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Benjamin of Ohio

by James Otis

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Author
Otis, James, 1848-1912
Title
Benjamin of Ohio: A Story of the Settlement of Marietta
Credits
E-text prepared by Beth Baran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)
Language
English
LoC Class
F476: United States local history: Old Northwest. Northwest Territory
Subject
Marietta (Ohio)
Category
Text
eBook-No.
48344
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48344
Release Date
February 23, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Benjamin of Ohio
  3. 3.FOREWORD
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.BENJAMIN'S STORY
  6. 6.THE OHIO COMPANY
  7. 7.RUFUS PUTNAM
  8. 8.COLONEL PUTNAM, THE ENGINEER
  9. 9.THE FIRST EMIGRANTS
  10. 10.BUILDING A FLEET
  11. 11.CAMPUS MARTIUS
  12. 12.THE ARRIVAL OF GENERAL PUTNAM
  13. 13.THE WORK OF THE FIRST EMIGRANTS
  14. 14.CLEARING THE LAND
  15. 15.HOW OUR COMPANY WAS FORMED
  16. 16.MAKING READY FOR THE JOURNEY
  17. 17.CONCERNING MYSELF
  18. 18.SETTING OUT
  19. 19.MISTRESS DEVOLL'S OUTFIT
  20. 20.AT PROVIDENCE
  21. 21.ON THE ROAD TO BLOOMING GROVE
  22. 22.PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
  23. 23.ON THE WATER ONCE MORE
  24. 24.FEASTING ON HONEY
  25. 25.AMONG THE MORAVIANS
  26. 26.THE ROPE FERRY
  27. 27.THE WAY THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA
  28. 28.THE SHAME OF THE GIRLS
  29. 29.MEETING WITH PARSON CUTLER
  30. 30.OHIO CORNFIELDS
  31. 31.THE GOVERNOR AND JUDGES
  32. 32.THE NAME OF THE TOWN
  33. 33.CAMPUS MARTIUS
  34. 34.INDEPENDENCE DAY
  35. 35.MASTER DEVOLL'S HOUSE
  36. 36.THE INDIAN MOUNDS
  37. 37.AT HARRISBURG
  38. 38.ISAAC BARKER'S SPORT
  39. 39.UNCLE DANIEL CARTER
  40. 40.UNCLE DANIEL JOINS OUR COMPANY
  41. 41.HARD TRAVELING
  42. 42.MUD AND WATER
  43. 43.A STORM OF SNOW
  44. 44.ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
  45. 45.A FRIENDLY DUNKARD
  46. 46.MASTER HIPLES'S KINDNESS
  47. 47.A SURLY LANDLORD
  48. 48.ISAAC FLOGS THE LANDLORD
  49. 49.A MUCH NEEDED LESSON
  50. 50.A TIME OF REST
  51. 51.PACK TRAINS
  52. 52.A NIGHT ADVENTURE
  53. 53.FEARS ABOUT THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
  54. 54.DESCENDING THE MOUNTAINS
  55. 55.AT THE FOOT OF THE HILLS
  56. 56.NEARING THE END OF THE JOURNEY
  57. 57.AT SUMRILL'S FERRY
  58. 58.PARTING WITH UNCLE DANIEL
  59. 59.OUR FLATBOAT
  60. 60.THE CATTLE ARE SENT AWAY
  61. 61.AT PITTSBURGH
  62. 62.TOO MUCH WATER
  63. 63.ESCAPE OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
  64. 64.REPAIRING DAMAGES
  65. 65.OUR PILOT
  66. 66.A CHANGE OF WEATHER
  67. 67.NOISY FEAR
  68. 68.A REAL FEAST
  69. 69.FINDING THE CANOE
  70. 70.BUFFALO CREEK
  71. 71.THE MARCH ACROSS THE COUNTRY
  72. 72.AT MARIETTA
  73. 73.PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
  74. 74.INSPECTING THE TOWN OF MARIETTA
  75. 75.A TEMPORARY HOME
  76. 76.BUYING LAND
  77. 77.VISITING THE SAVAGES
  78. 78.CAPTAIN HASKELL'S ADVICE
  79. 79.A NEW FRIEND
  80. 80.FISHING THROUGH THE ICE
  81. 81.THE SABBATH IN MARIETTA
  82. 82.A REGULAR BUSINESS
  83. 83.A VISIT FROM THE SAVAGES
  84. 84.BUILDING A HOME
  85. 85.A GREAT PROJECT
  86. 86.THE TWO MILLERS
  87. 87.THE SAVAGES ON THE WARPATH
  88. 88.BOOKS CONSULTED IN WRITING BENJAMIN OF OHIO
  89. 89.Untitled

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