Samuel Shepard diary, 1787-1796.

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Samuel Shepard diary, 1787-1796.

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Extracts from the diary of Samuel Shepard, kept from 10 April 1787 - 3 December 1796. Shepard describes life on the Kentucky frontier, including his journey from Weston, Mass. to Kentucky in 1786 and his settlement in Georgetown; his various jobs, including keeping school, masonry work, and his work as the constable of Woodford County; and skirmishes between settlers and neighboring Indians. Shepard also describes his participation in the United States Army's campaigns against Indians in the Northwest Territory, including Gen. Josiah Harmar's 1790 expedition, and Gen. Anthony Wayne's campaign, which led to the defeat of the area's Indians in August 1794. Collection includes a letter from Shepard to his parents describing his life in Kentucky dated 2 August 1790.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the description of Receipt book, 1785-1792. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540852 Wayne was one of the great generals in the Revolutionary War. Here he was an Indian fighter. From the description of DS, 1795 November 16 : Greenville. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283513 U.S. representative from Geor...

Harmar, Josiah, 1753-1813

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Army officer. From the description of Orderly book of Josiah Harmar, 1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068546 Lieutenent Colonel Josiah Harmar commanded the Pennsylvania troops at Camp Port Vincennes. From the description of Muster roll, 1787. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122625429 Soldier in American Revolution; brigadier-general, U.S. Army; adjutant-general of Pennsylvania. In 1790 he waged a campaign near Fort Wayne, ...

Shepard, Samuel, 1765-1839.

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Pioneer. Samuel Shepard was a native of Weston, Massachusetts who arrived in Kentucky in 1787. He settled in Georgetown and married Frankey Barlow in 1792. From the description of Extracts from the journal of Samuel Shepard, 1787-1796. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15973488 ...