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VOLUME I |
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Third paragraph of foot-note - "Volume II"
in first line should be
Volume I. |
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Second paragraph of foot-note - ninth and
tenth lines should read: Col. James Burd
at Fort Augusta wrote to Capt. Joseph
Shippen at Lancaster, etc. |
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First paragraph of second foot-note - "the
preceding page" in the next to the last line
should be this
page. |
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Second paragraph - in third line from end
"one son and two daughters" should be two
sons and two daughters; William and
Peter being the names of the sons. |
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Last paragraph, sixth line - "Turbott"
should be Turbutt. |
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Foot-note, first line - "left bank" should
be right bank. |
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Sixth paragraph - Asahel buck was killed
February 18, 1779 |
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Second paragraph of third foot-note - in
third line: John Durkee was born at
Ipswich in1665, the son of William Durkee
(born in 1630), a mariner, who came to
Ipswich via the West Indies, and was married
December 20, 1664, to Martha Cross of
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Third paragraph, tenth line: Mehetabel
Durkee was married February 14, 1750, at
Canada Parish, Windham to James Bidlack,
Sr. |
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Third paragraph, twelfth line - Sarah Durkee
was born in Canada Parish, Windham. |
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Seventh paragraph, seventh line - "April"
should be
September. |
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Last line of foot-note - Turbutt Francis
died in 1777. (See "Pennsylvania Archives,"
2nd Series XVIII: 740) |
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Last paragraph of foot-note, fifth line -
strike out the words "and youngest." |
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Last paragraph, eighth line - insert after
"1759" and
1760. |
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First paragraph, tenth line - for "nearly
twenty-nine" substitute
about twenty-three. |
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Eleventh line - for "1801" substitute
April 3, 1798. |
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CONTENTS of VOLUME I.
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A Note of Explanation |
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A Chronological Table of
Important Occurrences |
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CHAPTER I. |
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Introduction
- Reasons for Writing This History
- Sources of Information |
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CHAPTER II. |
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The North Branch of the Susquehanna River
- The Valley of Wyoming
- Location and Description
- Poetry and Legend |
32 |
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CHAPTER III. |
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The Amerind People
- The Mound-Builders
- The Aboriginals of New York and Pennsylvania |
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CHAPTER IV. |
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Early Indian Settlements in Wyoming
- Earliest Visits of White Men
- Moravian Missionaries on the Susquehanna
- Connecticut Land Companies Organized
- The "Wyoming Region" Purchased From the Six Nations. |
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CHAPTER V. |
- The Susquehanna Company Stirs Up a
Hornet's Nest
- Sir William Johnson and the Six Nations
- French and Indian War
- Wyoming Temporarily Deserted by the Indians
- Indian Congresses and Conferences in Pennsylvania
- The Delaware Indians Established at Wyoming |
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CHAPTER VI. |
- More
Indian Conferences and pow-wows
- Attempts at Settlement in Wyoming by the Whites Under the Susquehanna
Company
- Death of King Teedyuscung
- First Massacre of the White Settlers
- Wyoming Forsaken by the Indians |
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CHAPTER VII. |
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The Closing Days of Pontiac's War
- Indian Council and Treaty at Fort Surveys and Settlements at Wyoming
Under the Proprietaries |
435 |
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CHAPTER VIII. |
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The Settlement at Wyoming Renewed by the
Susquehanna Company
- Major Durkee and the "Sons of Liberty"
- Fort Durkee Erected
- The Five "Settling-Towns"
- Wilkes-Barre Laid Out and Named
- Some Facts Relative to the Writing and Pronunciation of the Name of the
Town |
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CHAPTER IX. |
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The Right Hon. John Wilkes, Patriot,
Statesman, and a Friend to Liberty |
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CHAPTER X. |
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The Right Hon. Isaac Barre, Soldier, Orator,
Statesman, and America's Advocate and
Champion. |
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CONTENTS of VOLUME II.
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ERRATA - Volume
II.
Page. 629. In the third paragraph of
the "Gallup" foot-note, seventh line
- Esther Gallup was born Oct.
22, 1768, and died May 18, 1817
Page 634. Third paragraph of "Butler"
foot-note, third line - "1732: should be
`1736.
Page 637. Second paragraph, fourth
line from end - "page 658" should be page
657.
