History of Washington County : from its first settlement to the present time ...

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Chapter I. Washington County — Its Primitive History Under Virginia

Spottsylvania County; its boundaries — Orange County — Frederick County; its boundaries — Augusta County ; its boundaries — District of West Augusta — .Justices' Courts — Oatli of allegiance — Oath, of supremacy — The test oath — Oath of abjuration — Youghiogheny County; its boundaries, courts, and court-houses, and punishments — Pillory and stocks described — Wbipping-post and ducking-stool — Ohio County ; its boundaries and court-house — Monongalia County-^Courts and roads — Orphan children — Taverns — Continental money — Ferries — Attorneys-atlaw — Sheriffs and deputy-sheriffs — Surveyors — Military officers — Grist-mills—Salts— Cotton, and wool cards — Counterfeit money — Allegiance — Naturalization — Passports — Benevolence of Youghiogheny County — Marriage extraordinary — Reflections 9

Chapter II. A General Outline History Oe Pennsylvania

History of Pennsylvania, from the date of its charter to the present time, embracing a list of all the Indian titles to lands — Historical and statistical facts — The date of the formation of each county of the State, with the number of acres and population in each, and a list of the Governors from the accession of William Penn, its proprietor, in 1681 to 1870 .27

CHAPTER HI.

ORIGINAL ACT BSTABLTSHING WASHINGTON COUNTY.

Divisions by the formation of townships — Its original and present townships and boroughs — Its present boundaries with topographical and geographical description and its streams — Its early religious element and the religious agreement of 1782 — Marriage custom and ceremony — School-houses 39

Chapter IV. Proceedings Op The Supreme Executive Council

A brief history of the Provincial Conference — The Constitution of 1776 ; the Council of Censors ; the Convention of 1789 ; the Constitution of 1790 ; the action of the Legislature of 1825 ; with regard to a convention, and the vote of the people ; the Convention of 1837 ; the Constitution of 1838, and the full proceedings of the Supreme Executive, ;from 1781 to 1791, which relates to Washington County . , .54

CHAPTER Y.

TOWNSHIPS AND BOROUGHS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.

The history of the Townships and Boroughs in their chronological order, detailing interesting events in each — Also the history of churches and the present state of education in each township and borough . . 87

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Chapter VI

ELECTED OFFICERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FKOM 1790. Members of Congress — Senators and Representatives — President Judges — Associate Judges and Deputy Attorney-Generals— Attorneys-at-Law —Prothouotaries— Registers— Recorders— Clerk of tlie Courts— Sheriffs — Coroners — Commissioners — Clerks to Commissioners — Treasurers — Auditors — Notary Public — Directors of the Poor — Deputy Surveyor- General — Justices of the Peace ^^^

Chapter VII. , Military History Of Avashington County

Brlg.-Gen. Clark's expedition in 1781— Col. David Williamson's expedition in 1782— Col. William Crawford's expedition in 1782— Whiskey Insurrection in 1791-4 — Outrage on the Chesapeake Frigate, 1807 — War of 1812— Texas Revolution, in 1836— Mexican War in 1846— Southern Rebellion in 1861 ; 278

CHAPTER VTII.

niSTORY OF ASSOCIATIONS, AND EVENTS WHICH TRANSPIRED IN

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Chapter I. The Virginia And Pennsylvania Controversy, From 1752 To 1783

The date of the earliest settlements by Virginians and Pennsylvanians — The difficulties between the Governors of both States arising from these settlements — The names of the first settlers — The various acts of Capt. Connolly as the representative of Virginia in claiming Fort Duquesne (Pittsburg) as within Virginia — His treason — Commissioners appointed by both States to run a temporary line until the Revolutionary War would terminate — The action of both States approving of the same, and the necessity of erecting Washington County ..... 3

Chapter II. The Mason And Dixon's Line

Its full history — the line run by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon — the claim of Pennsylvania — the claim of Lord Baltimore — the appointment of commissioners — the labors of Mason and Dixon ended in 1767 — new commissioners appointed in 1783 by the States of Virginia and Pennsylvania— letter from Joseph Reed on the scientific apparatus to be used — report of the joint-commissioners — report of the Pennsylvania commissioners — cost of running the line — the western line of Pennsylvania run by commissioners appointed by botU States, and the report of the commissioners thereupon— the origin of the Pan Handle in West Virginia 24

Chapter III

INDIAN HISTORY OP WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA. Names of all the tribes of North America in 1764 — Those inhabiting Western Pennsylvania and adjoining territory— Letters on the Indian wrongs from 1765 to 1780— Rice's fort— Letters from Dr. J. C. Hupp on Miller's block-house — Captivity and escape of Jacob Miller, and the cruel murder of five of Miller's friends — Vance's fort — Well's fort — Lindley's fort 38