Part 24

“An old feud existed between him and the father-in-law of a man named Simpson, and Ford killed his enemy. Simpson gathered a crowd of friends and went armed to Ford’s house for the purpose of killing him. They found him on the Illinois side loading a boat. He knew at once why they had come, begged for his life and appealed for protection to one of their number, Jonathan Brown by name. Brown was touched by the appeal and interceded for the terrified man. The plea was so far successful that the crowd waited two or three hours, but when darkness came, they took him out and shot him dead when he was begging hardest to be spared. It is said that none of the crowd proper did the shooting, but that Simpson compelled his negro to do the deed.”

«38» It may be proper here to record that descendants of James Ford, like the descendants of other crude but strong pioneer stock, rose to deserved prominence in the business and social life of several western cities. The family is scattered, but the respect its members command and the success they have achieved bears testimony to the strain of ability and energy inherent in the blood. It leads also to deeper consideration of one of the theories in the Ford’s Ferry mystery, that James Ford was perhaps a victim of circumstances growing out of his peculiar personality in a dangerous surrounding.

«39» The crime was committed in that part of Gallatin County which in 1839 (when Hardin County was formed out of parts of Gallatin and Pope counties) became the eastern portion of Hardin. Previous to the organization of Hardin, Cave-in-Rock was a “corner” at the southern extremity of the line separating the two original counties.

«40» The fact that the names Murrell and Mason sound somewhat alike is sometimes the cause of confusion. For example, occasionally one hears that Little Harpe cut off the head of Murrell, whereas Harpe was hanged when Murrell was four or five years old.

On a map of the Ohio, compiled 1911–14 under the supervision of the Ohio River Board of Engineers on Locks and Dams, Cave-in-Rock is erroneously designated Merrell’s [sic] Cave.

One absurd tradition has it that James Ford’s first wife was a sister of Murrell, and another is to the effect that both Ford and his wife were related to Mason, Murrell, and the Harpes.

«41» An exhaustive search through the fiction printed during the first part of last century probably would result in finding all the Cave-in-Rock tales referred to by early writers.

Henry R. Schoolcraft visited the Cave in 1818 and in his _Personal Memoirs_ commented that “as a scene of a tale of imaginative robber-life it appeared to me to possess great attractions.” Later in his book entitled _The Indian in His Wigwam_ he adds: “The Cave’s associations of the early robber era ... have been commemorated by the pen of fiction of Charles Brockden Brown.” In 1834 Charles Fenno Hoffman writes that “its peculiar form has suggested one of the most agreeable tales to an admired Western writer.” Edmund Flagg, in _The Far West_, written in 1836, states that murdering and boat robbing perpetrated at the Cave by Samuel Mason and his band “has suggested a spirited tale from a popular writer.”

Judge James Hall wrote for a number of magazines. Among his articles may be one on the outlaws at Cave-in-Rock, or a story in which he pictures the activities of the Harpes, the Masons, and others during their stay there. My search for any of his Cave sketches has been fruitless.

Index

Adair County (Ky.): 86, 141

Adairville: 103

Alberts, J. Bernhard: 36; pictures by, 3, 21, 259

Allen, John (of Ky.): 135

Allen, W. B., _Kentucky_: 336

Allison, Young E.: 7; library of, 345

Alston, Peter: 272

Alston, Philip (counterfeiter): 271–274, 322

_Alton Courier_, “Virginia Rose:” 327, 328

“Alvarado,” in _Oldfield_: 322

Alvis, Mr.: owner Diamond Island, 172

_American Pioneer_, S. P. Hildreth: Marietta to New Orleans, 40–43; Van Cleve’s Journal, 167, 168, 339

