History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill Counties [Hardcover]

I. Daniel Rupp (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1992 | ISBN-10: 0832822531 | ISBN-13: 978-0832822537

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1845. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX: CONTAINING THE JOURNALS JAMESJiTOUNG, COMMISSARY GENERAL, Who visited Fort Allen, Src. in 1756; CAPTAIN JOHN JAN ETTEN, At Fort Hyndshaw, Fort Hamilton, &c. &c., and COLONEL JAMES BURD, Who Tisited a number of Forts in 1758--embracing a number cf FACTS OF DEEP INTEREST IN THE EARLY HISTORY of NORTHAMPTON and ADJACENT COUNTIES. North Kill. It is about 19 miles from Reading. The road is very bad and hilly--thick of wood. The fort is about nine miles to the westward of Schuylkill,and stands in a very thick wood, on a small rising ground half a mile from the Middle North Kill creek. It is intended for a square of about 32 feet each way--at each corner is a half bastion of very little service to flank the curtains--the stockades are badly fixed in the ground, and open in many places. Within is a very bad log house for the people; it has no chimney, and can afford but little shelter in bad weather. When I came here, the Sergeant, who is commander, was absent and gone to the next plantation half a mile off, but soon came when he had intelligence I was there. He told me he had fourteen men posted with him, all detached from Captain Morgan's company at Fort Lebanon, five of them were absent by his leave, viz: Two he had let go to Reading for three days; one he had let go to his own house ten miles off, and two men this afternoon a few miles from the fort on their own business. There were but eight men and the Sergeant on duty. I am of opinion there ought to be a commissioned officer here, as the Sergeant does not do his duty, nor are the men under proper command for the want of a superior officer. The woods are not cleared for the space of forty yards from the fort. I gave orders to cut all the trees down for two hundred yards. I inquired why there was so littl...

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: Higginson Book Co (March 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0832822531
• ISBN-13: 978-0832822537
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
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