FOREWORD

CONTENTS

BENJAMIN'S STORY

THE OHIO COMPANY

RUFUS PUTNAM

COLONEL PUTNAM, THE ENGINEER

THE FIRST EMIGRANTS

BUILDING A FLEET

CAMPUS MARTIUS

THE ARRIVAL OF GENERAL PUTNAM

THE WORK OF THE FIRST EMIGRANTS

CLEARING THE LAND

HOW OUR COMPANY WAS FORMED

MAKING READY FOR THE JOURNEY

CONCERNING MYSELF

SETTING OUT

MISTRESS DEVOLL'S OUTFIT

AT PROVIDENCE

ON THE ROAD TO BLOOMING GROVE

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

ON THE WATER ONCE MORE

FEASTING ON HONEY

AMONG THE MORAVIANS

THE ROPE FERRY

THE WAY THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA

THE SHAME OF THE GIRLS

MEETING WITH PARSON CUTLER

OHIO CORNFIELDS

THE GOVERNOR AND JUDGES

THE NAME OF THE TOWN

CAMPUS MARTIUS (2)

INDEPENDENCE DAY

MASTER DEVOLL'S HOUSE

THE INDIAN MOUNDS

AT HARRISBURG

ISAAC BARKER'S SPORT

UNCLE DANIEL CARTER

UNCLE DANIEL JOINS OUR COMPANY

HARD TRAVELING

MUD AND WATER

A STORM OF SNOW

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS

A FRIENDLY DUNKARD

MASTER HIPLES'S KINDNESS

A SURLY LANDLORD

ISAAC FLOGS THE LANDLORD

A MUCH NEEDED LESSON

A TIME OF REST

PACK TRAINS

A NIGHT ADVENTURE

FEARS ABOUT THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN

DESCENDING THE MOUNTAINS

AT THE FOOT OF THE HILLS

NEARING THE END OF THE JOURNEY

AT SUMRILL'S FERRY

PARTING WITH UNCLE DANIEL

OUR FLATBOAT

THE CATTLE ARE SENT AWAY

AT PITTSBURGH

TOO MUCH WATER

ESCAPE OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN

REPAIRING DAMAGES

OUR PILOT

A CHANGE OF WEATHER

NOISY FEAR

A REAL FEAST

FINDING THE CANOE

BUFFALO CREEK

THE MARCH ACROSS THE COUNTRY

AT MARIETTA

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE (2)

INSPECTING THE TOWN OF MARIETTA

A TEMPORARY HOME

BUYING LAND

VISITING THE SAVAGES

CAPTAIN HASKELL'S ADVICE

A NEW FRIEND

FISHING THROUGH THE ICE

THE SABBATH IN MARIETTA

A REGULAR BUSINESS

A VISIT FROM THE SAVAGES

BUILDING A HOME

A GREAT PROJECT

THE TWO MILLERS

THE SAVAGES ON THE WARPATH

BOOKS CONSULTED IN WRITING BENJAMIN OF OHIO

Title: Benjamin of Ohio

A Story of the Settlement of Marietta

Author: James Otis

Language: English

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