History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley / Embracing an Account of the Early Pioneers, and the Trials and Privations Incident to the Settlement of the Valley, Predatory Incursions, Massacres, and Abductions by the Indians During the French and Indian Wars, and the War of the Revolution, &c.

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CHAPTER I.
The Aborigines of the Valley?—?Their Habits and Customs	17
CHAPTER II.
History of the Early Settlers	39
CHAPTER III.
Juniata Island?—?An Indian Paradise?—?Rev. David Brainerd?—?The Early Settlers, Hulings, Watts, and Baskins?—?Indian Battles?—?Remarkable Escape of Mrs. Hulings	56
CHAPTER IV.
Indian Towns along the Juniata?—?Lost Creek Valley discovered?—?Mexico first settled by Capt. James Patterson, in 1751?—?Indian Attack upon Settlers at the House of William White?—?Massacre of White?—?Capture of John Riddle?—?His Release from Captivity, etc.	68
CHAPTER V.
Early Settlers at Licking Creek?—?Relics of an Indian Battle?—?House of Robert Campbell attacked?—?James Campbell wounded and taken prisoner?—?Scout sent from Sherman's Creek?—?Encounter with Indians at Buffalo Creek?—?Five of the Scout killed, etc.	76
CHAPTER VI.
Tuscarora Valley?—?Its Early Settlement?—?Its Mounds and its Forts, Massacres, etc.	83
CHAPTER VII.
Fort Granville?—?Old Indian Town?—?Early Settlers?—?Captain Jacobs?—? Assault and Capture of the Fort, etc.	91
CHAPTER VIII.
Organization of Mifflin County?—?Dispute with Huntingdon County about the Boundary Line?—?Riot at Lewistown, etc.	98
CHAPTER IX.
Kishicoquillas Valley?—?The Shawnee Chief Kishicokelas?—?The Mingo Chief Logan	110
CHAPTER X.
Colonel John Armstrong's Expedition against Kittaning?—?List of the Killed and Wounded?—?Delaware Chiefs, Captain Jacobs and Shingas, etc.	121
CHAPTER XI.
Old Indian Town?—?Indian Paths?—?Aughwick?—?Murder of John Armstrong and Party?—?Captain Jack, the Wild Hunter of the Juniata?—?George Crogan, etc.	133
CHAPTER XII.
Raystown Branch?—?Early Settlement of Raystown?—?General Forbes's Expedition?—?Colonels Washington and Boquet?—?Colonel Armstrong's Letter?—?Smith and his "Black Boys"?—?Bloody Run?—?Robbery?—?Indian Massacres?—?Revolutionary Lieutenants of Bedford County, etc.	161
CHAPTER XIII.
Raystown Branch, continued?—?Murder of Sanders and his Family?—? Englishman and his Wife taken Prisoners?—?Felix Skelly and Mrs. Elder taken Captives?—?Their Return, etc.	175
CHAPTER XIV.
Standing Stone, ancient and modern?—?Murder of Felix Donnelly and his son Francis, etc.	183
CHAPTER XV.
Trials of the Early Settlers?—?Their Forts and other Means of Defence, etc.	193
CHAPTER XVI.
The Early Settlers?—?Old Hart, the Indian Trader	198
CHAPTER XVII.
The Continental Mills of the Valley	203
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Cove?—?Early Settlement by Dunkards?—?Indian Massacres and Captivities?—?Massacre of Ullery and Hammond?—?A Resistant Dunkard, etc.	207
CHAPTER XIX.
Tommy Coleman, the Indian-Fighter?—?Surprise of the Dunkard Murderers, etc.	218
CHAPTER XX.
Sinking Valley?—?The Lead Mines?—?Fort Roberdeau?—?Indian Murder and Heroic Conduct of a Woman?—?Encounter with a Savage?—?Massacre of Roller and Bebault, etc.	227
CHAPTER XXI.
Tories of the Valley?—?Their unfortunate Expedition to join the Indians at Kittaning?—?Captain John Weston, the Tory Leader?—?Captain Thomas Blair?—?Capture of the Brothers Hicks?—?Hanging a Tory?—?Narrow Escape of two of Weston's men, etc.	248
CHAPTER XXII.
The Tory Hare?—?Murder of Loudenslager?—?Abduction and Murder of Mrs. Eaton and Children?—?Treatment of Hare by the Settlers, etc.	259
CHAPTER XXIII.
Moses Donaldson?—?Capture and Murder of his Wife and two Children	266
CHAPTER XXIV.
Depredations at the Mouth of Spruce Creek?—?Murder of Levi Hicks?—? Scalping of his Child	270
CHAPTER XXV.
Stone Valley?—?McCormick's Fort?—?Murder of Mrs. Houston and James McClees?—?A Dealer in Grain of the Olden Time	275EARLY SETTLEMENT OF THE JUNIATA VALLEY. Clyx.com