Niagara, British post.
Northwest, the, won by nation as a whole;
individual settlers of less consequence than in Southwest.
Ohio Company, formed in 1786;
secures abolition of slavery in Northwest;
purchase of lands on Ohio;
founds town of Marietta;
importance of its action;
contrasts with feats of early pioneers.
Ohio, first permanent settlers in.
Ohio, river, fertile lands along;
speculation in;
river route, chief highway for immigrants;
immense number of immigrants using it.
Ordinance concerning sale of public lands.
Ordinance of 1787, vital to Northwest;
importance of;
its history;
good conduct of Southern States on slavery question;
provisions of ordinance;
articles of compact;
prohibits slavery;
importance of, as state paper;
formulates new departure in colonial system.
Outlaw, backwoods colonel, kills friendly Cherokees.
Patterson, Robert, Colonel, good conduct of.
Patton, skirmish with Indians.
Pickens, Andrew, and his fellow-justices of Abbeville, S. C.,
denounce Franklin men for murder of Cherokees.
Pioneers, changes among;