Anthony, Abraham: at Langford burial, 75

Anthony, Mrs. William: letter to Draper, 169–171, 252

Ares River: 221, 225

Arkansas Post: 220, 224

Ashe, Thomas, _Travels_: 24, 25, 48, 173, 325, 336; condemned, 325

Atkinson’s Casket: 326, 336, 337

Audubon, John James, _Journals_: 177, 252–254, 336

Aycoff, Mr. (of Knoxville): 64

_Back Home_, Cobb: 322

Bacon, M. E., “Bold River Pirates:” 336

Baily, Francis, _Journal_: 24, 336

Baker, Joshua: robbed by Mason, 183–188, 190, 196, 216, 223, 224, 226, 229–234

Baker, William: robbed by Mason, 184

Baker’s Creek (or Twelve Mile Creek): 183, 184, 188

Baldwin, Old Man (outlaw): 122

Ballard, William: killed by Harpes, 95, 96

Ballenger, Capt. Joseph: pursues Harpes, 69, 85, 91; affidavit, 73

Banks, Nancy Houston: _’Round Anvil Rock_, 272, 273, 322; _Oldfield_, 322

Barren River: 86, 89, 90

Barret (associate of Mason): 227, 228

Barrow (associate of Mason): 164

Bass, Mr.: contact with Setton, 221, 222

Bassett (associate of Mason): 223, 229–231

Bates: killed by Harpes, 66, 67

Battery Rock: 27, 44, 45

Bay, J. C.: library of, 345

Bayou Pierre: 184, 234, 235, 251

Bear Creek: 198

Beaver Creek: 63

Beck, L. C.: _Gazetteer_, 336

Belan, Ignace (merchant): 209

Bellegrove Church: 264

Bellin’s map of Louisiana: 18

_Belt, Logan_, Jackson: 311, 312, 340

Bennett, Emerson: _Mike Fink, A Legend of the Ohio_: 327

Biegler, John (Danville jailer): 77–80

Big Rockcastle River: 68, 69

Big Sink, near Cave: 30

Bigsby Cave, near Cave: 30

Billeth, Pierre: testimony Mason’s trial, 238, 239

Black Oak Ridge (Tenn.): 95

Blackburn, W. B. (attorney): 133

Blain, Maj. James (attorney general): 73, 86

Blain, John: pursues Harpes, 73

Blowe, Daniel: _View of the United States_, 175, 336

Bodmer, Charles (artist): 35, 36, 336

Bowman, John: identifies Little Harpe, 255

Bradbury: killed by Harpes, 95

Bradbury’s Ridge (Tenn.): 95

Bradley, Captain (associate of Mason): 238

Brassel, James: killed by Harpes, 95–99

Brassel, Robert: pursues Harpes, 96–98, 100

Brassel’s Knob (Tenn.): 95

Breazeale, Mr. (attorney): 258

Breazeale, J. W. M.: _Life as it Is_, 78, 103, 105, 112, 125, 126, 128, 146, 150, 151 [65, 66, 95, 111, 113, 127] 336

