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NOTE: HTML Table of Contents with links to graphics is located at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/1picts/gist/gjtoc.html An html version of the book is also linked from this page. ______________________________________________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER GIST'S JOURNALS WITH HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL NOTES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES BY WILLIAM M. DARLINGTON [1815-1889] PITTSBURGH, J. R. WELDIN & CO., 1893. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: Pages* 9-30. Introductory memoir. Part 2: Pages 31-66. Gist's First Journal: October, 31, 1750 to May 19, 1751. Part 3: Pages 67-89. Gist's Second and Third Journals: November 4, 1751 to March 29, 1752. November 15, 1753 toJanuary 4, 1754. Christopher Gist. Part 4: Pages 90-136. Notes to Gist's First Journal of 1750-51. Part 5: Pages 137-158. Notes to Gist's Second Journal, 1751-52. Notes to Christopher Gist's Third Journal, 1753. A Journal Descriptive of Some of the French Forts. The Montours. Part 6: Pages 159-201. Andrew Montour. George Croghan. Part 7 : Pages 202-240. Thomas Cresap. General James Grant. Guyasuta. Treaty of Lancaster. Ohio company. Part 8: Pages 241-266. Walpole Grant. William Trent & Co. Captain Trent. John Peter Salley. Scheme for the New Settlement. Part 9: Pages 267-296. Robert Orme. Extracts from An Analysis of Map. Pownall's Account of Lead Plate. Ensign Ward's Deposition. Letters and Speeches to Indians. Index. [included on this table of contents page.] *Page numbers appear in the text in brackets. Maps. (All Maps useful throughout volume.) Fry and Jefferson Map, 1755. (Not available at this time.) West Pennsylvania and Virginia. (Not available at this time.) (Lake Erie Region.) Lewis Evans' Map, 1755-1775. Nuremberg, 1756. West Pennsylvania and Virginia, 1755. (A & B) Bonne Camp's Map. INDEX pg 287-296 [287] INDEX. The Indian names are spelled as they were pronounced by different tribes, traders and travellers of different nationalities. Abercrombie, General, 187 Aliquippa, Queen, 86 Allegheny River, 86 Allegheny Mountains, 33 Ammunition promised to Indians, 166 Arnold, Major-General, wounded, 279 Articles of Peace, 55 Auchwick, 167, 182 Austin, Walter, 13 Baltimore, Lord, 203 Burney Thomas, 125 Beatty, Rev. Charles, 113 Bear killed, 6o, 61, 62, 63, 65, 72, 82 Beaver Creek, camped on, 35, 81, 100 Beaver Island Creek, 65 Beaver King, 163, 172 Beaujeu, Captain, 238 Berkeley, Governor, 12 Big Bone Lick. 129 Bland, Edward, 14 Boone, Daniel, 133 Bouquet, 99, 104 Boundary disputes, 203, 239 Boundary of lands petitioned for, 242 Braddock's Run, 137 Braddock, General, 88, 167, 183, 185 Brittain, King, 125 Bucks, two killed, 81 Buffaloes, 56, 60, 76 Bull, Captain, 174 Burgoyne, General, 279 Burwell, Colonel, Letter to Ohio Company 1751, 220 Byrd, Colonel, 22 [288] Callender, Robert, 161 Canoe load of goods, 160 Cargo of goods sent to the Ohio Company, 225 Catawbas, 161 Cave on the Monongahela, 71, 141 Celeron, 28, 29, 95, 107, 109 Chickoconnecon, 70 Christmas, 113 Clayborne, Colonel William, 14 Coal