Life of Joseph Brant—Thayendanegea (Vol. I.) Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals Harmar, St. Clair, and Wayne; And Other Matters Connected with the Indian Relations of the United States and Great Britain, from the Peace of 1783 to the Indian Peace of 1795

Indian siege of Fort Laurens--Successful stratagems--Flight of the pack-horses--The fort abandoned--Projected enterprise from Detroit--Gov. Hamilton captured at St. Vincent by C...

Expedition against the Mohawk Valley from Oswego--Despondency of the people in Tryon County--Letter of John Jay--Arrest of several of the disaffected--Flight of others to Canada...

Birth and parentage--Discussion of the doubts cast upon his origin--Visit of Mohawk chiefs to Queen Anne--Evidence of Brant's descent from one of those--Digression from the main...

History of Brant resumed--Advanced to the chieftaincy of the Confederacy--Mode of appointing chiefs and sachems--Embarks for England--Arrives in London--Received with marked con...

Walter N. Butler--His flight from Albany, bent on revenge--The Great Tree--Hostile indications among the Senecas and Cayugas--Premonitions of an attack by Butler and Brant upon...

Lord Dunmore--Glance at the South--Suspicious conduct of Sir John Johnson--Conduct of the Tories in Tryon County--Gen. Schuyler directed by Congress to march into that County an...

Evacuation of Philadelphia by Sir Henry Clinton--Followed through New Jersey by Washington--Battle of Monmouth--Conduct and arrest of General Lee--Retreat of the enemy--Arrival...

Meeting of the second Continental Congress--Measures of defence--Declaration--National fast--Organization of an Indian department--Address to the Six Nations--Council called at...

The story of Wyoming--Glance at its history--Bloody battle between the Shawanese and Delawares--Count Zinzendorf--Conflicting Indian claims and titles--Rival land companies of C...

Indian siege of Fort Laurens--Successful stratagems--Flight of the pack-horses--The fort abandoned--Projected enterprise from Detroit--Gov. Hamilton captured at St. Vincent by C...

Unyielding course of the parent Government--Efforts of the Earl of Chatham unavailing--Address to the Crown from New-York--Leslie's Expedition to Salem--Affair of Lexington--Unw...

Treaty of alliance with France--Policy of France--Incidents of the Winter--Projected expedition against St. Johns--Lafayette appointed to the command of the North--Failure of th...

Early symptoms of disaffection at Boston--Origin of the Revolutionary War--First blood shed in 1770--Stirring eloquence of Joseph Warren--Feelings of Sir William Johnson--His in...

Continuation of movements in New Jersey--Extinguishment of the council-fire at Onondaga--Tryon County--Colonel Harper's mission to Oghkwaga--The Harper family--Adventure at the...

Sir Henry Clinton's attempt to co-operate with Burgoyne--Storming of Forts Clinton and Montgomery--Burning of AEsopus--Review of military operations elsewhere--Expedition to Pee...

Council of the Mohawk chiefs at Guy Park--A second council called by Johnson at Cosby's Manor--Proceeds thither with his retinue--First full meeting of Tryon County Committee--C...

Recurrence to the invasion of Burgoyne--General Schuyler again superseded by Gates--Causes of this injustice--Battle of Stillwater--Both armies entrench--Battle and victory of B...

Siege of Fort Schuyler continued--Forced letter from prisoners to Col. Gansevoort--St. Leger summons the garrison to surrender--Refusal of Gansevoort--Appeal of Sir John Johnson...

British preparations for the prosecution of the war--Indications at the North--Doubtful position and conduct of General Howe--Embarrassing to the Americans--Intercepted correspo...

Meeting of the second Continental Congress--Measures of defence--Declaration--National fast--Organization of an Indian department--Address to the Six Nations--Council called at...

Walter N. Butler--His flight from Albany, bent on revenge--The Great Tree--Hostile indications among the Senecas and Cayugas--Premonitions of an attack by Butler and Brant upon...

The story of Wyoming--Glance at its history--Bloody battle between the Shawanese and Delawares--Count Zinzendorf--Conflicting Indian claims and titles--Rival land companies of C...

History of Brant resumed--Advanced to the chieftaincy of the Confederacy--Mode of appointing chiefs and sachems--Embarks for England--Arrives in London--Received with marked con...

Birth and parentage--Discussion of the doubts cast upon his origin--Visit of Mohawk chiefs to Queen Anne--Evidence of Brant's descent from one of those--Digression from the main...

Council of the Mohawk chiefs at Guy Park--A second council called by Johnson at Cosby's Manor--Proceeds thither with his retinue--First full meeting of Tryon County Committee--C...

Early symptoms of disaffection at Boston--Origin of the Revolutionary War--First blood shed in 1770--Stirring eloquence of Joseph Warren--Feelings of Sir William Johnson--His in...

Lord Dunmore--Glance at the South--Suspicious conduct of Sir John Johnson--Conduct of the Tories in Tryon County--Gen. Schuyler directed by Congress to march into that County an...

Evacuation of Philadelphia by Sir Henry Clinton--Followed through New Jersey by Washington--Battle of Monmouth--Conduct and arrest of General Lee--Retreat of the enemy--Arrival...

Expedition against the Mohawk Valley from Oswego--Despondency of the people in Tryon County--Letter of John Jay--Arrest of several of the disaffected--Flight of others to Canada...

Siege of Fort Schuyler continued--Forced letter from prisoners to Col. Gansevoort--St. Leger summons the garrison to surrender--Refusal of Gansevoort--Appeal of Sir John Johnson...

British preparations for the prosecution of the war--Indications at the North--Doubtful position and conduct of General Howe--Embarrassing to the Americans--Intercepted correspo...

Treaty of alliance with France--Policy of France--Incidents of the Winter--Projected expedition against St Johns--Lafayette appointed to the command of the North--Failure of the...

Unyielding course of the parent Government--Efforts of the Earl of Chatham unavailing--Address to the Crown from New-York--Leslie's Expedition to Salem--Affair of Lexington--Unw...

Sir Henry Clinton's attempt to co-operate with Burgoyne--Storming of Forts Clinton and Montgomery--Burning of AEsopus--Review of military operations elsewhere--Expedition to Pee...

Continuation of movements in New Jersey--Extinguishment of the council-fire at Onondaga--Tryon County--Colonel Harper's mission to Oghkwaga--The Harper family--Adventure at the...

Recurrence to the invasion of Burgoyne--General Schuyler again superseded by Gates--Causes of this injustice--Battle of Stillwater--Both armies entrench--Battle and victory of B...