Page 638. Third paragraph from end
of foot-note, fourth line - Hannah
was the third and not the "fourth"
child of Zebulon and Ann (Lord)
Butler.
Page 647. First paragraph of first
foot-note, third line - "Beamy's"
should be Reamy's.
Page 715. In the fifth line of the
paragraph near the middle of the page -
substitute October for
"September."
Page 718. Third paragraph of
foot-note - in fourth line substitute
later for "then", and in fifth line
substitute then for "now".
Page 723. Fifth paragraph of
foot-note, fourth line - insert Mt.
Vernon before "Ohio"; in seventh
paragraph - Robert Miner
Abbott was born June 19, 1837; in
last paragraph - add to last line, and
Asher Miner Abbott.
Page 807. Next to the last
paragraph - add to the last line, and
were children of John Sharps of Wyoming.
Page 834. Third paragraph, tenth
line - substitute east for "west".
Page 908. Last foot-note, second line
- "1774" should be 1772.
Page 985. Third line - substitute
967 for "985".
Page 989. Second paragraph - in the
fifth line, following "Susquehanna", insert
After; and in the twelfth line
substitute 988 for "989".
Page 1117. Eleventh line from bottom -
substitute elder for "younger".
Page 1187. Fifth paragraph, next to
the last line - "Jacobs' " should be
Jacob's.
Page 1189. Second paragraph,
thirteenth line - "Jacobs' "
should be Jacob's.
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CHAPTER XI. |
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The First Pennamite-Yankee War in Wyoming
- The Susquehanna Company's Land-Surveys Continued
- Wilkes-Barre "Town-Plot" Laid Out
- Settlers Under the Susquehanna Company Increase Rapidly in Number and
Effectiveness
- The Town of Westmoreland Organized |
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CHAPTER XII. |
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The Action of the Connecticut Assembly
Relative to the "Western Lands" Causes
Dissatisfaction and Dessension
- The Western Limits of Westmoreland Extended
- The Twenty-Fourth Regiment, Connecticut Militia, Organized and
Established
- Expulsion of the Yankees from the West Branch Region by the Pennamites
- The Plunket Expedition Against Wyoming, and the Battle at "Rampart
Rocks" |
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CHAPTER XIII. |
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Loyalists in Westmoreland
- The War for Independence Under Way
- Indian Conferences at Wilkes-Barre
- Enlistments in Westmoreland for the Continental Army
- Old Forts Strengthened and New Ones Erected
- The Two "Westmoreland, or Wyoming, Independent Companies"
- The County of Westmoreland, "In the State of Connecticut," Erected Out
of the Wyoming Region |
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CHAPTER XIV. |
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The Loyalists of Western New York and
North-Eastern Pennsylvania
- "Butler's Rangers"
- Six Nation Indians in the Service and Pay of Great Britain.
- Fort Niagara on Lake Ontario |
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CHAPTER XV. |
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The Battle of Wyoming
- Wilkes-Barre Almost Wholly Destroyed by "Butler's Rangers" and Indians
- The Valley of Wyoming Desolated and Deserted
- Capt. Sion Spalding's Westmoreland Independent Company in the
Continental Service |
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CHAPTER XVI. |
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Wilkes-Barre Taken Possession of and
Occupied by Continental Soldiers and
Westmoreland Militia.
- The Hartley Expedition Against the Indians.
- Fort Wyoming Erected
- Wyoming's Dead Interred |
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CHAPTER XVII. |
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The Story of Frances Slocum, a Captive to
the Indians |
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CHAPTER XVIII. |
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The Sullivan Expedition Against the Six
Nations
- A Continental Military Post Established at Wilkes-Barre
- Capt. John Franklin's Company of Westmoreland Militia. |
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CHAPTER XIX. |
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Indian Incursions Upon Westmoreland
- Many Residents of the Town Murdered or Carried Away as Prisoners, by the
Indians
- The Discovery of Harvey's Lake
- Hard Times |
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CHAPTER XX. |
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Col. Zebulon Butler and
the Westmoreland Troops Garrisoning fort
Wyoming Transferred to Other Posts
- Large Losses Sustained by the Inhabitants of Westmoreland in the Years
1778-'81.
