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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McAfee, Robert Breckinridge 1784-1849 (search)
McAfee, Robert Breckinridge 1784-1849 Lawyer; born in Mercer county, Ky., in February, 1784. During the War of 1812 he served in the Northwestern army, becoming captain in the regiment of Col. Richard M. Johnson; was prominent in the politics of Kentucky, of which he was lieutenant-governor in 1820-24. He published a History of the War of 1812. He died in Mercer county, Ky., March 12, 1849.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Georgia, (search)
Colonel Clarke drive a party of marauding Tories from settlement on Etowah into Florida......Oct. 17, 1782 General McIntosh, John Houstoun, and Edward Telfair appointed agents to adjust the northern boundaries......Feb. 15, 1783 Treaty ratified at Augusta; Creeks cede country west of Tugaloo, including headwaters of Oconee River......May 31, 1783 Legislature convenes at Augusta......July 8, 1783 Franklin and Washington counties laid out on land ceded by the Creek Indians......February, 1784 Executive council notified of ratification by Congress of treaty of peace with Great Britain......March 1, 1784 Land court opened at Augusta to issue warrants, citizens' rights, refugee certificates, Continental certificates, minute-men certificates, and marine certificates ......April, 1784 University of Georgia receives charter and 40,000 acres of wild land......1785 Legislature grants Count d'estaing 20,000 acres of land and free citizenship of Georgia......1785 Hostile
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kansas, (search)
General Clarke from Kaskaskia, and soon after abandoned as too remote to hold......1780 Captain Estill, in pursuit of Indians who had invested Estill's station, overtakes them near Mount Sterling, and in the fight loses his life......March 22, 1782 Battle of Blue Licks......Aug. 19, 1782 General Clarke, with 1,050 men, ends Indian invasions in Kentucky......November, 1782 A district court opened at Harrodsburg......1783 Col. James Wilkinson opens a store in Lexington......February, 1784 Convention at Danville, concerning proposed separation of Kentucky from Virginia......Dec. 27, 1784 Second convention at Danville addresses Assembly of Virginia and people of Kentucky in favor of separation......May 23, 1785 First act of Virginia favoring the separation of Kentucky on conditions......January, 1786 Second act of Virginia postpones separation until Jan. 1, 1789......October, 1786 Gen. James Wilkinson descends the Mississippi to New Orleans with a small cargo