Chronicles of Border WarfareThis book is a history of the conflicts between European settlers and Native American tribes on the Virginia frontier in the late 18th century. The author, Alexander Scott Withers, was a pioneer settler and veteran of the Indian Wars. This book provides a rare first-hand perspective on the violent and tumultuous events that shaped the early history of the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
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... engaged him , as the best living authority on the details of Western border history , to prepare and edit a new edition of Withers . He set about the task with interest , and was engaged in the active preparation of " copy " during his ...
... engaged as a missionary among them . From the fact that no ancient author has made mention of the [ 14 ] compass , he discredits the supposition that the first inhabitants of this coun- try found their way here by sea . His conclusion ...
... engaged in com- merce with the natives , too frequently prompted them to take every advantage , for self aggrandizement , which they could obtain over the Indians . In the lucrative traffic car- ried on with them , the influence of ...
... . John Lewis had no son Samuel , probably Thomas Lewis , the elder brother of Andrew , though near - sighted , may have engaged in buffalo hunting . — L . C. D. andoah , or of James river west of the Blue 50 Withers's Chronicles.
... engaged in making some other improvements , an altercation arose , which caused Stephen Suel , 1 one of them , to forsake the cabin and abide for some time in a hollow tree not far from the improvement , which was still occupied by his ...