and slate, 61 Cockey's Cabin, 92 Collet, Captain, 17 Conditions of Grant to the Ohio Company, 227 Conewango, 27 Conhaway, 64, 74 Constitution of Ohio Company, 226 Conolly, John, 239 Conference at Philadelphia, 171, 173, 217 Conference with Governor, 187 Conference at Fort Pitt, 172, 174, 187 Conference at Easton, 171 Conference at Lancaster, 173, 186 Conference at Carlisle, 166 Conference house of Israel Pemberton, 169 Contrec¦ur, 96, 150, 167 Conestoga, 174 Copy of Agreement, May 7th, 1770, 244 Council, 161 Crane, Totem, 134 Crawford, Hugh, 57, 128 Cresap, Thomas, 90, 202-205 Cresap, Thomas, house burned, 203 Cresap, Thomas, raised a company, 205 Cresap, Michael, letter from Jefferson, 205 Croghan, George, 96, 97, 108, 109, 114, 176-201 Croghan, George and Montour distribute presents, 177, 178 Croghan, George makes a treaty with the Indians, 162 Croghan, George trading house at Logstown, 176 Croghan, George appointed Indian Agent, 176 Croghan, George sent west by Governor Hamilton, 177 Croghan, George at Piqua, 178 Croghan, George wishes to leave Auchwick, 182 Croghan, George, Peters' letter to, 180 182, 187 Croghan, George asks Governor to forbid the selling of liquor to Indians, 183 Croghan, George joins Braddock, 183 [289] Croghan, George, with Montour, 34, 44, 46, 160 Croghan, George writes advice to Governor Hamilton, 179, 180, 184 Croghan, George commissioned Captain, 185 Croghan, George granted freedom from arrest, 185 Croghan, George raises men for defense of Western frontier, 185 Croghan, George with Christopher Gist, 37, 44, 46, 161 Croghan, George resigns commission, 188 Croghan, George sent to German Flats, 170 Croghan, George sent to England, 188 Croghan, George shipwrecked, 188 Croghan, George Indian deed for land, 190-192 Croghan, George bounds of land, 190 Cross Creek, 146 Curran, Barney, 100 Cussewago, 82 Cuttaway River, 59, 60, 130 Dance, Indian, 53 Deed of confrimation for lands, 171 Deer killed, 80 De Lery, engineer, 27 Deserters from the British Army, 280 DeSoto, 25 De la Salle, 26, 223 Drake, Sir Francis, 10 Du Quesne, 28 Dunbar, Colonel, 270 Easton, 171 Edmonstone, Major Charles, 239 Elks, 6o, 72 Elk Eye Creek, 36, 103 Eries, 16 Fallam, Robert, 18 Fairfax, Lord, 165 Feather dance, 53 Fish, 47 Fishing Creek, 76, 145 Flood, 120 Forbes, Thomas, Journal from Public Record Office, 148 Forts erected, 184 Forts French, 148, 183 Forts built by Trent, 165 Fort Pitt, 173, 238 Fort Duquesne, 150, 151 [290] Fort Augusta, 173, 175 Fort Johnson, 168, 169 Fort Le Boeuf, 147, 150 Fort Presqu 'ile, 150 Fort Niagara, 149 Fort Harkimer, 170 Fort McIntosh, 101 Fort Edward, 170 Fort and Town planned at Chartiers, 236 Forbes, General, 171 Forbes, General, Conference at Fort Pitt, 172 Franklin, Benjamin, Address, 242 Franklin, William, 95, 271 Frazier, 80, 86, 122 Frazier, General, killed, 280 French Indians, 50 French presents to Indians, 51 French speech to Indians, 51 Friedenstadt, 108 Fry, Joshua, extract from letter, 222 Gap, Allegheny Mountains, 137 Gates, General Horatio, letter, 279 George's Creek, 80 German Flats, 170 Gibson, General John, 99 Girty, Simon, Testimony, 214, 216 Gist, Christopher, first journey, 29-66 