Benjamin of Ohio: A Story of the Settlement of MariettaOtis, James
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Benjamin of Ohio: A Story of the Settlement of Marietta
Otis, James
Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio; Marietta (Ohio); Northwest, Old -- History
AT THE FOOT OF THE HILLS 96
NEARING THE END OF THE JOURNEY 98
AT SUMRILL'S FERRY 100
PARTING WITH UNCLE DANIEL 101
OUR FLATBOAT 102
THE CATTLE ARE SENT AWAY 104
AT PITTSBURGH 106
TOO MUCH WATER 108
ESCAPE OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN 110
REPAIRING DAMAGES 112
OUR PILOT 114
A CHANGE OF WEATHER 116
NOISY FEAR 117
A REAL FEAST 119
FINDING THE CANOE 120
BUFFALO CREEK 122
THE MARCH ACROSS THE COUNTRY 124
AT MARIETTA 126
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 128
INSPECTING THE TOWN OF MARIETTA 130
A TEMPORARY HOME 132
BUYING LAND 134
VISITING THE SAVAGES 137
CAPTAIN HASKELL'S ADVICE 140
A NEW FRIEND 141
FISHING THROUGH THE ICE 142
THE SABBATH IN MARIETTA 144
A REGULAR BUSINESS 146
A VISIT FROM THE SAVAGES 147
BUILDING A HOME 149
A GREAT PROJECT 150
THE TWO MILLERS 152
THE SAVAGES ON THE WARPATH 153
BENJAMIN OF OHIO
BENJAMIN'S STORY
[Illustration: Benjamin leaning on the letter I.]
It seems a very long while since I promised to tell you of what I did
after coming into this Ohio country, and yet even now I cannot well
begin the tale without telling something about the Ohio Company, which
was formed, as you know, by General Rufus Putnam.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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