Briscoe, Mrs. Phillip (daughter of Samuel Mason): 234

Brokus (quadroon Indian): 185

_Brought to Bay_, E. R. Roe: 327

Brown (associate of Mason): 227

Brown, C. B. (novelist): 330

Brown, Jonathan: near Cave, 44, 312

Brown, Samuel R., _Western Gazetteer_: 336

Brown, Judge Thomas C.: 318

Bruin, Judge Peter B. (of Miss.) 257

Burnett, Col. Daniel: letter to, 196

Burr, Aaron: 257

Burton (associate of Mason): 222

Bush Creek: 73

Butler, Col. Andrew: helps Harpe woman, 154, 155

Cache River: 40

Cade, J. W. (circuit clerk): 317

_Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri_: 154, 341

Caldwell County (Ky.): 122

Campbell, Mr.: robbed by Mason, 223, 225

Canoe Creek: 107, 109, 170

Canot, Felipo: New Madrid militia, 211

Cape Girardeau: 218

_Carolina Gazette_: 101, 124, 126, 337

Carpenter’s Station (Ky.): 69

Carpentier, Joseph (interpreter): 209, 210, 212, 216

Caruthersville (Mo.): see _Little Prairie_

Caseyville: 273, 274, 278

_Casket Magazine_: 164, 189–190, 245, 257, 326, 336, 337

Cave Dwellers: 27

Cave Spring; near Cave, 26

Cave-in-Rock: location, 17, 18; scenery near, 17, 19; discovery by white men, 18; maps showing, 18, 193; high water, 20, 30; geology, 29, 30; described, 19, 20, 23–25, 27, 31, 32; Indians and Mound Builders at, 25–29; Harpes at, 90–94; Mason at, 174–176; counterfeiters at, 268–281; Jim Wilson at, 47–51; James Wilson, of _Chronicles_, at, 47, 291–293, 329; Dr. Charles H. Webb at, 286–291; Ford’s Ferry Band at, 298, 299; in fiction, 321–332. Other names; Big Cave, 23, 24; Cave-in-the-Rock, 25, 175, 272; Cave-Inn-Rock, 32, 37, 175; Caverne dans le Roc, 18; Counterfeiters Cave, 268; Great Cave, 23; House of Nature, 18, 19, 32, 279; Murrell’s Cave, 318; Rocking Cave, 26; Rock-in-Cave, 27; Rock-Inn-Cave, 29, 175

Cave-in-Rock, Upper Cave of: 19, 21, 24, 25, 51, 325, 328, 329

Cave-in-Rock (village of): 13, 18

Cave-in-Rock Bluff: 26, 28, 35, 299

Cave-in-Rock Island: 26, 35, 36

Cedar House (in Ky.): 272

Cedar Point: near Cave, 93, 301, 308

Charlevoix, _New France_: 18, 337

Chicago: Historical Society, 345; University of, 345; John Crerar Library, 345; Bay’s private library, 345; _Times_, 311, 312

Chickasaw Bluffs: see _Memphis_

Chickasaw Agency: 180, 201

Choctaw Nation: 181; crossing, 221, 225, 229

Christian, Matthew: pursues Harpes, 114–125, 130, 131, 141; deposition of, 131, 132; reward to, 139; life, 140

Christian County (Ky.): 113, 155

_Chronicles of a Kentucky Settlement_, Watts: 47, 285–293, 329, 344

Cincinnati: Public Library, 345; Young Men’s Mercantile Library, 345; Ohio Historical and Philosophical Society, 345; see _American Pioneer_; _Literary Gazette_; _Western Monthly Magazine_; _Western Review_

Claiborne, J. F. H.: _Mississippi_, 201, 265, 337 [189, 191, 202, 256]; Wiley quoted, 188, 189; _MS._ on Mason’s trial, 207

Claiborne, Gov. William C. C.: 199, 200–202, 246, 253, 254, 264; letters by, 192–198; _Official Letter Books_, Rowland [195, 196, 264] 337, 343

Claiborne County (Miss.): 196

Clinch River: 65

Clinton County (Ky.): 97, 98

Cobb, Irvin S., _Back Home_: 322

Coffey, Chesley (son of): killed by Harpes, 95, 96, 99

Coiners at Cave: see _Counterfeiters_

Colbert’s Ferry: 180

Cole’s Creek: 248, 249, 257

Colin, Charles: friend of Mason, 223

Collins, Lewis, _Kentucky_: [111] 337

Collins, Richard H., _Kentucky_: 55, 125, 128, 150, 273, 274 [71, 89, 110, 135, 137] 337

Collot, Victor H., _Journey_: 23, 30, 337

_Colonial Men and Times_, L. D. Harper: including _Autobiography_ of Trabue; see _Daniel Trabue_

Concer, Felic (merchant): 236

Concordia Lake: 251

Counterfeiters at Cave: 32; die used, 268–271; Alston, 271–274; Duff, 272–278; Sturdevant, 272, 278–281

Crab Orchard (Ky.): 66, 67, 69, 70

Cramer, Zadok, _Navigator_: 24, 39, 40, 41, 44, 173, 203, 337

Crittenden Co., (Ky.): 274, 285; Marion, 111; Piney Fork Camp Ground, 111

_Crittenden Press_: story of Jim Wilson, 48–52, 337

Crooked Creek: 294

Crow’s Nest: see _Stack Island_

Cumberland Gap: 65, 66, 74

Cumberland River: 66, 238, 287, 291

Cuming, Fortesque, _Tour_: 25, 26, 172, 173, 337

Cumings, Samuel, _Western Navigator_: 285, 337

Cusach, Gaspar: library of, 345

Cutler, Jervis, _Topographical Description_: 337

Dale, Mr. and Mrs.: pursue Harpes, 96, 97

Daniels, Wilson, “Steamboating:” 337

Danville (Ky.): log court house, 77; Harpes escapes jail, 78, 255; three Harpe children born, 79, 80, 137; Harpe women tried and liberated, 79–83; arrest of two Harpe men ordered, 84; court record of Harpes, 79–82, 335; district court records, 70–84, 335

