September, Clark holds council with the Indians.

Sept. 17,

October,

December,

1779. January 29,

1780.

January,

Treaty with Delawares at Pittsburgh.
Maize and party attack St. Joseph.

Virginia grants Henderson and Company 200,000 acres on
Green river.

Governor Hamilton takes Vincennes.

Clark hears of capture of Vincennes.

Delaware objects to land claims of Virginia.

Clark's campaign against Vincennes.

Hamilton surrenders the Fort and is sent to Virginia.

Americans suspect and attack Iroquois.

Feb. 7,

Feb. 24,

April 1,

Lexington, Kentucky, settled.

May,

Virginia passes land laws.

May 21,

July,

July,

August,

Maryland objects to land claims of Virginia.

General Sullivan devastates Iroquois country.

Bowman's expedition against Indian towns on Miamies.
Fort Laurens abandoned.

September, Indians treat with Broadhead at Fort Pitt.

October,

Oct. 13,
Oct. 30,

Feb. 19,
Spring,

Rogers and Benham attacked by Indians.

Land Commissioners open their sessions in Kentucky.
Congress asks Virginia to reconsider land laws.
Colonel John Todd in Illinois.

Hard winter-great suffering.

New York authorizes a cession of western lands.
Fort Jefferson built on Mississippi.

Spring,

Great emigration to Kentucky.

May,

Virginia grants lands in Kentucky for education.

May,

St. Louis attacked by British and Indians.

Louisville established by law.

Clark attacks Shawanese.

Resolution of Congress relative to western lands.

Connecticut passes first act of cession of western reserve.
Fort Pitt threatened by savages.

November, Kentucky divided into three counties.

December, Clark prepares to attack Detroit.

1781. Jan. 2,

Virginia makes her first act of ceзsion.

1781. Feb. 15,

March 1,

April 16,

Mr. Jay instructed that he may yield the navigation of the Mis

sissippi.

New York cedes her western lands.

Brodhead attacks Delawares on Muskingum.

Mary Heckewelder born; first white child in Ohio.

Americans begin to settle in Illinois.

Chickasaws attack Fort Jefferson.

September, Moravians carried to Sandusky by British and Indians.
Moravian Missionaries taken to Detroit.

October,

Williamson leads a party against the Moravians, but finds the town deserted.

September, Clark invades the Miami valleys the second time.

November, Land Offices opened.

Provisional articles of peace with Great Britain.

Hostilities of United States and Great Britain cease.

Kentucky formed into one district.

English propose to carry away negroes.

Washington protests against course of English.

Rufus Putnam applies for lands in west.

Nov. 30,

1783, Jan. 20,

March,

April 18,

Congress calls on States to cede lands.

May,

June,

July 12,

August,

Sept. 3,

Sept. 7,

Sept. 13,

Sept. 22,

Oct. 15,

Nov. 25,

Dec. 20,

1784. Jan. 4, February,

March 1,

Baron Steuben sent to receive western posts.
Cassaty sent to Detroit.

Virginia withdraws Clark's commission.
Definitive treaty of peace.

Washington writes to Duane about western lands.
Congress proposes terms of cession to Virginia.
Congress forbids all purchases of Indian lands.
Congress instructs Indian Commissioners.
Virginia grants Clark and his soldiers lands.
British leave New York taking negroes.
Daniel Brodhead opens a store in Louisville.
Virginia authorizes cession on terms proposed.
Treaty of peace ratified by United States.

James Wilkinson goes to Lexington, Kentucky.
Virginia gives deed of cession.

Indian Commissioners reinstructed.

Dec. 27,

1785. Jan. 21, April,

May 20,

May 23,
July,

Logan calls meeting at Danville.
First Kentucky Convention meets.
Kentucky receives many emigrants.

Treaty with Delawares, &e., at Fort McIntosh.
An attempt to settle at mouth of Scioto.
Ordinance for survey of western lands passed.
Second Kentucky Convention meets.

Don Gardoqui comes from Spain.

August 8, Third Kentucky Convention meets.

August,

1786. January, January, Jan 10,

Jan. 31,

March 1,

May, 16,

May,
May 26,

June 30,

July 29,
August,

Sept. 14,

October, 8,

Colony emigrates from Virginia to Illinois.
Indians threaten hostility.

Great confederacy of north-western Indians formed by Brant.
Fort Harmar built.

Brant visits England to learn purposes of ministers.
Virginia agrees to independence of Kentucky.

Putnam and Tupper call meeting to form Ohio Company.

Treaty with Shawanese at Fort Finney, (mouth of Great

Miami.)

Ohio Company of associates formed.

Governor of Virginia writes to Congress respecting Indian in-
vasions.

The negotiations as to Mississippi before Congress.
Resolution of Congrass produces cession by Connecticut.
Congress authorizes the invasion of north-western territory.
Pittsburgh Gazette first published.

Mr. Jay authorized to yield navigation of Mississippi for a term
of years.

Connecticut makes second act of cession..

Clark seizes Spanish property at Vincennes.

November, Virginia protests against yielding navigation of Mississippi.
Great dissatisfaction in the west.

November, Governor of Virginia informed as to Clark's movements.
Great Indian Council in north-west; they address Congress.

Dec. 22,

1787. January, March 8,

May,

June,

July,

July 27,
July 13,

Fourth Kentucky Convention meets.

Ohio Company chooses Directors.

