Opis: A True History of the Three Brave Indian Spies, John Cherry, Andrew and Adam Poe, Who Wiped Out Big Foot and His Two Brothers, Styled Sons of the Half King (Classic Reprint) - Poe A. W.

Excerpt from A True History of the Three Brave Indian Spies, John Cherry, Andrew and Adam Poe, Who Wiped Out Big Foot and His Two Brothers, Styled Sons of the Half King

Under King George's rule of the colonies it was customary for emigrants on the other side of the Atlantic ocean to agree with the ship's captain to sell their time, when arriving in this country, for their passage. The city of Baltimore was his market for the product of his mills. On one of his trips to the city, he bought the time of an Irishman and his wife, they being entirely subject to the purchaser's orders and plans of work they were called upon to perform. Every time the Irishman could get at whisky he would get drunk and abuse his wife. The old German was of the same opinion as the writer, that any man who would whip his wife ought to be horse-whipped. Poe, being a powerful man in strength, took a switch and, it is said, gave him a complete whipping. Poe having his own teams to do his transportation, and the Irishman being one of the drivers, the latter managed to get his wagon loaded first, and while loading had concealed a rifle in his wagon, with which he shot Poe as the latter passed his team. When the other teams came up they found Poe dead in the road, and the Irishman gone. He had made good his escape, never to be heard of afterwards.

Poe, being a widower at the time of his death, under the English law that ruled the colonies, the whole estate fell into George's hands, he being the oldest son. Poe having four children. The others were named as follows: Andrew, Kate, and Adam - the writer's grandfather. Some time after the estate fell into George's hands, Andrew thought George was getting a little despotic, and concluded to go to the frontier. He heard of a settlement West of the Allegheny mountains, in the forks of the Yough, now known as the Youghigheny. The settlement was located between West Newton, on the Yough, and the town of Elizabeth, on the Monongahela river, now in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania.

Andrew had to pack his knapsack with several days provisions to reach the desired location, where he got work at once and worked for some time helping the settlers to clear up their lands, and after a time, wend back and brought Adam and Kate west. He apprenticed Adam to a German shoe maker. Kate being of the original Poe build and make, and able to do any kind of work, also got employment. In this history will be seen the likeness of one of her grandsons, Isaac Miller.

After Andrew separated the family it was never united again. After Andrew had Kate and Adam in good houses, the war with England broke out, and he enlisted with the Rebels to fight against King George. His son George, whose likeness will be seen in this history, resembled his father, Andrew, while the other son, Adam, favored his mother. He could not remember the name of the general or the battles his father had been engaged in.

Andrew worked in the settlement with the farmers, clearing the lands till the war broke out with England, and as he certainly had no sympathy with the English laws in making one out of a family rich and leaving the balance subject to the Human Lord, he enlisted with the Rebels. His son George could not tell the General he fought under nor in what battle his father was made ensign bearer on account of his size and bearing. In one of the close contested battles a soldier was shot dead near by him. He threw down the colors, took his gun and accoutrements and fought through the engagement, came out of the battle unharmed, and would have been raised in the rank, but his language was too much German. Edward Cherry, the first settler of Washington county was shot at his own spring and scalped by the Indians. Hewas of English descent Fort Cherry was built in 1771 by Edward Cherry, John McCarty, and Wm. Rankin. Those parties ventured across the Monongahela river from the Red Stone settlement near where, Brownsville was

Szczegóły: A True History of the Three Brave Indian Spies, John Cherry, Andrew and Adam Poe, Who Wiped Out Big Foot and His Two Brothers, Styled Sons of the Half King (Classic Reprint) - Poe A. W.

Nazwa: A True History of the Three Brave Indian Spies, John Cherry, Andrew and Adam Poe, Who Wiped Out Big Foot and His Two Brothers, Styled Sons of the Half King (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Poe A. W.
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781332207190
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 28
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

Recenzje: A True History of the Three Brave Indian Spies, John Cherry, Andrew and Adam Poe, Who Wiped Out Big Foot and His Two Brothers, Styled Sons of the Half King (Classic Reprint) - Poe A. W.