- The Last Scalp Taken by Indians in the Wyoming Valley
- The End of the War of the Revolution |
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CHAPTER XXI. |
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Pennsylvania Petitions Congress for a
Hearing of Claims Long in Dispute
- Connecticut Concurs
- A Distinguished Court of Commissioners Appointed
- Sidelights on Sessions of the Court
- A Summary of the Conflicting Claims
- The Decree of Trenton
- Dissatisfaction With the Decree in Wyoming
- Private Right of Soil Not Adjudicated and Individual Disputes Not
Settled by This Decree |
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CHAPTER XXII. |
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Inhabitants of Wyoming Left By Connecticut
to Fight Single Handed Petition the
Legislature of New York
- The Continental Garrison at Wilkes-Barre Withdrawn and Companies of
Pennsylvania Militia Substituted
- Distrust Augmented
- Return of Quotas of Revolutionary Troops to Wyoming |
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CHAPTER XXIII. |
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The Pennsylvania Commissioners Reach
Wilkes-Barre
- Much Testimony Taken as to the Right of Soil
- Compromise Suggestions Refused.
- Commission Departs After Electing Partisan Office Holders
- Soldiers Quartered Upon the Inhabitants and Encouraged to Oppress
Settlers
- Second Pennamite-Yankee War Begun
- Disastrous Flood at Wyoming |
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CHAPTER XXIV. |
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Events of the Second Pennamite-Yankee War
- Oppressions of Settlers by Pennamites Multiply
- The Intervention of Congress Again Invoked
- Yankees Driven From Their Homes, Establish Forts Lillopee and Defense
- Skirmises Between the Contending Parties Cause a Disastrous Fire
- The Fight at Locust Hill |
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CHAPTER XXV. |
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Pennsylvania Militia Reach Wilkes-Barre From
Easton
- A Disastrous Truce Arranged
- Hostilities Again Provoked
- Seventy-Two Yankees Sent to the Easton and Sunbury Jails
- The Injustices Done Connecticut Settlers Excite General Indignation
- John Franklin's Oath
- Fort Dickinson Evacuated by the Hated Armstrong and His Militia,
Thus Ending the Second Pennamite-Yankee War.
- Great Rejoicing as the Settlers Raze the Fort |
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CHAPTER XXVI. |
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Connecticut Appeals to Congress for Justice
to the Settlers
- Affairs of the Susquehanna Company Again Revived and New Settlers Reach
Wyoming.
- Few Pennamites Remain in Actual Possession of Their Claims
- Delegation of the Pennsylvania Assembly Visits Wilkes-Barre
- The "Half Share" Men |
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CHAPTER XXVII. |
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General Ethan Allen Espouses
the Cause of the Connecticut Settlers and
Comes to Wilkes-Barre
- Unwarranted Proceedings of the
Susquehanna Company
- Wyoming Without the Benefits of
Law, Establishes an Experiment in Self
Government
- A New State Proposed by Allen
and Kindred Spirits
- The Settles Divide on the
Advisability of This Scheme
- Many Settlers Subscribe to
Erection of a New County
- Pennsylvania Aroused
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CHAPTER XXVIII. |
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The "Western Reserve"
- General Ethan Allen Returns to Vermont
- Timothy Pickering Visits Wilkes-Barre
- John Franklin and John Jenkins, Jr. "Yankee Outlaws,"
Plead the Settlers' Cause Before the
Pennsylvania Assembly.
- A Law Erecting Luzerne county Follows This Visit |
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CHAPTER XXIX. |
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Legislative Foundation Upon Which the County
of Luzerne was Erected
- Anne Caesar, Chevalier De La Luzerne
- Baptism of the County by the Great "Pumpkin Flood"
- Col. Timothy Pickering Arrives as Peace Commisssioner
- His "Irreconcilables" Formet Discord
- Preparations for the First Election Under Pennsylvania |
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CHAPTER XXX. |
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Organization of the County of Luzerne
- A List of the Electors
- Methods and Events of the First Elections
- The Confirming Law of 1787
- Hostilities Again Older Settlers, Tired of Contests, Declare for
Compromise
- The First Court of Common Pleas
- Col. Pickering's Many Duties
- Four Attorneys Admitted to Practice
- The First Fruits of Self Government |
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CHAPTER XXXI. |
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Influences of the Franklin Party in Wyoming
Affairs.
