Oconostota, Cherokee chief: [242]; treacherously murders Lieut. Coytomore, [79]-[80].
Ohio Company: see Land Companies.
Ohio Indians: [46].
Ohio Valley: [102], [145].
Old Abraham: [263].
Old Chillicothe: [212].
Old Southwest: [104], [126], [195], [198], [212], [226], [260], [265], [305], [309], [348]; pioneers of, [ch. XV], [5], [12], [14], [17], [28]-[31]; pioneer democracy of, [20]-[21], [103]-[104];—planter aristocracy of, [20];—Mimic republics of, [200];—colonizers of, [20].
Ormond, Duke of: to Leoline Jenkins, [6].
Oroloswa, Catawba Chief: [71], see King Heygler.
Osborne, Captain Alexander: leads Rowan militia, [62].
Otari towns: [217].
Ouasioto Gap: [118], [145], [146], [150], see Cumberland Gap.
Outassitus, Cherokee chief: [91].
Overton, Samuel: [239].
Owen, William: [163], [164], [165].
Oxford: [249].
P
Pacific Ocean: [144].
Page, John: [239].
Paintsville: [100].
Paris: [43].
Path Deed: [224].
Paxtang: [145].
Pearis, Capt. Richard: [70].
Peck, John M.: [148].
Penn, William: [8], [21], [22].
Pennsylvania: [5], [10], [13], [27], [33], [45], [54], [99], [118], [144], [209], [277]; population of, [8]; lands, [9]; immigrants into, [12];—Synod, [13];—settlers, [146];—Proprietaries of, [111];—traders, [146], [207].
Pensacola: [138], [139].
Perkins, John: defeats Indians by strategy, [83]-[84].
Phifer, Martin: leads frontier rangers, [83].
Philadelphia: [8], [32], [123], [185], [249], [250].
Pilot Knob: [102], [118], [119].
Pilot Mountain: [135].
Piomingo, Chickasaw chief: [125].
Pioneer: farmer, [ch. IX]; promoter, [ch. XI].
Pittsburgh: [122].
"Pocahontas of the West": [262]; see Nancy Ward.
Point Pleasant: [213].
Polk, Thomas: [172].
Ponce de Leon: [ch. XII].
Portwood, age: [232].
Post St. Vincent: [281].
Pound Gap: [102].
Powell's Mountain: [224].
Powell's Valley: [113], [114], [149], [203], [224], [252]; lands in, granted to Transylvania Company, [287]-[288].
Presbyterians: in Ireland, [7];—Scotch-Irish, [27].
Preston, Col. William: [208], [212], [240]; to Lord Dunmore on Henderson's offers of land, [220]; to George Washington on Transylvania, [237]-[238], [242]-[243];—supports Judge Henderson, [254].
Price, Thomas, Indian trader: guides Henderson at Hart to Otari towns, [217]; testifies regarding Great Treaty, [225].
Price's Meadow: [124].
Privy Council: [206].
"Proposals for the encouragement of settling the lands, etc.": issued by Transylvania Company, [219], [220].
Puritan: [86].
Q
Quaker Meadows: [294].
Quakers: [20]-[21].
Quebec: [212].
Quindre, Dagniaux de: commands at siege of Transylvania Fort, [274]-[276].
R
Rains, John: [123].
Randolph, Col. Peter: treaty commissioner, [59].
Recall of Judges: early example, [286]-[287].
Red Lick Fork: [150].
Regulation: [167], [173], [174], [175], [176], [182], [192].
Regulators: [ch. XI], [166], [167], [168], [175], [176], [177], [179], [180], [181], [183], [185], [190].
Reid, Capt. Mayne: [282].
Revere, Paul: [231].
Richard Henderson & Company: [119], [129], [138]; organized, [107]; despatch Boone on exploring expedition, [109]; granted land by Virginia, [279]; see Land Companies.
Richter: [166].
