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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

"The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790"


King, Rufus, opposes slavery in Northwest.
Kirk, John, his family murdered by Indians;
brutal deed of his son.
Lake posts, held by British, importance of, to frontiersmen.
Land claims of States;
differences in substantial value of;
those of Virginia and North Carolina most important;
those of the other States very shadowy;
misconduct of Georgia;
attitude of the non-claimant States;
Continental Congress wrestle with;
question settled by compromise and bargain;
Connecticut's sharp bargain;
small money value of land.
Land companies.
Lands, western, eagerly sought by both settlers and speculators;
intense interest in.
Lee, "Lighthorse Harry," agrees with Jay about Mississippi;
borrows money of Gardoqui.
Lee, Richard Henry, share in ordinance.
Legrace, J. M. P., French commandant at Vincennes.
Lincoln family attacked by Indians.
Logan, Benjamin, protects immigrants;
presides at meeting of Kentucky field officers;
successful raid against Shawnee towns;
fails to enforce discipline;
leads other forays;
prominence of;
takes lead in movement for statehood.


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