Download or read book History of Pittsburgh and Environs Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by American Historical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Pittsburgh and Environs, Vol. 2 The commander of Fort Pitt in March, 1779, was Colonel Daniel Brodhead. Washington projected an expedition under Brodhead's com mand to cooperate with General Sullivan in an attack on Fort Niagara, but the project was afterwards abandoned, and though Brodhead marched his forces up the Allegheny river as far as Warren, in icting much damage upon the Indians, he accomplished nothing more and returned to Fort Pitt without loss. Brodhead was a man full of projects - one was an expedition down the Ohio and Mississippi against Natchez, another against Detroit, but Washington put a veto on both. This inac tion galled Brodhead, and he gave full token of his restless spirit. Owing to the scarcity of provisions, he found fault with the quartermasters, one of whom was Colonel Ephraim Blaine, grandfather of James G. Blaine, therefore it was not surprising he became involved in an angry contro versy with some of his officers. He was superseded by General William Irvine in November, 1781, who remained until the close of the war. 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."

Download or read book History of Pittsburgh and Environs Classic Reprint written by American Historical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Pittsburgh and Environs James and Virginia (cameron) Irwin were the parents of five children: 5. C. Irwin, an architect of Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. A. M. Bowman, who resides at the Irwin homestead in Bellevue; James L. Irwin, president of the Florida Produce and Fruit Company, Jacksonville, Fla; Paul W. Irwin, an architect of Pittsburgh; and Lee S. Irwin. Of further mention. Lee S. Irwin was born in Bellevue, Allegheny county. Pa., April 22, 1877. After public school years were ended, he became interested with his father in the sheet metal business, and when James Irwin died. After forty-e years of successful business, Lee S. Irwin succeded him in the management, and for six years has been the capable head of the James Irwin Com pany. Lately closing its first half century of existence, 1870-1990. The business heretofore conducted on a retail basis was changed in 1914, and is now strictly a manufacturing and jabbing business in wholesale quan tities only. The plant, which is a busy, prosperous one, employs at the height of its busiest season forty hands. Mr. Irwin is a Republican in politics. And a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Irwin married Charlotte Davidson, and they are the parents of a daughter, Jane, born in 1909. 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.

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Download or read book HIST OF PITTSBURGH ENVIRONS written by George Thornton Fleming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Pittsburgh and Environs, Vol. 3 Agriculture was at once subordinated to new conditions in the pro duction of smaller crops which were necessary at very fair returns for the subsistence of the local population. Pittsburgh had another ad vantage; that was the circumstance that most of those enroute to the West and South assembled in their town to take passage to their several landing places in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, which gave them time to take stock of the various resources of the town. These settlers soon found that many of the essentials for their new homes and farms, as well as the little factories that some of them intended building, were to be had at much more reasonable prices than in any of the eastern markets, and were ready to take with them on their trips to their new homes. This fact was speedily apparent to the Pittsburgh manufacturer and tradesman of whatever nature, and production was hurried in every line. Letters from those who had bought from Pittsburgh producers to those in the East who contemplated joining them in the West and South, notifying them of the advantages of buying in Pittsburgh es pecially in the matter of convenience, both in prices and quick ship ments, multiplied their customers and expanded the area of sales greatly very early in the history of local manufacturing. Gradually, too, the boating facilities began to improve, which gave these manufacturers great advantages over eastern competitors which they were quick to see and just as quick to take care of. Manufacturing had struck its stride and Pittsburgh had discovered its destiny. Other cities, east and west, north and south, have vainly imagined that the finger of this destiny has pointed at them, indeed, they have risen in this illusion to be putative rivals of the iron-steel-coal-electric-city, but each in turn has become conscious of the illusion and adapted itself to conditions indicated. Transportation in those days was of the most elementary nature and was carried on in every direction under the most expensive conditions, but this subject is fully treated in another chapter. 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.

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