_Danville District Court Records_, Lincoln Co.: 70–84, 335

Dapron, Pierre: declaration of, 209

Darby, John F., _Personal Recollections_: 337

Darby, William, _Casket Magazine_: 164, 189–190, 245, 257, 326, 336, 337

Davidson, John: father-in-law of Big Harpe, 145

Davidson, Maria: wife of Big Harpe, 145

Davidson, Robert, _Excursion_: [143] 337

Deer Creek: 109, 125

Derousser, Francois: testimony Mason’s trial, 237, 238

Diamond Island: 90–92, 167, 171; described, 172–174

Dixon (Ky): 110, 127; streets named, Leiper and Stegall, 144

Doherty, Col. George: of militia, 255

Dooley, Mr.: killed by Harpes, 89

Douglas, Mrs. Marguerite: see _Mrs. John Mason_.

Dow, Lorenzo, _Cosmopolite_: 338

Downs, James (sheriff): 238, 239

Downs, William (justice): 224, 226, 231, 233, 257

Drake, Samuel G., _Book of Indians_: 338

Draper, Lyman C.: _Draper MSS._, Harpes and Masons [60, 64–66, 70, 84, 89, 90, 95, 102, 105, 113–115, 126–128, 134, 141–143, 150, 152, 155, 156, 158, 160, 161, 163–165, 169, 188, 201, 220–222, 255] 335, 336; “Sketch of the Harpes,” 60, 79, 108, 115–125, 130, 140, 338; Harpes, 60, 128, 134, 154; Mason, 160, 265; Setton, 220, 221, 255; _King’s Mountain_ [115] 338

Drumgool Station (Ky.): 103

Duff (brother-in-law of Mason): 169

Duff (counterfeiter): 272–278

Duff, John (guide): 273

Duff brothers (of Ill.): 233

Duff’s Cave: 274

Duff’s Fort: 272–274, 277

Dunbar, Seymour, _History of Travel_: 338

Dunlap, Hugh: pursues Harpes, 95

Dunn, Capt. John (constable): 168–171

Durbin, Thomas: killed by Thomas Mason, 170

_Early Western Travels_, Thwaites, editor: Cuming, _Tour_; Evans, _Tour_; Flagg, _Far West_; James, _Expedition_; Maximilian, _Voyage_; Nuttall, _Travels_; 343, 344

Elicott, Andrew, _Journal_: 23, 338

Ellis, John: pursues Harpes, 100

Emery River: 95

Equality (Ill.): 30, 313

Evans, Estwick, _Tour_: 338

Evansville: city of, 18; Courier Company, _History of Union County_, 273–278, 338

_Everybody’s Magazine_: “Natchez Trace,” by Swain, 338

_Executive Journal_ (Ky.): 85, 92, 335

Farris, Jane: 72; on death of Langford, 75, 76

Farris, John (inn keeper): 67, 72; on death of Langford, 74, 75

Fayette (Miss.): 200, 264

Fayette Co. (Penn.): 158

Filson Club: 5, 345; Robertson’s _Petitions_, 166, 342; Speed’s _Wilderness Road_, 70, 343

Fink, Mike: see _Mike Fink_, 327, 341

Finley, Alex. C., _Russellville and Logan County_: 165, 271–274, 338

Flagg, Edmund, _Far West_: 29, 32, 173, 330, 338

Flatboating, Golden Age of: 38

Flint, Timothy: _History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley_, 338; _Recollections_, 338

Fluger, Colonel, or Colonel Plug (boat-wrecker): 43, 344

_Folk-Lore, Journal of American_: [57] 338

Ford, Cassandra (daughter of James Ford): 285, 291, 292, 303; Mrs. Charles H. Webb, 285, 303

