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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Todd, John 1750- (search)
Todd, John 1750- Military officer; born in Montgomery county, Pa., in 1750; was adjutant-general to Gen. Andrew Lewis in the action of Point Pleasant, Va., in 1774; accompanied Daniel Boone (q. v.) on an exploring tour as far as Bowling Green, Ky., in 1775; settled near Lexington, Ky., in 1776; represented Kentucky county in the Virginia legislature in the same year; was commissioned colonel in 1777; for two years was commandant of the civil government of that county, which subsequently was made the State of Illinois. He was killed while leading his forces against the Indians at the Blue Licks, Ky., Aug. 19, 1782.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kansas, (search)
tucky divided into Jefferson, Fayette, and Lincoln counties......Nov. 1, 1780 Fort Jefferson, built on the Mississippi River, 5 miles below the mouth of the Ohio. Besieged by Chickasaw Indians, reinforced by 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