- Wild Speculation in Shares of the Susquehanna Company
- Hatching the Plot for Franklin's Arrest
- The Story of His Violent Apprehension
- Retaliatory Measures Against Colonel Pickering
- Pickering's Exile and
Return to Wyoming
- Suspension of the Confirming Law
- Pennsylvania's Duplicity
- The Administration Under Pickering |
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CHAPTER XXXII. |
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Harsh Treatment of Colonel Franklin
- Retaliatory Measures Threatened
- The Abduction of Timothy Pickering
- Pennsylvania Stirred to Activity
- Congress Orders Continental Troops to His Rescue
- His Voluntary Release
- Arrest or Dispersion of his Captors
- Colonel Franklin's Pledge
- Analysis of his Case
- The Supreme Court at Wilkes-Barre
- Franklin not Tried
- Sentences of Abductors
- The "State of Westmoreland"
- The Sequel |
1598 |
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CHAPTER XXXIII. |
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The First Court House of Luzerne County
- Some Unusual Cases Tried
- The Militia Problem
- Early Roads
- Infant Industries
- The New Constitution of Pennsylvania
- Colonel Pickering's Conference with the Six Nations
- He Becomes Post Master General
- Early agricultural Difficulties
- Pardon of Col. John Franklin
- Two Heroic Figures Leave Wyoming
Never to Return |
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CHAPTER XXXIV. |
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Aggressive Leadership at Wyoming is Missing
- Failure of the "Confirming Law" and its Repeal
- The "Intrusion Act" a Mockery
- Revival of the Susquehanna Company with Athens as a Hub of Restless
Activities
- The "Compromise Act of 1799"
- Adverse Court Decisions
- Ability and Sincerity of the "Compromise Commission" Inspire Public
Confidence
- Rights of Soil Finally Determined |
1650 |
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CHAPTER XXXV. |
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Events of the Last Decade of the Eighteenth
Century
- Shad Fisheries
- Hunters and Hunting of the Period
- Industry of the Women
- The Whiskey Insurrection
- Captain Bowman's Company
- Beginning of the Renaissance in Wyoming Affairs
- Reapportionment of Townships
- The County's Finances
- Visit of Jemima Wilkenson
- Early Preachers and Doctors
- Wilkes-Barre's Earliest Newspapers |
1674 |
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CHAPTER XXXVI. |
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The Founding of Asylum by French Refugees
- Some of its Distinguished Residents
- Robert Morris, the "Financier of the Revolution" connected with
the Venture
- The "Queen's House" Built to Receive Marie Antoinette
- Its Scenes of Gayety and
Brilliant Receptions
- Visits of Tallelyrand and the Duke of Orleans, Afterwards
Louis Philippe, King of France, with his
Two Younger Brothers
- Their Stay in Wilkes-Barre
- Financial Reverses of the Colony and its Final Abandonment
- Prepartion for War with France
- Captain Bowman's Company Again Mustered Into Service
- War Averted by a Change of French Policies |
1697 |
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CHAPTER XXXVII. |
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Beginnings of Susquehanna River Commerce
- Warehouses and Boat Yard on the River Common
- Launch of the "John Franklin"
- Durham Boats and Rafting
- Early Grist Mills
- History of the Miner-Hillard Mill
- Erection of "The Meeting House on the Square"
- Funds to Complete the Structure Raised by the Wilkes-Barre Meeting Hosue
and Bank Lottery
- The Lottery Brings Financial Disaster.
- Bell of "Old Ship Zion"
- Old Michael" The Sexton |
1719 |
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CHAPTER XXXVIII. |
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Events of the Early Years of the Nineteenth
Century
- Jefferson's Election Celebrated
- Partisanship of the Period
- Echoes of Land Disputes
- The Idea of Permanance of the Community Gains Ground
- Building of the Second Court House
- The Stone Jail.
- Easton and Wilkes-Barre Turnpike
- The Borough of Wilkes-Barre Incorporated
- First Officers of the Borough
- The Stone "Fire Proof"
- The Wilkes-Barre Academy
- Various Societies Formed |
1750 |
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CHAPTER XXXIX. |
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Total Eclipse of the Sun Excites Wonder
- First Brick Building Erected
- Ship Building Company Promoted
- Launch of the "Luzerne"
- The County Loses and Gains Territory
- Agricultural Society Organized
- Wilkes Barre's First Bank
- Financial Reverses
- Events of the War of 1812
- Military Organizations Participating
- A Visitor's Impressions
- End of Volume III |
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