Meeting in Kentucky relative to navigation of Mississippi.
Wilkinson goes to New Orleans.

Dr. Cutler negotiates with Congress for lands for Ohio Com

pany.

Congress make order in favor of Ohio Company.

Ordinance passed for government of north-western territory.
Harry Innis refuses to prosecute invaders of Indian lands.
Kentucky Gazette established.

Entries of Virginia Military Reserve, north of Ohio, begin.
Fifth Kentucky Convention meets.

Ohio Company completes contract for lands.

Symmes' application referred to Board of Treasury.
Troops ordered west.

St. Clair appointed Governor of north-western territory.
Preparations made by Ohio Company to send settlers west.

1787. Nov. 26, December,

1788. Summer,

January,

Symmes issues proposals for settlers.

John Brown, first western representative goes to Congress.
Indians expected to make treaty at Marietta.

Great emigration; 4,500 persons pass Fort larmar.
Denman purchases Cincinnati.

The admission of Kentucky debated in Congress.
Ohio Company settlers land at Muskingum.
Marietta named.

Feb. 29,

April 7,

July 2,

July 3,

July 9,

The admission of Kentucky refused by Congress.
St. Clair reaches north-western territory.

July 28,

July 25,

August,

Sept. 2,

Sept. 22,

Nov. 4,

Nov. 18,
November,

Dec. 24,

Dec. 28,

Dec. 29,

1789. Jan. 9,

Spring,

June,

June,

July,

July 20,
September,

Sept. 29,

Oct. 6,

Dec. 29,

1790. Jan, 1 or 2,

Spring,

Sixth Kentucky Convention meets.

First law of north-western territory published.
Symmes starts for the west.

Losantiville (Cincinnati) laid out.

First court held at Marietta.

Symmes reaches his purchase.

Great Indian Council in north-west to forbid treaties with sepa

rate nations.

Seventh Kentucky Convention meets.

Columbia settled by Stites.

Dr. Connolly in Kentucky as a British agent.
The founders of Cincinnati leave Maysville.
Cincinnati reached according to McMillan.

Virginia passes third act to make Kentucky independent.
George Morgan removes to New Madrid.

Treaties of Fort Harmar concluded.

Wilkinson goes to New Orleans again.

Daniel Story, first teacher and preacher, in Ohio Company's purchase.

Symmes' settlements threatened by Indians.

Major Doughty arrives at Symmes' purchase and begins Fort

Washington.

Western scouts withdrawn by Virginia.

Eighth Kentucky Convention meets.

Governor Miro of New Orleans writes Sebastian.

Congress empowers President to call out western militia.
President authorizes Governor St. Clair to call out Militia.

General Harmar reaches Cincinnati with 300 troops.

Governor St. Clair at Cincinnati, which name is then given it.
St. Clair goes west to Kaskaskia.

Gamelin sent to Wabash Indians.

Indian hostilities take place.

Harmar leaves Fort Washington.

Colonel Hardin with the advance reaches Miami villages.
Main army reaches Miami villages.

1790. December, Kentuckians petition Congress to fight Indians in their own

December,
December,

way.

Admission of Kentucky to U. States brought before Congress.

Massie and others contract to settle Manchester.

Big Bottom settlement destroyed by Indians.
Congress agree to admit Kentucky.

Excise laid on spirits.

Scott of Kentucky authorized to march against Indians.
Procter starts on his western mission.

Procter reaches Buffalo creek.

Procter is refused a vessel to cross Lake Erie.

St. Clair at Fort Washington preparing his expedition.
Procter abandons his mission.

1791. Jan. 2, Feb. 4,

March 3,

March 9,

March 12,

April 27,

May 5,

May 15,

May 21,

May 23,

Scott marches up Wabash.

July 27,

August 1,

Sept. 6,

Sept. 7,

Sept. 17,

Oct. 12,

October,

Nov. 4,

Nov. 8,
December,

1792. Jan. 7,

Jan. 9,
February,

Meeting at Brownsville against excise.

Wilkinson marches against Eel river Indians.

Collector of Alleghany and Washington counties (Pennsylva

nia] attacked.

Meeting at Pittsburgh against excise.

St. Clair commences his march.

Fort Jefferson commenced.

Wilson maltreated in west of Pennsylvania.

St. Clair's defeat.

The remainder of the army at Fort Washington.

Convention elected to form Constitution for Kentucky.

Peace offered by the United States to the Indians through the

Senecas.

Pond and Stedman sent west.

Brant invited to Philadelphia.

Wilkinson sends to field of St. Clair's defeat.

Gallipolis settled.

Instructions issued to Rufus Putnam.

Feb. 1,

March,

Iroquois chiefs visit Philadelphia.

May 22,

May 22,
June,

June 20,

July 7,

Aug. 21,

Sept. 15,

Sept. 27,

Nov. 6,

Nov. 6,
December,

1793. March 1,

April,

Trueman leaves Fort Washington-Hardin also.
General Wayne moves westward.

Brant visits Philadelphia.

Fire lands given to sufferers, by Connecticut.
Indians seize O. M. Spencer, &c.

Great anti-excise meeting at Pittsburgh.

Washington issues proclamation on excise law.
R. Putnam makes a treaty at Vincennes.

Adair attacked near Fort St. Clair.

Opposition to excise law diminishes.

United States troops at Legionville, on the Ohio.

Lincoln, Randolph and Pickering, appointed to treat with In

dians.

United States Legion goes down to Cincinnati.