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SOLDIERS MENTIONED IN EBENEZER DENNY’S JOURNAL

 

1786

Dr. Allison, Capt. Armstrong, Capt. Beatty (paymaster), Lt. E. Beatty, Mr. Brison, Col. Boon, Lt. Bradford, Mr. Bradshaw, Gen. Clark, Mr. Devoire (on way to Indian country), Capt. Doughty (his company from New York), Capt. Doyle, Lt. Doyle. Abner Dunn (an old officer who had been to the Shawnee towns), Mr. Elliott, Major Finney, John Geary (deserted), Mr. Hamtramck (his company from New York, escorting surveyors), Col. Josiah Harmar, Mrs. Harmar (Col. and wife were at Fort McIntosh by June and at arrived at Fort Harmar in July), Mr. Heart, Mr. Hutchens, Mr. Kingsbury, Mr. Le Bere (on way to Indian country), Capt. M’Curdys (his company from Pennsylvania, escorting surveyors), Mr. M’Dowell, Mr. Mercer (his company from New Jersey, escorting surveyors), Major Montgomery, Major North, Capt. O’Hara (a contractor), James Parker (at Lexington), Col. Patterson, Lt. John Pratt (quartermaster), Mr. Ranken, James Sample, Mr. Sims, Mr. Smith, Mr. Strong (his company from Connecticut), Mr. Sufferins (an interpreter), Corp. Thompson (deserted), Mr. West, Sgt. Wilcox, Major Wyllys, Capt. Ziegler.

  • As of March 1786, the majority of men at Fort Finney were Irish according to Ebenezer Denny.
  • On July 17 th, Ensign Denny ordered to report to Fort Harmar. By August, Fort Harmar was still unfinished.

 

1787

Lt. Armstrong, Capt. Ashton, Lt. Beatty, Daniel Britt, Capt. Burbeck (of New York, stationed at West Point in January), Gen. Clark, Mr. Doughty (at Fort Harmar), Lt. Doyle, Mr. Duncan (a contractor), Mr. Dunn (on way to Kentucky), Dr. Elliott, Mr. Finney (evacuated Fort Finney by January and built small work across from Louisville, Kentucky), Mr. Ferguson (at Fort McIntosh in January), Major Finney, Major Fish (of New York, resigned), Major Hamtramck (at Fort Steuben in January), Col. Josiah Harmar, Capt. Heart (at Fort Harmar), Lt. Kersey, Mr. Kingsbury, Mr. Lakesang, Col. Le Gras (chief magistrate among the French), Mr. M’Curdy (at Fort Steuben in January), Dr. M’Dowell (at Fort Harmar), Ensign M’Dowell, Mr. Marnie (a contractor), Mr. Mason, Jacob Melcher, Capt. Mercer (at Fort Steuben in January), Mr. O’Hara (a contractor), Alexander Parker (on way to Kentucky), Lt. Peters, Ensign Sedam, John Siddon (taken prisoner at the Wabash), Capt. Smith, Ensign Spear, Capt. Strong (from Connecticut, at Fort Harmar on May 17th), Col. Todd, Mr. Tardiveau (a Frenchman), Mr. Turnbull (a contractor), Mr. Wells, Major Wyllys, Mr. Ziegler (evacuated Fort Finney by January and built small work across from Louisville, Kentucky).

  • Fort Finney was evaculated by January.
  • Fort Steuben was ordered evaculated in June.

 

1788

Major Alexander, Lt. Armstrong, Capt. Beatty, Lt. Beatty (paymaster), Jane Beatty (arrived from Fort Pitt), Col. Blaine, James Blaine (son of Col. Blaine), Ephraim Blaine, Capt. Bradford (recruiter in New York), Daniel Britt (a contractor), Mr. Brown (member of congress from Kentucky), Gen. Richard Butler, Ebenezer Denny (was at Fort Harmar on May 29 th), Major Doughty, Mr. Duncan, Lt. Ernest (recruiter in New York), Capt. Ferguson, Lt. Ford, Gen. Gibson, Capt. Heart, Capt. Hardin (from Kentucky), Gen. Josiah Harmar (was at Fort Harmar on May 29 th), Ensign Hartshorn, Lt. Kersey, Dr. Knight, Capt. M’Curdy, Ensign M’Dowell, Mr. Marten (a surveyor), Mr. Melcher (a subaltern of regiment), Mr. Mitchell, Cadet Morgan, Capt. James O’Hara (a contractor), Lt. Peters, Lt. Pratt (quartermaster), Mr. Rankin (a messenger to Indian towns), Wintrop Sargent (Secretary of Western Territory, a director of the Ohio Company), Lt. Schuyler, Mr. Spear (a subaltern of regiment), Gen. Arthur St. Clair (Governor of Western Territory), Capt. Smith, Capt. Strong, Dr. Sumner, Judge John Cleves Symmes (Judge of the Territorial Court from 1788 until Ohio became a state in 1803, purchased land at the Miami River), Polly Symmes (daughter of Judge Symmes), Ensign Thompson, Judge James Mitchell Varnum, Mr. White (a member of congress, was at Fort Harmar on May 29), C. Wilkins, Mr. Wilson (a messenger to Indian towns), Capt. Ziegler (born in Heidelberg, Germany).

  • Denny’s description of the Ohio Company, Marietta, and Campus Martius is on pages 119 – 120.

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