Rivers: Big Sandy, west fork of, [142]; Broad, [59], [289]; Catawba, [62], [70], [83], [84];—South fork of, [298]; Chattahoochee, [266]; Cherokee, [111], [121]; Clinch, [142]; Cumberland, [44], [109], [114], [119], [121], [128], [157], [223], [224], [269], [284], [288], [308]; Dick's, [126], [156]; Great Kanawha, [107], [112], [191], [192], [193]; Green, [151], [157], [188], [279], [294]; Hiwassee, [332]; Holston, [142], [192], [194], [195], [224], [283]; Illinois, [207]; James, [16], [96]-[97]; Kentucky, [156], [159], [212], [236], [242], [248], [253], [284]; Licking, [156]; Little Tennessee, [65], [307]; Louisa, [149], [193]; Meho, [163]; Miami, [102]; Mississippi, [42], [102], [139], [155], [259], [329], [330], [343]; Muskingum, [102]; New, [224]; Nonachunheh, Nolichucky, [194], [197]; Ohio, [42], [44], [45], [100], [107], [116], [117], [121], [122], [142], [151], [156], [191], [192], [193], [207], [213], [279];—falls of the, [255], [284];—forks of the, [47]; Opeckon, [12]; Pacolet, [76]; Potomac, [122]; Red, [119], [153], [154]; Reedy, [112], [191]; Roanoke, [69]; Rockcastle, [100], [155]; Scioto, [102]; Shenandoah, [17]; Stone's, [121]; Swannanoa, [136]; Tellico, [68]; Tennessee, [44], [58], [121], [191], [283], [290]; Trinity, [42]; Tugaloo, [266]; Twelve Mile, [89]; Wabash, [123]; Washita, [122]; Watauga, [197], [219], [221], [224], [293].
Robertson, Charles: [224].
Robertson, James: [188], [189], [190], [196], [197], [200], [222], [260], [263], [287], [309], [327], [332], [339], [340], [341], [342], [344], [347]; leads scouting party for Transylvania Company, [280]-[281]; guides party to French Lick, [282]; joined by Donelson and party, [284]; names Miró District, [343]; desires union with Spain, [343]; seeks separation of Cumberland from North Carolina, [345]; to Miró on separatist movement, [346].
Robinson, John: [69].
Rochelle: [43].
Rocky Mountains: [135].
Rogers, Sergt.: [73].
Rogersville: [290].
Roan Mountain: [135].
Round-O, Cherokee chief: [79].
Rowan, Matthew: [19], [76].
Rowan rangers: [83]; described, [82]-[83].
Rowan: settlers murdered, [77], [265].
Rucker, Capt.: [113].
Rutherford, Gen. Griffith: leads Rowan rangers, [76], [83]; leads rescuing force, [265], [270]; leads army against Cherokees, [267].
Russell, Capt. William: [203].
S
Saint Augustine: [138].
Saint Lusson, Daumont de: [41]-[42].
Salem: [87].
Salisbury: [34], [38], [59], [146], [148], [162], [165], [166], [168], [172], [289].
Salling, John Peter: [117].
San Salvador: [144].
Sandy Creek Association: [175], [184], [185], [190].
Sandy River expedition: [70].
Sapona Town: [35].
Sault Ste. Marie: [41].
Savannah: [51].
Savannah Indians: [65].
Scaggs, Charles: [126].
Scaggs, Henry: [282]; meets Daniel Boone, [109]; agent for Richard Henderson & Co., [109]-[110]; explores Cumberland region, [119]; leads Long Hunters into Kentucky, [125]-[126].
Scaggs' Ridge: [120].
Schnell, Leonard: pilgrimage of, [14]-[15].
Scotch Lowlands: [6].
Scotch-Irish: [7], [11], [27], [33], [188]; in Pennsylvania, [8];—immigration of, [5], [19]; settlers, [28].
Scotchman: [218].
Scotland: [217].
Scovil: [168].
Searcy: connection, [190]; Reuben, [169]; Valentine, [222].
Settiquo: [76], [307], [316].
Sevier, James: emissary of Franklin to Miró, [337]-[338].
