h. 44-62.

CHAP. 2nd. North Western Virginia, divisions and population,
Importance of Ohio river to the French, and the English; Ohio Company;
English traders made prisoners by French, attempt to establish fort
frustrated, French erect Fort du Quesne; War; Braddock's defeat;
Andrew Lewis, character and services; Grant's defeat, capture of Fort
du Quesne and erection of Fort Pitt: Tygart and Files settle on East
Fork of Monongahela, File's family killed by Indians, Dunkards visit
the country, settle on Cheat, their fate; settlement under Decker on
the Monongahela, destroyed by Indians, pursuit by Gibson, origin of
Long knives. 63-80.

CHAP. 3rd. Expedition to the mouth of Big Sandy, ordered back by
governor, their extreme sufferings: Dreadful catastrophe at Levit's
Fort, Shawnees visit James river settlements, their depredations and
defeat, fortunate escape of Hannah Dennis, destruction at Muddy creek
and Big Levels, Mrs. Clendennin, Indians visit Jackson and Catawba
rivers, discovered, pursued, overtaken and dispersed, Mrs. Gunn.
81-99.

CHAP. 4th. Indians commit depredations in Pennsylvania, burn three
prisoners, excesses of Paxton Boys, Black Boys of great service to
frontier, engagement at Turtle creek, Traders attempt to supply
Indians, affair at Sidelong hill, Fort Bedford taken by Blackboys,
Capt. James Smith, his character and services. 100-116.

CHAP. 5th. Deserters from Fort Pitt visit head of Monongahela, The
Pringles, Settlements of Buckhannon, of Hacker's creek, Monongahela
and other places, Of Wheeling by Zane's, Their Character, Character of
Wm. Lowther, Objects and character of the first settlers generally.
117-133.

CHAP. 6th. War of 1774, Inquiry into its cause, Boone and others visit
Kentucky, Emigrants attacked by Indians, Surveyors begin operations
there, Affair at Captina, and opposite Yellow creek, Excesses of
Indians, Preparations for [ii] war, Expedition against Wappatomica,
Incursion of Logan and others, Of Indians on West Fork. 134-158.

CHAP. 7th. Indians come on Big Kenhawa, Lewis and Jacob Whitsel taken
prisoners, Their adventurous conduct, Plan of Dunmore's campaign,
Battle at Point Pleasant, Dunmore enters Indian country and makes
peace, Reflections on the motives of Dunmore's conduct. 159-186.

CHAP. 8th. General view of the relative situation of Great Britain and
the colonies, British emissaries and American Tories stimulate the
Savages to war, Progress of settlements in Kentuck