INTRODUCTION CONTENTS. Origin and signification of the word Ohio...... Discovery of the Mississippi river.. ... PAGE. 7 8 51 Croghan's victory.... Seat of the state government removed to Columbus, and Senecas-Naval fight-The Wyandots settle 53 CHAPTER II. Simon Girty-His character-Attack on Fort Henry-Girty's harangue-Attack upon Bry- ant's station-Girty's speech-Answer of Rey- nolds-Girty's cruelty to Crawford corroborated- His death-Seneca Indians sacrificing two dogs CHAPTER III. Erection of counties-The new purchase -Land district-Sale of lands-Seneca county- Roads-Oakley-Sandusky river-Honey-creek- Wolf-creek-Organization of the county-Frst an- CHAPTER IV. Camp Ball-First settler in Seneca county River and Lake Erie Rail-road.... CHAPTER V. Seneca Patriot-Printing press-Inde- pendent Chronicle-Tiffin Gazette-Van Burenite -Seneca Advertiser-Whig Standard-Cholera- Court-house-Jail and Sherif's house-Bank..... CHAPTER VI. Journey of the Welches--John Van- meter-Eden township-First physician-Melmore, CHAPTER VII. Camp Seneca-Indian council--Fort Meigs Fort Stephenson--General Harrison at camp Seneca-Grand camp--Perry's victory..... CHAPTER VIII. Attempt to assassinate Gen. Harrison- James Montgomery-Pleasant township--Fort Sen- eca-Peter Pork-William Spicer-Bloom town- CHAPTER XII. Death of Hard-hickory--Benjamin F. Warner-Peter Pork-Charlieu-Jacob Nicely.. 166 CHAPTER XIII. Murder of Drake-Seneca township- Berwick-Hopewell township-Bascom- Loudon ADVERTISEMENT. Most of the works which have been consulted, and from which extracts have been made in collecting materials for this work, have been mentioned in the proper place. The author, however, has made free use of the "Western Adventure," "Chase's Statutes," and several other valuable works in compiling the Introduction, which were not thus acknowledged. In gathering materials from such a multiplicity of sources, it is hardly to be expected but that errors have found their way into this history; although great pains have been taken to get at facts, and to give dates as correct as possible. Should any errors be discovered, they will be promptly corrected in another edition, (if the sale of the present one warrant its publication,) and where such are discovered by readers, they will confer a great favor by sending a communication with corrections, to the author, at Tiffin. |