Ford, Francis (infant son of Philip): 304

Ford, James: 14; youth, 284; appearance, 292; marriage, 303, 318; as James Wilson in _Chronicles_, 47, 291–293, 329; Ford’s Ferry Road, 293–297; Ford versus Simpson, 302, 303; death, burial, grave, and will, 306, 309–313; facsimile of signature, 313; see _Ford’s Ferry Mystery_

Ford, James, Jr. (infant son of James Ford): 303

Ford, Philip (son of James Ford): will and grave of, 304

Ford, William M. (son of James Ford): 303; will and grave of, 304, 305

Ford’s Boat Landing: 285

Ford’s Ferry: location of, 18

Ford’s Ferry Mystery: 283–306; James Ford, 283–285; Webb brothers at Cave, 286–292; Ford’s Ferry Road, 293; Potts tragedy, 294–301; Ford versus Simpson, 302, 303; death and wills of Philip and William Ford, 304, 306

Forman, Samuel S., _Journey_: 338

Fort de Chartres: 23

Fort Gibson: 196, 251

Fort Henry (Wheeling, W. Va.): 160, 164

Fort Massac: 159, 167, 274, 292

Fowler, Judge Wiley P. (attorney): 314–317

Frazier, Mrs. Elizabeth: marries James Ford, 303

Free Henry Ford: 126

Fulson (associate of Mason): 220, 229, 232

Gallatin Co. (Ill.): 313, 319

Gallows Field: near Old Greenville, 261; picture of, 259

Garrard, Gov. James: urges capture of Harpes, 85, 92, 100; issues proclamation, 88, 89

Gatewood, Mr. (attorney): 314

Geyon, Major: militia, 220

Gibson (associate of Mason): 220, 221, 223, 228, 229

Gibson, Smith (alias Druck Smith): 232

Gilmore, or Gillmore: killed by Harpes, 113

Given, Judge Dixon (attorney): 291

Glass, Anthony (associate of Mason): 191, 223, 225, 226, 231; Mrs. Glass, 231

Golconda (Ill.): 18, 276, 293, 314, 318, 319

Gower, John (jailer at Stanford): 76, 77

Gratz, Simon, _Rodney Letters_: [258] 338

Grave Creek Fort: 160

Graves, John (and son): killed by Harpes, 102

Green, Willis (court clerk): 72

Green Co. (Ky.): 99

Green River: 84, 90, 92, 98, 103, 108, 116, 165, 235

Green Tree Grove (Ky.): 122

Greenville, Old [Hunston], (Miss.): 25, 151, 249, 250, 254–266; Little Harpe and James May executed at, 255–266; court records, 257–261, 335; picture of Gallows Field, 259

Grindstone Ford: 185, 198

Grissom, William (or Gresham): pursues Harpes, 114–125, 131; reward to, 139

Grundy, Judge Felix: 135

_Guardian of Freedom_: 102, 151, 262, 339

Guild, Josephus C., _Old Times in Tennessee_: 179–183, 201, 244 [262] 339

Gum Springs, Old (Miss.): 181

Hall, Frederick, _Letters_: 268, 339

Hall, James: 15, 330; “Story of the Harpes,” _Port Folio_, 57, 58 [90] _Letters from the West_, 67–69, 78, 105, 125, 176 [111]; _Harpe’s Head, or Kentucky A Tale_, 148, 150, 322–326; _Legends of the West_, 326; _Romance of Western History_ [176] _Western Souvenir_, 341; _Western Monthly Magazine_, 330; description of Harpes, 149–154; Sturdevant in _Sketches_, 279–281

