ton's connection with, 292; Thomas Lee's connection with, 292; Mr. Hanbury agent in London for, 292; John Mercer secretary of, 296.
Ohio, George Washington's tour to, in 1770, 416.
Onondaga Indians, 390.
Orme, Capt., account of Braddock's defeat, 64; death, 91.
Ourry, Capt., commanding at Ft. Bedford, Pennsylvania, 212. Pennsylvania authorities
uneasy at en- croachments of French, 7, 8; tract of land ceded by treaty of July 6, 1754, 63; ravages of the enemy in, 76; Gazette, letter in, about Maj. Grant's defeat, 179; Gazette, obituary notice of Gen. John Forbes, 189; controversy with Virginia concerning boundary lines, 434; letters and documents respecting controversy about boundary, 457; controversy with Maryland about boundary, 530; controversy with Virginia,
Penn, Governor John, Gen. Gage's letter to, on encroachments of white settlers on In- dians' lands, July 2, 1766, 343; letter to Governor Fauquier, Virginia, for re- moving white settlers on Indians' lands, September 23, 1766, 343; answers to ques- tions of Earl of Dartmouth, 549. Pittsburg, Virginia troops build a fort at, April, 1754, 28; Ensign Ward builds a fort at, 28; Post's arrival at, 171; extract from letter of Col. Hugh Mercer, dated January 8, 1759, 194; Gen. Monckton's arrival at, June 29, 1760, 199; inscription to Col. Bou- quet in, 202; wire suspension bridge at, 286; Gist and Trent build first house, Feb- ruary 17, 1754, 371; Washington's account of, in 1770, 418; meeting in favor of Ameri- can rights, held May 16, 1775, 571.
Pitt, William, character of, 177; letter from, about rebuilding Ft. Duquesne, 310. Point Pleasant, Virginia, description of leaden plate found at, 239.
Pokanoket Indians, 387.
Tuscaroratown, Loskiel's account of, 86; connection with Rev. David Zeisberger, 87; first journal of, 99; sent by government of Pennsylvania, 1758, to the Delaware, Shaw- anese, and Mingos, to persuade them to withdraw from the French, 89; conference with King Beaver, 103; with messengers from Indians at Ft. Duquesne, 105; goes to Ft. Duquesne, 107; speeches to Indians, 109; character of Indians, 124; character of Five Nations, 134; second journal of travels, on a message from Governor of Pennsylvania to Indians on the Ohio, 1758, 145; speeches to the Indians, 159; ar- rival at Pittsburg, 171. Potawatomie Indians, 389. Presqu'ile (now Erie), Col. Bouquet marches with troops to, July 7, 1760, 199; Col. Hugh Mercer to go to, with three companies of Pennsylvania regiment, 199; Col. Brad- street's messages from, to Col. Bouquet, 220. Proclamation of February 24, 1768, against persons settling on Indian land, 343. Royal American Regiment, notice of, 332. Sac Indians, 389.
Schoenbrun, account of, in Heckewelder's nar- rative, 88.
Seminole Indians, 394. Seneca Indians, 390.
Shannopinstown, derivation of name of, 96. Shawanese, derivation of, 6; possessions of, 7; and Delawares join the French, 8; friendly to the English, 52; Heckewelder's account of, 315, 388.
Shingiss, makes friendly overtures to the English, 113; notice of, 9. Sioux Indians, 389.
Six Nations in Pennsylvania, 4; possessions of, 4; government of, 4; friendly to the English, 62; treaty of July 6, 1754, with, 63; tribes in alliance with, in 1742, 335; De Witt Clinton's character of, 396. Smith, Capt. James, scenes at Ft. Duquesne day after Braddock's defeat, 72. Sparks', Washington, account of Braddock's defeat, 126.
Pontiac, death of, account of J. N. Nicollet, St. Clair, Arthur, 178, 437, 439, 445, 571. 322. Population of French North America, in
St. Clair. Sir John, Deputy Quartermaster, ar- rives at Philadelphia from Pittsburg, De- cember, 1760, 200.
Post, Rev. Christian Frederick, missiou at Stanwix, Maj. Gen. John, account of his build-
ing Ft. Pitt, 195; arrival at Philadelphia, 198; presentation at court, 198; death, 198, 262, 265.
