Page 327. Our captain. Charles Stewart. He held the remarkable record of being seventy-one years in the service, and senior officer for seventeen years. He lived until 1869. His daughter was the mother of Charles Stewart Parnell.
Page 335. Oyo. The Indian name for the Ohio.
Page 337. Blanny. A popular corruption of Blennerhassett.
Page 337. Our General brave. Major-General Buell.
Page 337. I have the Baron in my head. The only system of military tactics then in use among the officers in the western country was that of Baron Steuben.
Page 337. The Deputy. Governor Return Jonathan Meigs.
Page 338. 'Twas half a kneel of Indian meal. A kneel is equal to two quarts.
Page 338. Tyler, they say, lies at Belpré. Comfort Tyler was one of Burr's chief lieutenants.
Page 338. The Cor'ner. Joel Bowen.
Page 338. Instead of sword, he seized his board. Buell was a tailor by trade.