Conrad Weiser's Journal of a Tour to the Ohio, August 11 October 2, 1748 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Conrad Weiser's Journal of a Tour to the Ohio, August 11 October 2, 1748Upon his return to America he was at once dis patched to the Illinois. Proceeding by the Ohio River, he was made prisoner near the mouth of the Wabash, and carried to the Indian towns upon that river, Where he not only secured his own release, but conducted negotiations which put an end to Pontiac's War, and opened the Illinois to the British.A second journey to the Illinois, in the following year, resulted in his reaching Fort Chartres, and proceeding thence to New Orleans. No journal of this voyage has to our knowledge been preserved.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.