- Cahokia (Ill.), won by Clark, 159.
- Caldwell, Capt. William, raids Kentucky, 186.
- California, Boone interested in, 232.
- Calk, William, Kentucky pioneer, 194.
- Calloway, Betsey, captured by Indians, 135, 136;
marries Samuel Henderson, 143.
- Calloway, Fanny, captured by Indians, 135, 136.
- —, Flanders, marries Jemima Boone, 158;
in Missouri, 229, 233.
- —, Col. Richard, Kentucky pioneer, 117;
daughters captured, 135, 136;
accuses Boone, 165-167.
- Campbell, Maj. Arthur, in Dunmore's War, 105, 108, 109;
in Kentucky, 126.
- —, Ensign John, in Dunmore's War, 109.
- — (Camel), Robert, Kentucky pioneer, 209.
- — family, Kentucky pioneers, 125.
- Camp Madison (Ky.), 172.
- Caperton, Captain, militia leader, 216.
- Captain Jack, Indian hero, 52.
- Carson, Kit, grandson of Boone, 231.
- Cartwright's Creek, Boone on, 208.
- Castle's-woods, Boone at, 109.
- Catawba Indians, relations with Yadkin settlers, 18, 19, 22, 36, 42;
allies of whites, 45;
raided by Northern Indians, 96.
- Cattle-raising, on frontier, 8, 9, 15, 16, 30, 31, 35, 36, 57, 58, 62, 69, 102, 122, 127, 128, 131, 132, 140, 162, 163, 173, 197, 223.
- Charleston (S.C.), in Cherokee War, 43, 46;
Boone at, 169.
- — (W. Va.), Boone near, 211, 221.
- Charlottesville (Va.), Boone at, 182.
- Cherokee Indians, raided by Northern tribes, 96;
relations with Yadkin settlers, 18, 19, 22;
war with whites, 36-56, 60, 69;
plunder Kentucky hunters, 90, 91, 93;
treaty with settlers, 99;
in Dunmore's War, 104, 105, 112, 113;
in Transylvania cession, 113-116;
in Revolutionary War, 132, 139-144, 160-167;
inflamed by Spain, 202, 204.
- Chickasaw Indians, in Revolutionary War, 179.
- Chillicothe (Ohio), Boone near, 158.
- —, Little, Shawnese town, 151, 152, 156, 166.
- —, Old, Shawnese town, 170.
- Choctaw Indians, rob hunters, 67.
- Christian family, Kentucky pioneers, 125.
- Cincinnati, founded, 199;
Clark at, 190;
Harmar, 213;
Boone, 222;
Wayne, 218.
- Clark, George Rogers, arrival in Kentucky, 104, 125;
delegate to Virginia, 133;
in Dunmore's War, 107;
in Revolutionary War, 125, 134, 138, 139, 158, 159, 169, 178, 179, 181, 183, 190;
Wabash expedition, 206, 207;
separatist intrigues, 203-205, 242;
misanthropic, vii;
character of services, vii, 241.
- Clendennin, Col. George, militia leader, 216.
- Clinch Mountain, crossed by Boone, 73.
- Coburn, Samuel, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- Colorado, A. G. Boone in, 231.
- Cooley, William, accompanies Boone, 72-79.
- Cornstalk, Shawnese chief, 110, 111.
- Cornwallis, Lord, imprisons Boone, 182, 183.
- Covington (Ky.), Bowman at, 170.
- Crabtree, Capt. Jacob, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- Crane, Sergt. John, in Dunmore's War, 109.
- Creek Indians, inflamed by Spain, 202, 204.
- Crime, on frontier, 33, 34, 60-62.
- Croghan, George, fur-trader, 23.
- Culpeper County (Va.), Boone in, 43.
- Cumberland Gap, crossed by Virginia hunters, 90, 92;
Finley, 23, 88;
Boone, vii, 72, 73, 88, 89, 95, 125, 230, 241;
in Dunmore's War, 105.
See also Wilderness Road.
- — Mountains, bound Kentucky, 70, 91.
- Cutbirth, Benjamin, friend of Boone, 66;
in Kentucky, 66, 67, 101.
- Danville (Ky.), district capital, 195.
- Davie County (N.C.), Boones in, 27.
- Dawson, Miss Marjory, aid acknowledged, xi.
- Day, Rebecca, 233.
- —, Sarah, marries Samuel Boone, 10;
teaches Daniel, 10, 11.
- Deer, 18, 58, 63, 67, 72-74, 76, 92, 133, 197.
- Delassus, Charles Dehault, lieutenant-governor of Upper Louisiana, 220, 224, 225, 228.
- Delaware Indians, Christian converts, 7, 8;
in Revolutionary War, 156, 157, 160-167.
- Detroit, Boone at, 154-157, 166, 177;
British headquarters, 178, 183, 192.
- District of Columbia, Squire Boone in, 43.
- Doddridge, Joseph, Notes on Virginia, 39-41.
- Drake, Joseph, heads Long Hunters, 91, 92.
- Draper, Lyman Copeland, gathers Boone manuscripts, ix-x;
letters from Harding, 238, 239.
- Dress, of pioneers, 28, 29.
- Dunkin, Sergt. John, in Dunmore's War, 109.
