treats with the Indians,
hears of Hamilton's plans,
marches against Vincennes,
bis efforts and sufferings,
summons Hamilton to yield,
takes Vincennes,

embarrassed by paper money,
builds fort Jefferson,

attacks Indians on Miamis,

to attack Detroit,

made commander in west,

attacks Indians on Miamis,
his commission withdrawn,

grant of land to,

proposition to take, 1776 and 7,
might have been taken by Clark,

proposal to attack in 1780-1

steps relative to, in 1783,
in 1804 and 5,

93 to 97
93-pote

214 and note

489.400

goes up Wabash and fails, 1786,

his illegal acts at Vincennes

304

405

404. 410

530

1

31, &c.

note-7

Clarkesville founded.

Cleveland founded,

Clay, General, 1813,

Connecticut cedes her western lands, 284 and note
reserve settled,

Company, Mississippi, (company of West
and company of Indies.)

Coxe, Dr. Daniel, claims to Carolana,

his accounts, &c.

Contrecœur commands at fort Duquesne,

Connolly, John, explores west,

owns part of Louisville,

his conduct at Pittsburgh, 1774,

taken by Forbes,

67

457. 473

Dorchester, Lord, his speech to Indians.

395. 396-pote

34 to 36

Dress used in west in early times,

43

Duquesne, fort, plan of,

935.236
63-pole

43.44

to be attacked,

63. 64

80.85

his land at falls,

Cornstalk tries to preserve peace,

at battle of Point Pleasant,

makes peace,

attacks friendly Indians,

plot of 1775,

in 1780,

visits Kentucky, 1788,

129

sends Conolly to fort Pitt,

122

151

is said to have thanked Cresap, 123-note

228

prepares for Indian war,

128

betrayed by the Americans and killed, 162

153-note

Cornplanter.

347 and note

Congo creek,

131

denounces Transylvania company.
Dunmore's war,

137

121 to 133

Dunmore fort, at Pittsburgh, built, &c.
Puer, Col. his connection with the Ohio
company,
989. 454--note
Dudley, Colonel, at fort Meigs, 1813,

193

543

274. 285

Education provided for in Kentucky,

285. 313

Edwards, Governor, in 1812,

536

Ellinipsico, son of Cornstalk, killed.
Elliott, Matthew,

163

131-note. 335-note

ninth

English claims to the West.

43. 46. 47

quois,

Crevecœur, fort, built by La Salle,

Crozat Louisiana transferied to,

bis plans all frustrated,

Croghan, Major, (1813,) defence of fort

Stephenson,

attacks Mackinac, &c.

Croghan, George, visits west, 1765,

oath of, relative to claim of Iro-

decd to, by Iroquois,

Cresap, Capt. Michael, murder of Logan's

50 and note

33

West,

46-note

51.53

544

101 to 104

and French in 1753.

1790--95, 332. 384. 394. 400, 403, 411
relations to U. States, 1790-95,

52

56

397

47, note.

Erie, (Presqu'ile.)

396

107-note

vessels built at, in 1813,

542. 544

Estill's defeat,

248

Crawford sent against Mingoes,

132

Excise on spirits, 1791,

435

sent west, 1777,

175