Chapter XV: A Serene Old Age (2)

Virginia, early Indian hostilities, 111;
early explorations from, 85-87, 89-91;
pioneer advance through, 13-15, 20;
Boones in, 16, 43, 57;
path to Kentucky, 115;
in French and Indian War, 20-23, 37, 41, 47-49;
in Dunmore's War, 105-112;
losses in Indian wars, 205;
sends settlers to Kentucky, 178, 192;
opposition to Henderson, 116, 123, 127, 130, 133, 134, 176;
interest in Western settlement, 138;
regulators, 61;
organizes Kentucky County, 123, 133, 134, 174;
in Revolutionary War, 148, 169, 171, 203;
aids Kentucky, 138, 139, 143, 146, 150, 159, 165, 172, 174, 190,
207, 208;
erects district of Kentucky, 195;
Boone in Assembly, 182, 183, 215;
grants land to Boone, 177;
fails to release Kentucky, 204.

--, Valley of, its pioneers, 13-16, 19, 20, 24, 31, 35, 100, 102.

Waddell, Capt. Hugh, in French and Indian War, 21;
in Cherokee War, 44, 45, 49, 50, 55, 56.

Walker, Felix, Kentucky pioneer, 117, 118.

--, Dr. Thomas, in Kentucky, 87.

War of 1812-15, effect on Missouri, 230.

Ward, John, explores Kentucky, 66.

Warriors' paths, 73, 76, 79, 180.

Washington, George, in French and Indian War, 20, 21;
in Kentucky, 87-89, 100, 104;
in Revolutionary War, 138.

Wayne, Gen. Anthony, conquers Indians, 217, 218.

Welch, Rev. James E., describes Boone, 236, 237.

Welsh, among frontiersmen, 4, 5.

West Virginia, pioneer advance through, 13-15;
Boone in, 210-222, 235.

Whitley, William, arrives in Kentucky, 125.

Wilcoxen, Elizabeth, marries Benjamin Cutbirth, 66.

Wildcats, 18.

Wilderness Road, 130, 146, 172-174, 178, 184, 198, 202.
See also Cumberland Gap.

Wilkes County (N.C.), Boone in, 68.

Wilkesboro (N.C.), Boone near, 68.

Wilkinson, Gen. James, raids Indians, 214.

Wisconsin State Historical Society, possesses Boone's records, ix,
x, 208.

Wolves, 18.

Wood, Col. Abraham, on Western waters, 86.

Wyandot Indians, in Revolutionary War, 184.

Xenia (O.), Boone near, 151, 152.

Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Nikolaus Ludwig, Count von, Moravian
missionary, 7, 8.

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Admiral Porter By JAMES R. SOLEY, late Ass't Sec'y U. S. Navy.
General Schofield An Autobiography.