Gist, Christopher, employed by Ohio Company, 29 Gist, Christopher, son's feet frozen, 72 Gist, Christopher, report, 79 Gist, Christopher, second journey, 67-79 Gist, Christopher, third journey, 80-87 Gist, Christopher, encamped on George's Creek, 80 Gist, Christopher, instructions to, 67, 231-234 Gist, Christopher, presents for Indians, 41 Gist, Christopher, arrives at home, 87 Gist, Christopher, family 88 Gist, Christopher, death, 88 Gist, Christopher, Notes on Journals, 90-158 Grantees of Land, 244 Grantees of Land, letter from, 245 Grant, General James, 207-209 Guess Creek, 134 Guyasuta (Kiasuta), life, 210, 213 Guyasuta, speech, 212 [291] Guyasuta, son, 210 Guyasuta, appeal for help, 212 Half King, 81, 82, 167, 276 Hall, Richard, 65 Hamilton, Governor, 16o Hanbury, John, 224 Hancock, John, Letter to, 279 Harris, Mary, 114 Harris Major, 15 Hawk's Nest, 135 Hillsborough, Lord, 241 Hockhocking, 42, 116 Howard, 223 Hunter, Robert, 155 Hutchins, 102 Hurricane Tom's Town, 42 Ice in Allegheny River, 86 Indian towns, 100 Indians disown deed, 164 Indians cede lands, 164 Indians invited to Logstown, 69 Indians presents to, 44, 16o, 177, 178 Indians message from Governor Penn, 44 Indians answer, 45, 49, 50 Indians guide to Washington false, 85 Introductory Memoir, 9-30 James River, 11, 13 Jean C¦ur, 160 162 Johnson, Sir William, 168, 170, 174 Joliet, 26 Joncaire, 81 Junundat, 111 Kanestio houses destroyed, 174 Kanhawha River, 20, 21, 143 Kentucky, 130, 131 Keg of rum, 186 Kilgore, 16o Killbuck Island, 171 Kiskeminitas, 33 Kittanning, 106, 189 Kittochtinny Hills, 164 Kuskuskies, 81, 101 [292] Lane, Governor Ralph, 9 Land wanted by traders, 241 Land company of traders, 241 Laurel Mountains, 33 Laurel thicket, 60, 69 La Demoiselle, Fort, 124 Le Mercier, 275 Leaden plate, Pownall, 273 Le Boeuf, 28 Le Torts Creek, 75, 144 Lederer, 14 Legionville, 100 Licking Creek, 42, 71 Licking County, 115 Lincoln, General, wounded, 280 Logstown, 34, 81, 95, 97, 159, 16o, 162, 171 Logstown Treaty, 164 Loyal-hanne, 33, 91 Louisville, 26 Loyal-sock Creek, 175 Mackinaw, 173 Magucktown, 42 116 Marshe, 156 Mastodon bones, 57, 129 Mason, George, 231 Margaret's Creek, 36, 105 Marquette, 26 Mercer, Hugh, 187 Meyer, Lieutenant, 112 McKee, Thomas, 172 McKee, Alexander, 97 Miami River, 46, 47, 55, 161 Miller's Run Gap, 92 Mingoes, 127 Mingo Castle, 189 Monakatootha, 167 Moncton, General, 187 Monsies, 190 Monongahela, 69, 71, 77, 138 Montmorin, 99 Montour, Andrew (sometimes called Henry), 159-175 Montour's children, 169 Montour, Madame, 152-158 Montour, captain of Indians, 159, 169 Montour, Andrew, with Gist, 37, 44, 46 [293] Montour, Andrew, paid for services, 163 Montour, Andrew, war song, 169 Montour, Andrew, chosen a counsellor by Six Nations, 165 Montour, Andrew, messenger to Six Nations, 159, 168 Montour, Andrew, recommended by Hamilton, 160 Montour, Andrew, and Croghan sent to Indians, 160, 162 Montour, Andrew, examined at Philadelphia, 167 Montour, Andrew, sent for by Washington, 167 Montour, Andrew, speaks to Twigtwees, 48 Montour's Run, 164 Morgan, Daniel, 279 Morgan, George, 279 Morgan, George, his Indian policy, 279-284 Morris, Governor, 167 Murthering town, 81 