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COUNTIES

OF

KNOX AND DAVIESS,

INDIANA

From the Earliest Time to the Present ; with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.; Together with an  Extended History of the Colonial days of Vincennes, and Its Progress down to the Formation of the State  Government.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO

THE GOODSPEED PUBLISHING CO.

1886

(900 pages on 1 CD)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART  I   HISTORY  OF  KNOX COUNTY       

 
Colonial History of Vincennes   
Aboriginal Customs   
Chippecoke Town   
Carignan Salieres, The Regiment
The First Canadian Residents, The First   
Ecclesiastical Mysticism  
Feudalism A Species of   
Fur Trade The  
Indian Villages  
Miamis The   
New Village, The  
Religious Enthusiasts  
Shawanees, The  
Colonial History, Continued  
British Indian Policies   
Braddock's Defeat  
Burning of Vinsenne, The  
Church, The First  
Commerce, etc   
Conflict at Detroit, The   
Chickasaw Campaign The  
Croghan's View of Vincennes  
Demands of Gen Gage  
Epidemic, A Destructive  
English Government at Vincennes  
French and English Contests  
Government of St Ange  
Manitou The Indians'  
Pontiac's Conspiracy  
Policy of the French King  
St Ange Belle Rive  
Vincennes, Establishment of  
Vinsenne's Promotion  
Western Company, The  
Colonial History Continued   
American Flag over Vincennes, The   
British, Surrender of the   
Clark's Second Project  
Conquest of Kaskaskia  
Capitulation of Fort Saekville   
Consultation Between Hamilton and Clark   
Conquest of Vincennes  
Excitement among the Inhabitants  
Filibustering Expedition, The First  
Fort Sackville, Investment of  
George Rogers Clark   
Gibbault, Gratitude of   
Hamilton's Creditable Designs  
Incidents of the Siege  
Seizure of Spanish Property  
Vincennes' Defenses, Description of   
Vincennes, British Occupation of  
Vincennes Campaign, The  
Colonial History, Continued  
Capture of the English Fleet  
Court, Establishment of the  
Distinguished Prisoners, Disposal of the  
Delawares, Punishment of the  
Enthusiasm of the Inhabitants   
LaBalm's Expedition and Fate   
Latroumelles, Massacre of the   
Officers of the Garrison   
Promotion of Clark and Bowman   
Peorias, Defeat of the   
Surrender, Ceremonies of the   
Vincennes, Pen Picture of   
Geology op Knox County   
Analysis of Coals   
Bunker Hill Section, The   
Boundary and Drainage   
Coal K, Fossils over   
Connected Section of the County
Coals near Edwardsport    
Economic Questions   
Limestone and Sandstone   
Local Details    CO
Merom Sandstone, The  
Other Sections  
The Strata in General,
Sections in Harrison Township  
A View of the Coals
Settlement of Knox County   
Ancient Titles or Land Grants   
Busseron Township   
Claimants, Catalog of 
Decker Township   
Distilleries and Ferries   
Early Settlers   
Early Residents of Harrison   
Forts, Blockhouses, etc   
Grants to Settlers at Vincennes 
Heads of Families at Vincennes 
Harrison Township   
Industries of Widner   
Johnson Township   
Land Claims at Vincennes   
Militia Company, Roster   
McGowen, Massacre of   
Milling Interests   
Mound Builders, The   
Miscellaneous Items   
Notes on the Northwest Territory 
Other Important Surveys 
Pioneers of Busseron   
Prehistoric Relics   
Pear Tree, The Great   
Palmyra Township   
Shakers, The  
Steen Township  
Tanyards, Mills, Forts, etc  
Vincennes Township  
Vigo Township  
Washington Township  
Widner Township  
Organization of the County
Asylums, The S
Acts of the County Board
Bonds of the County
Boundary and Early Government
County Officers
Court House, The New
Displays at the Fair
Election Returns
Finances of the County
Jail, The New
Knox County Fair, The
Medical Society, The
Name Origin of
Population of the County
Paupers, The
Plank Road, The
Public Buildings
Prisons
Railroads
Receipts and Disbursements, Fair
Townships, Formation of
Taxation
Votes Polled
Bench and Bar
Attorneys of the Present
Bar, The Local
Court, The First
Character of Judges
Circuit Court, The
Common Pleas Court
Circuit Judges, List of
Courts of 
Death Penalty, The First
Grand Jury, The First
Jurisdiction of the Early Courts
Judges, List of
Judges of Probate
Knox County Organized
Oyer and Terminer Courts
Public Buildings
Presentment for Murder
Probate Court S
Professional Sketches
Preliminary History
Sheriffs, List of
Trial of Offenses
Territorial Courts
Military History
Artillery Company, The
Aid Societies
Battle of Tippecanoe
Black Hawk Campaign, The
Bounty and Relief,
Casualties at Tippecanoe
Companies, The First
Camp Knox
Companies at Tippecanoe
Dodge's Company,
Drafts, The
Eightieth Regiment, The
Enlistments tinder Last Call
Fiftyfirst Regiment, The
Flag Presentation
Interview of Harrison and Tecumseh 
Militia Companies, The Old
Mexican War, The
Mass Meetings
Officers of the Fourteenth
One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment
Revolutionary Soldiers
Rebellion, Outbreak of the
Sketch of the Fourteenth
Sixtyfifth Regiment, The
Twentysixth Regiment, The
Tippecanoe Campaign, The
Thirtythird Regiment
Views of The Sun
History of the Towns
Additions to Vincennes
Business Houses
Bicknell
Bruceville
Busseron
Chippecoke
Commandants, The French
Description of Fort Sackville
Date of Founding Vincennes
Dispute about Fort Sackville
Deekertown
Dicksburg
Edwardsport
Emison
French and Jesuit Missions
Freelandsville
French Fort The Old
Fisherman, The
Incorporated Companies
Land Grant, The Oldest
Later Business Establishments
Mound Builders, The
Manufacturing Establishments
Monroe City
Newspapers
Ordinances of Vincennes
Oaktown
Plantation of Grouseland
Present Business
Recorded History, The First
Riehland"
Religious Condition, The
Sandborn
Secret Societies
Slavery,
Town and City Officers
Vincennes, Old Town of
Vincennes, The Territorial Capital
Vincennes in 
Wheatland
Westphalia
Educational History
County Seminary, The
Disposal of the University
Education in Busseron Township
Harrison Township Pedagogues
Johnson Township Schools
Management of the Seminary
Palmyra Educators
Public Schools, The
Schools of Decker
Seminary Township, The
Suits over the Property'
Schools of Washington
Statistics, Enumeration, Etc
School Examiners
Township Educational Affairs
Teachers of Steen Township
University, The Vincennes
Vigo Schools
Vincennes Public Schools
Widner Township Teachers
Religious History
African Methodist Church
Bishops, The
Busseron, The Shakers  
Baptist Church at Vincennes
Church Records, The Early
Catalog of Priests
Church of St John
Classes in Johnson
Christian Church at Vincennes
Churches of Vigo &
Decker Township Church