George Mercer Papers: Relating to the Ohio Company of Virginia (Regional) - Tapa blanda

 
9780822983613: George Mercer Papers: Relating to the Ohio Company of Virginia (Regional)
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ISBN 10: 0822983613 ISBN 13: 9780822983613
Editorial: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1954

Sinopsis

George Mercer was a lieutenant and later captain of the First Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War, and a land surveyor. He served as agent for the Ohio Company in England. In this book, Lois Mulkearn interprets George Mercer's documents on the activities of the Ohio Company.Through the eyes of Indians, French, and English we see the political and military efforts to control the vast area of the Ohio frontier, and witness treaties signed at Logstown, and those between Pennsylvania and the Weas and Piankashaws in 1740. Among Mercer's other papers are directions for laying out the first British town to be called \u201cSaltsburg\u201d at present day McKees Rocks, outside Pittsburgh. With this extensive collection, Mulkearn enlightens our knowledge of colonial history and the western frontier.

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Acerca del autor

Lois Mulkhearn was a historian and author of George Mercer Papers: Relating to the Ohio Company of Virginia . and coauthor of A Traveler's Guide to Historic Western Pennsylvania.

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Editorial
University of Pittsburgh Press
Año de publicación
1954
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0822983613
ISBN 13 
9780822983613
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
788
Editor
Mulkearn Lois
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