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Sketches of the life and adventures of Jacob Parkhurst / written with his own hand when about three score and ten years of age, ... for the benefit of the rising generation, particularly of his own descendants ; adding a few facts to the many recorded instances of the sufferings of the early pioneers along the Ohio River.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Parkhurst, Jacob, 1772-1863, author.
Contributor:
Newberry Library, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Parkhurst, Jacob, 1772-1863.
Parkhurst, Jacob.
Frontier and pioneer life--Ohio River Valley.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Indians of North America--Wars--Ohio River Valley.
Indians of North America.
Pioneers--Ohio River Valley--Biography.
Pioneers.
Ohio River Valley--Description and travel.
Ohio River Valley.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (28 pages)
Place of Publication:
Newcastle, Indiana : John W. Grupps [i.e. Grubbs], Printer, "Courier" Office, 1842.
Notes:
AMDigital Reference: Graff 3198
Collection: Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
Parkhurst joined Harmar for the Ohio campaign of 1790, but did not march north with him from Cincinnati. Later, he had several narrow escapes from American Indians along the shores of the Ohio.

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