Sevier, John: [200], [222], [260], [298], [313]-[314], [322], [325], [326], [327], [330], [337], [344], [347]; early life, [198]; defends Watauga Fort, [263]; rescues Bonny Kate Sherrill, [264]; with Shelly plans King's Mountain campaign, [292], [296]; defeats Indians, [307]-[308]; disavows revolutionary intent, [315]; elected Governor of Franklin, [317]; writes defiant letter to Caswell, [323]-[324]; appeals to Benjamin Franklin, [324]; besieges Tipton, [330]; attacks Indians, [331]-[332]; writes Gardoqui, offering to "deliver" Franklin to Spain, [333]-[335]; arrested for high treason, imprisoned, [337]; rescued, [338]; restored to office by North Carolina, [338]; elected first governor of Tennessee, [348].
Shawanoes, Shawnese: [25], [44], [69], [117], [151], [203], [205], [209], [271];—chief of, [204].
Shelby, Col. Evan: leads force against Chickamaugas, [290]; appointed brigadier-general, [322].
Shelby, Isaac: [222], [291], [298]; at Battle of Great Kanawha, [213]-[214]; initiates King's Mountain campaign, [292]; at King's Mountain, [301]; elected first governor of Kentucky, [348].
Shelby, Capt. James: [263].
Shenandoah Valley: [10], [34].
Sherrill, Katherine: rescued by John Sevier, [264].
Silonee, Cherokee chief: [79]; checks Montgomerie, [89]; see Young Warrior of Estatoe.
Sims, George: writes A Serious Address, etc., [160], [169], [170].
Simms, William Gilmore: [144].
Six Nations: [111], [191].
Slaughter: [138].
Slaughter, Col. Thomas: [244].
Smith, Capt. John: [69].
Smith, Gen. Daniel: [343], [344].
Smith, James: [121].
Smith, John, Jr.: [69].
Smith, William Bailey: [222]; carries corn to French Lick, [284].
Smith's Bridge: [89].
Smyth, J. F. D.: describes North Carolina backwoodsmen, [39]-[40].
South Carolina: [ch. XV], [14], [27]-[28], [43], [45], [58], [66], [68], [71], [112], [121], [139], [167], [192], [237], [262], [265], [268], [291], [294], [295], [305], [313]; rangers, [89]; traders, [71].
South Fork of Catawba River, [62], [70];—Boys, [298], [301].
South Sea: [ch. XI], [42].
South Sea Islands: [219].
Southwest: see Old Southwest.
Southwest Territory: [348].
Southern Department: [111], [331].
Spach: [166].
Spain: [ch. XX], [330], [331], [332], [337], [338], [339], [340], [344], [345], [347].
Spangenberg, Bishop Augustus Gottlieb: makes exploring tour, [13], [14], [131]; preaches at Bethania, [87].
Spaniards: [292], [332], [340], [345].
Spanish: authorities, [339]; charged affairs, [329];—conspiracy in Kentucky, [335], [339];—conspiracy in Tennessee, [ch. XX], [339];—court, [347];—domain, [348];—government, [346];—minister, [331];—traders, [340].
Spotswood, Gov. Alexander: [97], [98].
St. Asaph's: [243].
St. Clair, Sir John: [54].
St. Clair, Gen. Arthur: [133].
Stalnaker, Samuel: [83], [94].
Stanford: [243].
Steep Rock: [194].
Stephen, Col. Adam: [94], [95].
Stewart, John: [139], [148], [149], [150], [151], [152], [153].
Stone, Uriah: [121], [123].
Stoner, Michael: [121], [212], [232], [272].
Stuart, Capt. John: [91]-[92].
Stuart, John: [111], [191], [192], [194], [261].
Stuart, pioneer: [283].
Superintendent of Indian Affairs: [112], [331].
Swan, David L.: [252].
Switzerland: [134].
Sycamore Shoals of Watauga River: [219], [221], [263], [293].
Synge, Archbishop: [7].