- Gass, Capt. David, on Clinch, 103;
Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- Gauntlet-running, described, 154, 155.
- Georgetown (D.C.), Squire Boone in, 43.
- Georgia, Virginia hunters in, 91;
Boone, 65;
increase of settlement, 97.
- Germans, among frontiersmen, 4, 5, 14, 196.
- Girty, George, met by Boone, 148.
- —, James, met by Boone, 148.
- —, Simon, American renegade, 148, 186.
- Gist, Christopher, explores Kentucky, 87, 100.
- Grant, Lieut.-Col. James, raids Cherokees, 48-50.
- Granville, Earl, North Carolina landholder, 68.
- Great Lakes, French posts on, 19.
- — Meadows, defeat of Washington, 20.
- Greenville (Ohio), treaty of, 217.
- Grimes, James, mentioned by Boone, 233.
- Gwynedd township (Pa.), Boones in, 4-6.
- Hamilton, Gov. Henry, 149, 150;
relations with Boone, 154-156, 161, 166;
imprisoned, 169, 177.
- Hamtramck, Maj. J. F., raids Indians, 213.
- Harding, Chester, paints Boone's portrait, 237-239.
- Harmar, Col. Josiah, raids Indians, 213.
- Harper's Ferry (Va.), Boones at, 16.
- Harrisonburg (Va.), Boones near, 16.
- Harrod, Capt. James, in Revolutionary War, 134, 138, 176.
- Harrodsburg, founded, vii, 121, 131, 238, 241;
convention at, 133;
in Revolutionary War, 137, 139, 142, 143, 164;
seat of Lincoln County, 179.
- Hart, David, of Transylvania Company, 114.
- —, John, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- —, Nathaniel, of Transylvania Company, 114, 176, 177.
- —, Thomas, of Transylvania Company, 114, 176, 177.
- Hays, William, Boone's son-in-law, 117.
- —, Mrs. William, daughter of Boone, 117.
- Hazelrigg, Captain, letters from Boone, 193-195.
- Hempinstall, Abraham, hunts in Kentucky, 89, 90.
- Henderson, Col. Richard, settles Kentucky, 113-115, 118-120, 122-124, 126, 129, 133.
- —, Samuel, marries Betsey Calloway, 143.
- Hennepin, Father Louis, explorations of, 86.
- Hewett, Gen. Fayette, aid acknowledged, xi.
- Hicks, William, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- Hill, William, accompanies Boone, 69, 70.
- Hinkson, Maj. John, Kentucky pioneer, 121.
- Hite, Isaac, Kentucky pioneer, 125.
- Holden, Capt. Joseph, accompanies Boone, 72-77;
defeated by Indians, 185.
- Howard, John, in Kentucky, 87.
- Hunting, early practised by Boone, 9-12, 16;
in Yadkin country, 17, 18, 28-34, 55, 58, 62, 63;
early trail through Cumberland Gap, 73, 89;
in Tennessee, 55-57;
abundant in Kentucky, 76, 98, 132, 218;
Long Hunters, 91-95;
Boone's long Kentucky hunt, 72-84, 86, 94-97;
Boone's contemporaries, 87-91;
after Revolution, in Kentucky, 197, 211, 218;
in Kanawha Valley, 218, 219;
in Missouri, 220, 229-232;
profits of, 57-59, 73-75, 229;
methods employed, 75, 76;
camps described, 63, 64;
game decreasing, 62, 97, 124, 219.
See also the several animals.
- Iberville, Lemoyne d', explorations of, 86.
- Illinois, French in, 42;
English, 87.
- Indian Territory, mentioned by Boone, 232.
- Indians, understood by Boone, viii, 7, 8, 10;
influence of women, 46;
lodge life, 153;
adopt captives, 152, 153;
affected by fur trade, 133;
barrier to settlement, 98;
in eastern Pennsylvania, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13;
infest mountain valleys, 14, 16;
in French and Indian War, 19-23, 36-56;
raid Yadkin region, 27, 36-56;
raid Kentucky, 126, 127;
warrior's paths, 73, 76, 79, 180;
gauntlet-running, 154, 155;
methods of warfare, 39-41, 52-54, 111, 140, 141, 160-167, 186-189, 205;
ethics of border warfare, 50-54, 206;
finally quieted in Northwest, 216-218.
See also the several tribes.
- Irish, among frontiersmen, 14, 24, 196.
- Iron Mountain, crossed by Boone, 73.
- Iroquois, in Kentucky, 99, 113, 114.
- Jefferson, Thomas, governor of Virginia, 182;
President, 224.