Stobo, Capt. Robt., hostage to the French, 51; hostage not returned by the French, 59; letter from Ft. Duquesne, 59; notices of, 283, 336, 370.
Virginia House of Burgesses, vote of thanks to George Washington, 57. Virginia, controversy with Pennsylvania, con- cerning boundary line, 434; letters and documents respecting controversy about boundary, 457; controversy with Pennsyl- vania, 553.
Tanacharison, Half-King of Six Nations, 5, Ward, Ensign, surrenders fort at Pittsburg to
Teedyuscung, Post's notice of, 99; at Lancas- ter, Pennsylvania, 1762, 222. Ticonderoga, expedition against, 179. Tomlinson, A. B., letter on mounds at Grave
Treaty of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1744, 3. Treaty of Logstown, 1752, 9.
Treaty with the Six Nations, July 6, 1754, 63. Treaty of Col. Bouquet, 1764, 284.
Treaty of 1763, French forts ceded by, 319; remarks on, 329.
Treaty with Indians, August, 1760, at Ft. Pitt, 331.
Treaty, first, of Ft. Stanwix, in 1768, 399. Trent, Capt. Wm., sent by Governor Dinwid- die to the Indians on the Ohio, 1753, 12; and Christopher Gist, build first house at Pittsburg, February 17, 1754, 371. Tulikens, Maj., commanding at Ft. Pitt, 1760, 198.
Tuscarora Indians, 391. Twightwees, account of, 309. Uchee Indians, 392.
Van Braam, Capt. Jacob, Washington's French interpreter, 12; hostage to the French, 51; not returned, carried to Que- bec, 59; notice of, by Lyman C. Draper, 370.
Venango, French fort, 28.
Villiers, M. de, French commander at battle of Great Meadows, 51; account of trans- actions at battle of Great Meadows, 52; notice of, 375.
Virginia troops march to Pittsburg, and erect a fort, 28.
Contrecœur, April 17, 1754, 28; M. Contre- cœur's summons to surrender, April 16, 1754, 83.
Washington, George, appointed by Governor Dinwiddie to visit French forts on the Ohio, 10; Governor Dinwiddie's instructions to, 10; journal of a tour over the Allegheny Mountains, November, 1753, 12; advance on the French, 29; battle of Great Meadows, May 27, 1754, 30; battle of Great Meadows, official report of, 34; builds Ft. Necessity, 38; reply to M. de Villiers' account of transactions at Great Meadows, 54; joins Braddock's army, July 8, 1754, 64; conduct in Braddock's cam- paign, 132; ordered from Ft. Cumberland to Raystown, 179; preference for taking southern route in Forbes' campaign, 201; controversy with Col. Bouquet, 262, 263; reasons in favor of the southern route, 266; account of the taking of Ft. Duquesne, 281; journal of a tour to the Ohio, in 1770, 416.
Washington, Lawrence, connection with the Ohio Company, 292.
Washington, Augustine, connection with Ohio Company, 292.
Wyandot Indians, 390. Yamassee Indians, 394.
York, petition of town and county of, August 28, 1756, 76. Zeisberger, Rev. David, locates Moravian mis- sion, 1772, in Schoenbrun, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, 86; connection with Post, 87; remarks of traditions, etc., of Indians, 271.
Page 60, 4th line from bottom, for "Springes" read Shingiss. Page 76, 1st and 16th line from top, for "Gonococheague" read Conococheague.
Page 92, 2d line from bottom, for "1734" read 1794.
Page 177, 14th line from bottom, for that "noble man " read nobleman.
Page 178, 12th, 18th, and 28th line from top, for "Loudown" read Loudoun.
Page 179, 19th line from top, for near "nine thousand men
read near seven thousand.
Page 189, 8th line from top, for "Pentecrief" read Pittencrief. Page 195, 8th line from top, for " prisoner and scalp" read prisoner or scalp.
Page 325, add to note, "Captain Hutchins was the author only of the maps and plans of the book referred to." See note, page 261. Page 326, 17th line from top, and page 333, 8th line from top, for "Palawa-Kunki" read Palawá-Thépiki.
Page 342, 11th line from top, for "May 22, 1796," read May 22, 1766.
Page 541, 17th line from top, for "1742" read 1732.
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