The Place of Washington in the History of Western Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Place of Washington in the History of Western Pennsylvania Washington made six visits to Western Pennsylvania: in 1753- 1754-1755-1758-1770 and 1781, and on three of them he spent some time on the site of the city of Pittsburgh, viz.: in 1753, 1758, and 1770. His first public service was his trip to Western Pennsylvania in 1753 as bearer of a letter from Governor Dinwiddic to Legardeur de la St. Pierre, the French commandant, at Venango. This and three subsequent visits to Western Pennsylvania - 1754, 1755, 1758 - all had to do with the matter of the contest between the English and French for the possession of the Ohio Valley. To my mind, the most interesting of all Washington's visits, and the one which appeals to the imagination most, is his first visit, in 1753, when he carried Governor Dinwiddle's letter to the French commandant, warning the French out of the country of the Ohio Valley. At this time Washington was a youth of 21, inured to the life of the forest by four years' service as surveyor and adjutant-general of the Virginia Militia, which did much to fit him for the undertaking. Before attempting to describe this journey, let us look at the course of events which had given rise to Governor Dinwiddle's demand, through his messenger, Washington, that the French should leave the country of the Ohio Valley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.