- Jefferson County (Ky.), organized, 179-181;
in Revolutionary War, 188;
Lincolns in, 174.
- Jennings, Edmund, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- Jessamine County (Ky.), Bone in, 101.
- Jesuits, seek Mississippi River, 86.
- Johnson, Andrew, escapes from Indians, 157.
- —, Thomas, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- Joliet, Louis, discovers Mississippi, 86.
- Jones, Capt. John Gabriel, delegate to Virginia, 133.
- Justice, on frontier, 61, 223, 225, 226.
- Kanawha County (W. Va.), Boone in, 210-222.
- Kansas, Boone in, 229.
- Kaskaskia (Ill.), won by Clark, 159, 190.
- Keith, Sir William, governor of Pennsylvania, 87.
- Kennedy, John, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- Kenton, Simon, scout, 125;
in Revolutionary War, 141, 160, 189.
- Kentucky, described, 82, 131, 132;
debatable land between tribes, 76, 77;
early explorations, vii, 85-87, 89-91;
Virginia hunters, 20;
Finley, 22, 23, 71, 87, 88;
Boone's early explorations, 24, 64, 68-70, 88, 89, 101;
Boone's long hunt, 72-84, 86, 94-97;
Long Hunters in, 91-95;
Washington, 88, 89;
Cutbirth, 66, 67;
Boone family, 25, 43, 241;
game abundant, 98, 129, 218;
Cherokee lands settled, 99;
early colonial projects, 100;
Transylvania Company, 113-176;
first settled, vii-viii;
rush of settlers, 104, 178, 195-198, 207;
in Dunmore's War, 106, 107, 113;
during Revolutionary War, 132-192;
losses in Indian wars, 205;
Indians finally quelled, 213-218;
established as Virginia County, 123, 133, 134;
divided into three counties, 179-181;
made a district, 195;
becomes a State, 205;
sends Boone to legislature, 182, 183;
separatist agitation, 202-205;
first wedding, 143;
first artillery, 174;
hard winter, 173, 175, 176;
early commerce, 196, 197;
Boone pays debts, 229;
Boone's services to, 200, 201;
petitions Congress for Boone, 176, 177, 228;
obtains Boone's remains, ix, 240;
declines to buy Harding's portrait, 238;
Filson's History, 199.
- King, John, Kentucky pioneer, 117.
- —, John L., owns Boone portrait, 239.
- —, William H., owns Boone portrait, 237-239;
aid acknowledged, xi.
- King Philip, Indian hero, 51, 52.
- Kinkead, Sergt. John, in Dunmore's War, 109.
- Lackey, W. G., aid acknowledged, xi.
- La Fayette, Gen. Marquis de, in Virginia, 182.
- Land grants, to French and Indian War veterans, 88, 121, 131;
by Iroquois to whites, 114;
by Cherokees to whites, 113-116;
Boone from Virginia, 177;
Boone from Spain, 222, 227, 228.
See also Transylvania Company.
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, on Western waters, 86.
- Law, on frontier, 33, 34, 224-227.
- Lederer, John, on Western waters, 86.
- Lee, William, Kentucky pioneer, 121, 137.
- Lewis, Gen. Andrew, in Dunmore's War, 107, 110, 111.
- — family, Kentucky pioneers, 125.
- Lexington (Ky.), seat of Fayette County, 179, 193;
in Revolutionary War, 186-188.
- Limestone. See Maysville.
- Lincoln, Abraham, Kentucky pioneer, 174.
- — County (Ky.), organized, 179-181;
in Revolutionary War, 188.
- Linn, Lieutenant, marries, 143.
- Linnville Creek, Boones on, 16.
- Logan, Benjamin, arrives in Kentucky, 125;
raids Indians, vii, 134, 207;
in Revolutionary War, 138, 144, 164, 165, 180, 181, 189;
character of services, 241.
- Logan, Chief John, attacks whites, 105.
- Long Hunters, in Kentucky, 91-95.
- Long Island, of Holston, 50.
- Long Knives, use of term, 11, 144.
- Louisiana, North Carolinians in, 66;
French, 19;
owned by Spain, 220;
French intrigue against, 204;
ceded to United States, 224, 226-228.
- Louisville (Ky.), Gist at site of, 87;
Finley, 22, 23, 71;
Washington, 104;
Clark, 159;
Boone, 83, 129, 193;
in Revolutionary War, 181, 190;
seat of Jefferson County, 179;
early growth, 196.
- Lyttleton, William Henry, governor of South Carolina, 43, 55.