Author : Tennessee Historical Society
Release : 2016-06-22
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1919, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint) by : Tennessee Historical Society

Download or read book Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1919, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint) written by Tennessee Historical Society. This book was released on 2016-06-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1919, Vol. 5 The hopes of promoters revived when in 1708 Sir \vil liam Johnson in the treaty Of Ft. Stanwix purchased of the Six Nation Of Indians a large domain claimed by the Chero kees. This purchase was made under authority Of the British government and the act was susceptible to the construction that the door was Open for the westward advance of settlers provided the Indians could be satisfied in respect Of their claims to the soil. It seems quite certain that Richard Henderson from Gist, directly or through Boone. A neighbor of Gist on the Yadkin, had learned Of the Ohio Company and Of Hazard's scheme: and in regard to the in uence the treaty Of Ft. Stanwix had on him Archibald Henderson says. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."