Papers related to William M. Darlington's book, Christopher Gist's Journals, 1882-1893.

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Papers related to William M. Darlington's book, Christopher Gist's Journals, 1882-1893.

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This collection contains materials related to William Darlington's book, Christopher Gist's Journals , published in 1893 by J. R. Weldin & Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Included are hand written copies of Gist's journals, collected by Darlington, as well as research notes, a manuscript draft, and several printing plates depicting maps used in the publication. A small portion of the book's galley proofs, a typed preliminary version of the final publication, is also present. The materials in this collection are mostly undated, but were created in the late nineteenth century presumably by Darlington. Christopher Gist's journals reflect the surveyor's experiences and observations while exploring the Ohio Territory in the early 1750s. They provide a unique record of early interactions with Native Americans during this period of British expansion that precipitated the French and Indian War. Notes relating to Andrew Montour, an interpreter and negotiator in the Virginia and Pennsylvania frontiers during the 1750s and 1760s, and also present at the Conference at Logstown, are included.

2.25 linear feet (1 box + 2 oversized boxes)

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Gist, Christopher, -1759

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Darlington, William M. (William McCullough), 1815-1889

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William M. Darlington (1815-1889), a Pittsburgh lawyer and avid collector of western Pennsylvanian history, took special interest in the Ohio Company. The Ohio Company was responsible for the exploration and settlement of the Ohio Territory, as well as parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. He collected copies of the journals created by Christopher Gist, the surveyor hired by the Ohio Company to explore the Ohio Territory and negotiate treaties with the Indians in the early 1750s. Gist recorde...

Ohio Company (1747-1779)

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The Ohio Company, founded in 1747, represented the trading and land prospecting interests of a handful of Virginia planters. Thomas Lee was appointed president, Nathaniel Chapman served as treasurer, and John Mercer was both secretary and general council. In that year, John Mercer's son, George Mercer, was appointed the company's representative in England. In 1748 the British Crown approved a land grant to the company to be administered by the Colony of Virginia. The grant covered the Ohio terri...

Montour, Andrew, 1700-1763.

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