Hall, William (counterfeiter); 49

Hammack, Mrs.: visits Duff’s cave, 275, 276

Hand, Gen. Edward: 160, 161

Hanna, Charles A., _Wilderness Trail_: 339

Hardin, Mr.: killed by Harpes, 99

Hardin, Co. (Ill.): 18; when formed, 313; Cave a “corner” of county line, 313

Harpe, Betsey (alleged wife of Big Harpe): see _The Harpes_

Harpe, Big: see _The Harpes_

Harpe, Joe Roberts (alleged son of Big Harpe): 154

Harpe, John (brother of Wm. Harpe): 145

Harpe, Joshua (or Little Harpe): 145; see _The Harpes_

Harpe, Little: see _The Harpes_

Harpe, Lovey (daughter of Big Harpe): 154, 155

Harpe, Micajah (or Big Harpe): see _The Harpes_

Harpe, Sally (wife of Little Harpe): see _The Harpes_

Harpe, Sally Rice (daughter): 156

Harpe, Susan (wife of Big Harpe): see _The Harpes_

Harpe, Wiley (or Little Harpe): see _The Harpes_

Harpe, William (brother of John Harpe): 145

Harpe, William (or Big Harpe): 145; see _The Harpes_

Harpes, The: (1) Big Harpe (alias Micajah Harpe, alias Micajah Roberts); (2) Little Harpe (alias Wiley Harpe, alias Wiley Roberts, alias John Setton, alias John Taylor, alias Wells, see also _Setton_, _Taylor_, Wells); (3) Susan Harpe, (wife of Big Harpe, alias Susan Roberts); (4) Betsey Harpe, (supplementary wife of Big Harpe, alias Betsey Walker, alias Betsey Roberts); (5) Sally Harpe (wife of Little Harpe, alias Sally Rice, alias Sally Roberts).... Parentage, kinship, marriage, 60–63, 144–147, 154; personal appearance, 61, 88, 89, 99, 148–154, 243, 244, 255, 262; children, 79, 80, 105, 106, 137, 154–156, 326; character, 14, 52, 55–58, 152–156; motives, 60, 61, 157.... In Knoxville and Tenn., 61–66; along Wilderness Road, 67–76; imprisonment and trial at Stanford, 71–76; in Danville jail, men escape, women released, 77–82; governor’s proclamation of reward, 83–89, 100, 150; reward paid, 139, 140; on Diamond Island, 172, 173; at Cave-in-Rock, 90–94; return to Tenn., 94–97; return to Ky., 97–106; in Henderson Co., and lower Green River Country, 107–114; capture and death of Big Harpe, escape of Little Harpe, 114–125, 136–138; ultimate fate of Big Harpe’s captors, 141–154; Big Harpe’s head on Harpe’s Head Road, 125–128.... Murders committed by: Johnson, 65, 66; Payton, 66; Paca and Bates, 66, 67; Langford, 67–77; Trabue, 86, 87; Dooley, 89, 90; on Potts plantation, 90; Bradbury, 95; Coffey, 95, 96; Ballard, 95; Brassel, 96; Tully, 98, 99; Hardin, 99; Graves and son, 102; negro boy, 103; small girl, 103; Trisword brothers, 103, 104; a child of Harpe, 105, 106, 137; Trowbridge, 108,109; Hudgens and Gilmore, 113; Love, 111–114; Mrs. Moses Stegall and son, 111–114; Samuel Mason, 250–254.... Harpe women arrested, tried and released, 125–138; ultimate fate of Harpe women, 154–156.... Little Harpe, as John Setton, Taylor, and Wells, in South and in Mason’s band, 196–203, 203–266; Draper’s notes on life of John Setton, 221, 222; Harpe, as Setton, tells life of self, 220, 221; facsimile of his signature as John Setton, 209; testimony as Setton at Mason trial, 219–228; sent in chains to New Orleans, 241–246; joins May and helps kill Mason, 250–254; captured and executed with May, 256–266

“Harpes, Sketch of the:” see _Draper_

“Harpes, Story of the:” see _James Hall_

_Harpe’s Head_, Hall: see _James Hall_

Harpe’s Head, and Harpe’s Head Road: 125–128, 143, 172

Harpe’s Hill: 126

Harpe’s “House”: 126

Harper, L. D.: _Colonial Men and Times_, including Trabue’s _Autobiography_, 339; see _Daniel Trabue_

