Pioneer history

Description

The “Publishers’ Advertisement” at the beginning of the book says that the work was published “under the superintendence” of the Historical Society of Cincinnati, and “contains a full account of all that took place in Washington county, where the first settlement in the present state of Ohio took place, from 1788 to 1803, or during the existence of the Territorial Government.” The author, in his Preface, wrote that he had lived in Ohio more than 40 years and was personally acquainted with a large number of the early pioneers. He drew on the diaries of Joseph Buell and John Mathews (mentioned in the title) for events on the Ohio river before the settlement of the Ohio Company, and a large portion of this history was founded on the notes of Judge Barker.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Publications / Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio ;

Other Editions

• Pioneer history: being an account of the first examinations of the Ohio valley, and the early settlement of the Northwest territory ; chiefly from original manuscriptsH.W. Derby & Co.1848-01-01
• Pioneer historyMicroformFor the Historical Society of Cincinnati, by H.W. Derby1848-01-01
• Pioneer history.Arno Press1971-01-01