This is a comprehensive study of the life of Zebulon Butler, a participant in the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the intercolonial confrontations known as the Yankee-Pennamite Wars. Butler migrated to Pennsylvania in 1769 and soon became the military and civil leader of the Connecticut settlers in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania. During the Revolutionary War, he served in one of the most dangerous theatres of the war-the isolated Susquehanna frontier of Pennsylvania-where the struggling settlers were subject to Indian-Tory attacks and the hostility of the…mehr
This is a comprehensive study of the life of Zebulon Butler, a participant in the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the intercolonial confrontations known as the Yankee-Pennamite Wars. Butler migrated to Pennsylvania in 1769 and soon became the military and civil leader of the Connecticut settlers in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania. During the Revolutionary War, he served in one of the most dangerous theatres of the war-the isolated Susquehanna frontier of Pennsylvania-where the struggling settlers were subject to Indian-Tory attacks and the hostility of the Pennsylvania government. After the war, Butler sought peace with the Pennsylvania authorities and exercised a steadying influence on the Wyoming community. When the longstanding land controversy between Connecticut and Pennsylvania again erupted in civil war and sparked a separate state movement encouraged by Ethan Allen, Butler counseled peace and assisted Timothy Pickering in the establishment of Luzerne County.
JAMES R. WILLIAMSON is a retired army officer and a retired Professor of History and Business, Gwynedd-Mercy College. He is presently Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Scranton, and Adjunct Professor of History and Business at Wilkes University. LINDA A. FOSSLER is presently Adjunct Professor of History at Allentown College.
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Foreword Preface Illustrations The Early Years: 1731 1769 The Family Background The French and Indian War: 1756 1762 Farmer, Merchant, Trader: 1762 1769 The Pre Revolutionary Years: 1769 1775 Background: The Conflicting Claims The First Yankee Pennamite War: 1769 1771 Growth of the Wyoming Settlement: 1772 1775 The Second Yankee Pennamite War: 1775 The Revolutionary Years: 1776 1781 New Dangers: 1776 1778 The Battle of Wyoming: 1778 The Hartley Expedition: 1778 The Sullivan Expedition: 1779 In Command at Wyoming: 1779 1780 Along the Hudson: 1781 The Post Revolutionary Years: 1782 1790 The Decree of Trenton: 1782 The Third Yankee Pennamite War: 1783 1784 The Establishment of Luzerne County: 1785 1786 The Confirming Act: 1787 Reaction, Rebellion, and Repeal: 1787 1790 The Later Years: 1787 1795 County Official: 1787 1792 Retirement: 1792 1795 Epilogue: 1795 1807 Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Foreword Preface Illustrations The Early Years: 1731 1769 The Family Background The French and Indian War: 1756 1762 Farmer, Merchant, Trader: 1762 1769 The Pre Revolutionary Years: 1769 1775 Background: The Conflicting Claims The First Yankee Pennamite War: 1769 1771 Growth of the Wyoming Settlement: 1772 1775 The Second Yankee Pennamite War: 1775 The Revolutionary Years: 1776 1781 New Dangers: 1776 1778 The Battle of Wyoming: 1778 The Hartley Expedition: 1778 The Sullivan Expedition: 1779 In Command at Wyoming: 1779 1780 Along the Hudson: 1781 The Post Revolutionary Years: 1782 1790 The Decree of Trenton: 1782 The Third Yankee Pennamite War: 1783 1784 The Establishment of Luzerne County: 1785 1786 The Confirming Act: 1787 Reaction, Rebellion, and Repeal: 1787 1790 The Later Years: 1787 1795 County Official: 1787 1792 Retirement: 1792 1795 Epilogue: 1795 1807 Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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