Harper, W. L. (orator): 192, 253

Harriman Junction: 95

Harris, Thaddeus M., _Tour_: 24, 29, 339

Harrison, Benjamin and William (of Penn.): kinsman of Mason, 158, 218

Haussman, John D. (clerk): 133

Havard, Henry: “a bad man,” 170, 171

Hawkins Co. (Tenn.): 221

Haynes, Lucinda, in _Chronicles_: 329

Heatherly Gang: 154

“Hell on the Ohio,” _Logan Belt_, by Jackson: 311, 312

Henderson (Red Banks): 90, 92, 100, 107, 127, 129–133, 137, 143, 167–172, 177, 184, 235–238

Henderson and Madisonville Pike: 127

Henderson _Columbian_: 58

Henderson Co. (Ky.): 93, 107, 140, 141, 167–172, 176, 177, 249, 256; county court records, 129–133, 335; see Starling’s _Henderson County_, 343

Henry, Parson: 143

“Hercules Short,” or Hank Short in _Harpe’s Head_: 326

Herndon, George; on Harpes: 134, 155

Hewitt (accomplice of Mason): 171

Highland Creek: 107–109, 169, 172

Highland Lick: 107

Hildreth, S. P., _American Pioneer_: 40–43, 167, 168, 339

Hindes Co. (Miss.): 183, 188

Hiram (a slave): 302

Hite, Colonel: Mason steals horse from, 164

Hitesville (Ky.): 172

Hoffman, Charles Fenno, _Winter in the West_: 330, 339

Holstein River: 65, 99

Hopkins, Gen. Samuel: urges capture of Harpes, 100, 108, 129, 133; sketch, 130

Houck, Louis, _Missouri_: 339

Hough, Emerson, _Story of the Outlaw_: 339

Howard, H. R.: _History of Virgil A. Stewart_, life of John A. Murrell, 317, 318, 340

Howard, Joshua (sheriff): 318

Howard Memorial Library: 345

Howe, Henry, _Historical Collections_: 175, 245, 340

Hudgens (Hutchins): killed by Harpes, 113

Hufstetter, John: marries Betsey Roberts, 154

Hughes, Roudy Groggery: 65

Hulbert, A. B., _Ohio River_: 340

Hull, Nathaniel (Ill. pioneer): 23

Hull’s Landing (or Robbins Ferry): 23

Hunston: see _Old Greenville (Miss.)_

Hunter, Judge James G. (of Ky.): 80, 135

Hurricane Island: 44, 45, 50, 52, 176, 285, 301; Camp Ground, 309

Huston, Judge Nathan: at Harpe trial, 72

_Illinois, Historic_; Parrish: 13, 341

_Illinois, Pioneer History of_, Reynolds: 23, 342

_Illinois Gazette_: 58, 90

Illinois State Historical Society: 340, 345; see _John Jennings_, also _James A. Rose_

_Impartial Observer_: 101

Indiana State Historical Society: 340

Indians: 25, 27–29

Ingle’s (Inglish’s) Ferry: 74

Irby, David: account of trip with Langford, 73–75

Irene (a slave): 304

Island Ripple: 273, 274

Jackson, Shadrach L., _Logan Belt_: 311, 312, 340

Jackson (Miss.): 183, 185

James, Edwin, _Expedition to Rocky Mountains_: 32, 340

_James’ Traveler’s Companion_, Massey: 341

Jefferson Co. (Miss.): 248, 251, 257

Jefferson Co. (Tenn.): 65

Jennings, John, _Journal_: 23, 340

Johnson, Mr.: killed by Harpes, 65, 66

Jones, Charles H., _The Outlaw; and Other Poems_: 330–332

Jones, Rees: on Cumberland River, 238

Kaskaskia Tribe: 29

Kellogg, Louise Phelps: _Frontier Retreat_ [158, 163]; Thwaites and Kellogg: _Frontier Defence_ [163]; _Revolution on the Upper Ohio_ [160] 340, 344

_Kentucky, History of_: see _Allen_; see _Collins_; see _Marshall_

_Kentucky, Petitions to Early Inhabitants of_, Robertson [166] 342

_Kentucky Acts_: 98, 139, 140, 340

_Kentucky Gazette_: 69, 84, 90, 99, 101, 126, 184, 248, 251, 262, 263, 340

_Kentucky Herald_: 101