- Dunmore, Lord, commissions Boone, 155, 156;
raids Indians, 105-112;
opposes Henderson, 116.
- Durrett, Col. Reuben T., aid acknowledged, x.
- Dutchman's Creek, Boones on, 17.
- Eagle Creek, in Indian campaign, 194.
- Education, on frontier, 10, 11, 27, 53, 224.
- Elk, 72, 75, 76, 92.
- English, in French and Indian War, 19-23;
defeat French, 59, 60;
employ French woodsmen, 98;
fur trade of, 42;
oppose American settlement, 98, 99, 202;
in Revolutionary War, 132, 149, 154-156, 159, 165-167, 171, 178, 186, 190, 192;
designs on Louisiana, 220.
- Estill, Capt. James, killed by Indians, 184, 185.
- — County (Ky.), Boone in, 73.
- Etting, J. Marx, aid acknowledged, xi.
- Exeter township (Pa.), Boones in, 5-7.
- Fayette County (Ky.), organized, 179-182;
raided by Indians, 186;
surveying, 181, 192, 193.
- Fallen Timbers, battle of, 217, 218.
- Falls of Ohio. See Louisville.
- Femme Osage Creek, Boone on, 220-222, 224, 225, 229.
- Filson, John, writes Boone's "autobiography," 153, 199, 200.
- Fincastle County (Va.), includes Kentucky, 123, 195.
- Finley, John, early exploration of Kentucky, 22, 23, 87, 88;
tells Boone thereof, 22-24, 69, 71;
pilots Boone thither, vii, 71-79, 88, 200, 218, 241.
- Fishing Creek, Clark on, 104.
- Flint, Timothy, describes Boone, 235, 236, 238.
- Florida, Virginia hunters in, 89;
Boone, 64, 65.
- Floyd, Capt. John, on state of frontier, 136, 137;
in Revolutionary War, 138, 180.
- Forbes, Gen. John, campaign of, 88.
- Fort Blackmore, in Dunmore's War, 108.
- — Boiling Spring, in Revolutionary War, 137.
- — Boone (Boone's Station), built, 180.
- — Bryan (Ky.), in Revolutionary War, 137, 185-188.
- — Defiance, Wayne at, 217.
- — Dobbs, erected, 37-39;
in Cherokee War, 41-44, 55.
- — Duquesne. See Pittsburg.
- — Elk Garden, in Dunmore's War, 109.
- — Estill, attacked by Indians, 184.
- — Glade Hollow, in Dunmore's War, 109.
- — Harrod. See Fort Boiling Spring.
- — Hinkson, in Revolutionary War, 137.
- — Huston (Ky.), in Revolutionary War, 137.
- — Jefferson, built by Clark, 179.
- — Logan, in Revolutionary War, 137, 139, 164, 165.
- — Loudon, erected, 37;
in Cherokee War, 44, 46, 47.
- — McClellan, in Revolutionary War, 137, 139.
- — McConnell, in Revolutionary War, 188.
- — McGee, in Revolutionary War, 188.
- — Maiden Spring, in Dunmore's War, 109.
- — Martin, besieged, 178.
- — Massac, French at, 41, 42, 48.
- — Moore, in Dunmore's War, 108.
- — Nelson. See Louisville.
- — Osage, Boone at, 232.
- — Pitt. See Pittsburg.
- — Price (Ky.), in Revolutionary War, 139.
- — Prince George, in Cherokee War, 37, 44, 48.
- — Recovery, Wayne at, 217.
- — Robinson, erected, 50.
- — Ruddell, founded, 121;
besieged, 178.
- — Russell, in Dunmore's War, 108.
- — Stanwix, treaty of, 99, 114, 121.
- — Strode, militia rendezvous, 194.
- — Whitley, in Revolutionary War, 137.
- — Whitton (Big Crab Orchard), in Dunmore's War, 109.
- Forts on frontier, described, 37-41;
methods of defense, 142, 143.
- Frankfort (Ky.), 121;
Boone portrait at, 238;
Boone's grave, 240.
- Fredericksburg (Va.), Boone in, 43.
- Frelinghuysen, Theodore, on Cherokee bravery, 51.
- Frémont, Gen. John C., explorer, 231.
- French, introduce knives, 111;
early knowledge of Kentucky, 85-87;
in French and Indian War, 19-23, 66;
inflame Southern Indians, 36, 37, 41, 42, 48, 51, 98;
fall of New France, 48, 60;
hunting in Kentucky, 95, 101, 197;
employed by English, 98, 148, 159, 161, 171, 178;
in Northwest Territory, 207;
in Missouri, 223-226, 231;
intrigue against Spain, 204;
cede Louisiana to United States, 226, 227.
- — Creek, French on, 20.
- Fur trade, near Philadelphia, 4, 10;
French and English rivalry, 19, 20;
Ohio Company, 20, 24, 87;
Finley, 22, 23, 71, 83, 87, 88;
Croghan, 23;
with Southern Indians, 18, 42, 44, 58, 60, 132, 133;
roving of traders, 67, 69;
English operations, 87, 99, 190;
character of traders, 60, 132, 133;
autumnal caravans, 31, 58, 197;
Boone's operations, 201, 202, 219.