Muskingum, 37 Negro Mountain, 138 Nemacolin, 140 Nicholas, Chief, 110 Niagara, Fort, 27 Ohio Company, 220, 238 Ohio Company, first petition, 224 Ohio Company, second petition, 225, 226 Ohio Company, opens road, 225 Ohio Company, sends goods, 225 Ohio Company, Gist employed, 228, 231 Ohio Company, list of members, 225 Ohio Company, conditions to second Petition, 226 Ohio Company, bounds of, 225 Ohio Company, petition granted, 231 Ohio, meaning of, 94 Old Town, 32, 90, 219 O'Hara, James, 216, 240 Onondaga, 165 Orme, Captain, letter, 262 Oppaymolleah, 71-78, 141 Ostuega, 155 Ottawa, 25, 36, 103 Pack horses, 161 Pamunky, 15 Panther, 72 Paroquets, 62 Pattin, John, Col., 69, 114 [294] Paully, Ensign, 112 Pennsboro, 163 Petun Indians, 106 Peters, R., 160, 163, 165 Piankeshee, 51 Pickawillamy, 161 Pipe of Peace, 170 Pittsburgh, Conference at, 172 Pine Creek, 189 Pittsylvania, 244 Piqua, 126, 178 Pluggy's Town, 121 Pond Creek, 145 Poke, Charles, 70-140 Pontiac War raging, 98, 173, 188 Post, Christian, 94, 102, 171 Presents to Indians, 160, 162 Presqu ŒIsle, 28-172 Prisoners, Maginty and others, 132 Protestants, 263 Prevost, General, 190 Roanoke River, 9, 10 Raleigh, 10 Rappahannock, 15, 17 Rogers, Major, 173 Rye, wild, 117 Redoubt built by Bouquet, 240 Religion, 264 Road opened, 225 Salt Lick Creek, 42 Salt Lick Springs, 58 Salt Lick River, 130 Salley, J. P., journal, 253-260 Salley, J. P., taken prisoner, 255 Salley, J. P., escapes, 258 Salley, J. P., arrives at Charlestown, 259 Salle, Sieur de la, 26, 223 Sandusky, 109 Saukon, conference at, 171 Scarroyady, 147, 166, 168 Scalps, rewards offered for, 168 Scalp Creek, 77 Scheme for a new colony in Ohio, 261-266 Schenley, Mrs., gift to D. A. R., 240 [295] Schuyler, General, letter, 281 Scioto, 117 Shamokin, 175 Shannopin town, 33, 34, 80, 92, 147, 168 Shannopin Chief, 93 Shannoah town, 56 Shawnee town, 44, 161 Shingess, 81, 102, 147, 172 Shurtees Creek and Fort, 237 Shikillimy, 157, 159 Sinking Creek, 136 Smith, Robert, 58 Soh-kon, 100, 106 South Sea, 9 Spotswood, Governor, 21 Speech from Wiandots, etc., 49 Speech from Delawares to Twigtwees, 49 Stanwix, Treaty at, 249 Stanwix, Fort, 175 Stone, Standing, 116 Stone, letters cut on, 74 Stone store house, 68, 163 Stony Creek, 91 Taimenend, (Col. Morgan), address, his Indian policy, 279-284 Taimenend, letter to Indians 1777, 279 Taaf, Michael, 114 Tecumseh, 127 Teedyscung, 174 Tobacco, 106 Traders, protect French deserters, 40 Traders, captured, 108 Treaty, Winchester, 165 Treaty, Lancaster, 28-156 Trent, William, 165, 172, 189, 245, 246 Turner, 160 Turtle Creek, 8o Turkey Foot, 138 Tuscarowas, 103 Twigtwees, 46, 52, 54, 123, 16o Vandalia Colony, 243 Venango, 81 Wabash, 26 Walpole, Grant, 241-244 [296] Walker, Dr. Thomas, 24 Walpole, letter from grantees, 247 Ward, Ensign, 96, 98, 167, 275 Warrior path, 61, 90 Washington, 80, 84, 96, 167, 268 Wayne, General, 100 Weiser, 155, 159, 163 Wharton, Samuel, 241-244 White Woman's Creek, 41, 114 Wheeling, 145 Wills' Creek, 80, 87, 147 Windaughalah, 119 Wood, Major, 14, 18 Wood's River, 21 Wyandot's Town, 105, 161 Yadkin, 66, 136 Youghiogheny, 138 Zeisberger, 103, 113 Zinzendorf, 155, 156, 175 THE END.