars, W. Va., p. GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON. From a fine steel plate engraving by A. Doggett, after the celebratedoriginal oil painting by Colonel Colojiel William Crawford. 6 of robust health, and as old and intimate friends, greatly enjoyedeach others society. They rode over the fertile Washingtonlands, and inspected the coal mines, stone quarries, and millseats thereon; they looked at the mighty forest trees, at the noblenavigable rivers, and then visited budding Pittsburg, whichboasted twenty log cabins occupied by Indian traders, and a postcalled Fort Pitt, garrisoned by two companies of soldiers. On the 20th of October, Washington and Crawford starteddown the Ohio in a large canoe, scanning the country with a viewto locating lands they were entitled to as officers in the Frenchand Indian wars. They often left the boat to get a better viewof the land. When they reached the mouth of the Great Ka-nawha,^ they soon turned about and started for P
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