1689. 1693. 1698. Oct. 17, 1699. Jan. 31, March 2, La Hontan's travels to the "Long river."--[Doubtful.] Before this time Gravier, the founder of Kaskaskia, was among the Illinois. Kaskaskia founded, date unknown. Cahokia founded, date unknown. Peoria a trading post. D'Iberville leaves France for Mississippi. Dr. Coxe sends two vessels to the Mississippi. D'Iberville in Bay of Mobile. D'Iberville enters Mississippi. D'Iberville returns to France. September, Bienville sounds Missisippi and meets English. 1700. January, 1701. 1703. D'Iberville returns from France. D'Iberville goes up the Mississippi. D'Iberville sends Le Sueur for copper to Upper Mississippi. De la Motte Cadillac founds Detroit. D'Iberville founds colony on Mobile river. Iroquois again place themselves under England. Settlement on Washita. St. Dennis in Texas and the Presidie. Missouri river explored to Kanzas. First grant of land at Detroit. D'Artaguette in Louisiana. Governor Spotswood of Virginia explores the Alleghanies. Fort Rosalie commenced. 1705. 1707. 1708. 1710. 1712. 1714. 1716. 1717. September, Louisiana trade granted to Company of West. 1718. Colonists sent to Louisiana, and New Orleans laid out. 1719. Company of the West made Company of the Indies. St. Dennis in possession of Texas. Crozat resigns Louisiana. Stock of Company of the Indies worth 2050 per cent. Company of Indies bankrupt. Renault arrives in Illinois, and sends out mining parties. Spanish invasion of the Missouries from Santa Fe, defeated and destroyed. La Harpe explores Washita and Arkansas rivers. Charlevoix visits Illinois. Iroquois a third time place themselves under England. 1730. Jan. & Feb., The Natchez conquered and destroyed. 1731. 1732. 1735. 1736. May, May 20, Previous to this, Gov. Keith wishes West secured to England. Vincennes settled according to some, (see pp. 66-68.) Expedition of French against Chickasaws. D'Artaguette conquered. 1742. 1744. 1748. 1749. 1750. 1751. 1752. June, 1753. May, John Howard goes down Ohio. Treaty of English and Iroquois at Lancaster. Chickasaws attack French post on Arkansas. Conrad Weiser sent to Ohio. Ohio Company formed. Grant of land to Loyal Company. Celeron sent to bury medals along Ohio. English Fort built on Great Miami. English traders seized on Maumee. Forty vessels at New Orleans. Dr. Walker explores Kentucky. Christopher Gist explores Ohio and Great Miami. French attack English post on Great Miami. Treaty of Logstown. Families settle west of Alleghanies. Pennsylvania Assembly informed of French movements. Trent sent with arms for friendly Indians. June, August, Colonies authorized to resist French by force. Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, 1754. Jan. 6, April, April, April 17, May, June, July, 1. October, Treaty with Iroquois ordered by England. Treaty of Carlisle. Ohio Company open line of "Braddock's road." Washington reaches Monongahela. Washington reaches Venango. Washington reaches French Commander. Washington returns to Will's creek. Troops called out by Virginia. French Fort at Venango finished. Virginia troops moving westward. Fort at the Forks of Ohio taken by French. Washington crosses Alleghanies and attacks and kills Jumon ville and his party. New York sends £5000 to Virginia. Washington at Fort Necessity, which capitulates the third. Washington retires to Mount Vernon. French hold the whole West. 1755. January, Feb. 20, April, May 20, July 8, 1756. January, April, September, France proposes a compromise. Braddock lands in Virginia. France and England send fleets to America. Expedition against Nova Scotia leaves Boston. Braddock reaches Monongahela, defeated the 9th, and died the 13th. Lewis commands an expedition against the Ohio Indians, and fails. Indians fill the Valley of Virginia. War declared between France and England. Massacre of Fort William Henry. Louisburg and Fort Frontenac taken. Post leaves for the Ohio river to couciliate the Indians. 1757. June 29, Pitt returns to office. Post confers with Indians at Fort Pitt. Grant defeated. Washington opening a road over the mountains. Washington at Loyalhanna. Washington at Fort Du Quesne, which the French left on the 24th. Second treaty of Easton. Pest's second mission to Ohio Indians. Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Niagara, and Quebec yield to Eng lish. The French yield Canada. Cherokee War. General Monk ton treats with the Indians at Fort Pitt for land. Rogers goes to Detroit; reaches it the 10th November; returns Alexander Henry visits north-west. Christian Post goes to settle on the Maskingum. Bouquet warns settlers off of Indian lands. Post and Heckewelder go to Muskingum. Preliminaries to peace of Paris settled, Louisiana transferred to Spain. Treaty of Paris concluded. Detroit attacked by Pontiac. Mackinac taken by Indians. Presqu'ile (Erie) taken by Indians. June to Aug. Fort Pitt besieged and relieved by Bouquet. October, Nov. 3, 1764. Feb. 15, Proclamation to protect Indian lands. M. Laclede arrives in Ste. Genevieve; and Fort Chartres. June to Aug. Bradstreet makes peace with northern Indians. April 21, French officers ordered to give up Louisiana to Spain. 1765. April, 1766. 1767. Sir Wm. Johnson makes treaty at German Flats. May & June, George Croghan goes westward. 1768. Oct. 24, Captain Stirling for England takes possession of Illinois. Settlers cross mountains. Walpole Company proposed. Colonel James Smith visits Kentucky. Western Indians grow impatient. Franklin labors for Walpole Company. Finley visits Kentucky. Zeisberger founds mission on the Alleghany. Treaty of Fort Stanwix by which the title of the Iroquois to all south of the Ohio is purchased. Captain Pitman in Illinois. Mississippi Company proposed. Boone and others start for Kentucky. 1769. March, May 1, June 7, Boone and others reach Red river. Dec. 22, 1770. October, 1771. March, 1772. May 3, April, Boone taken by Indians. Treaty of Lochaber. Ohio Company merged in Walpole Company. Washington visits the West. The Long Hunters explore the West. The Zanes found Wheeling. Moravians invited to Big Beaver. Spain obtains possession of St. Louis and Upper Louisiana. Indians killed by whites on Lower Kenawha. Moravians invited by Delawares, found Shoenbrun on the Mus kingum. General Gage's proclamation against settlers on Wabash. 1773. Sept. 25, Oct. 10, Boone and others start to settle Kentucky. Boone and others are attacked by Indians and turn back. 1774. January, Jan. 25, Bullitt, McAfee, &c., descend the Ohio. Bullitt, McAfee, &c., survey at Falls, and on Kentucky river. General Thompson surveys in the valley of the Licking. General Lyman goes to Natchez. James Harrod in Kentucky. Dunmore sends Connolly to take possession of Pittsburgh as being within Virginia. Connolly calls out the militia; he is arrested by St. Clair; his followers are riotous, and fire on the Indians. March 28, Connolly, released on parole, comes to Pittsburgh with an arm April 16, April 21, ed force. He rebuilds the Fort and calls it Fort Dunmore. Cherokees attack a boat on the Ohio. Connolly writes to the settlers to beware of the Indians. Cresap, having Connolly's letter, attacks Indians. Greathouse murders several Indians. Preparations for war. 1774. June, June 10, July, Logan revenges his family. Boone sent for surveyors in Kentucky. Friendly Shawanese attacked by Connolly. McDonald attacks Wappatomica. Sept. 6 & 12, Troops under Lewis march down Kenhawa. Oct. 6, Oct. 10, 1775. March 17, April 1, April 20, May 23, May 27, April, May, June 28, June, July, August, October, 1776. April 29, April 19, June 3, Troops under Lewis reach Point Pleasant. Battle of Point Pleasant. Dunmore makes peace. Treaty of Wataga; purchase by Transylvania Company. Henderson reaches Boonesboro'. Henderson calls representatives together. Legislature adjourns. Massachusetts Council try to prevent hostility by Iroquois. Boones family and several others reach Kentucky. Meeting of Commissioners and Indians at Albany. An attack on Detroit proposed in Congress. Washington advises the employment of the Indians. Congress authorizes the employment of Indians. July 7, to 21, Indians attack Kentuckians; settlers leave. June 6, August 23, Dec. 25, 1777. Summer, Spring, April, May, George Rogers Clark in Kentucky. Kentuckians petition Virginia for admission as citizens, and Cornstalk murdered at Point Pleasant. Congress of Indians and British at Oswego. Kentucky chooses Burgesses. Logan's station attacked. April 20 to June 22,--Clark's spies in Illinois. Logan crosses the mountains for powder. Colonel Bowman and 100 men come from Virginia. Clark opens his plan for conquering Illinois to Governor of Virginia. Brady and party attack St. Joseph. |