The Story of Old Fort Johnson
W. Max Reid
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER III - Sir William Johnson at the battle of Lake George.
CHAPTER V - Vagaries of men's minds - Sir John Johnson.
CHAPTER VII - Old documents found in Glen-Sanders house - Résumé of history of war in the valley of the Mohawk - Diary of Wm. Colbraith at Fort Schuyler - The first raising of the Stars and Stripes over an American Fort.
CHAPTER VIII - Capture of Walter N. Butler - Han Yost Schuyler and others - Escape of Butler.
CHAPTER X - Colonel Marinus Willett - Battle of Dorlach (Sharon Springs).
CHAPTER XII - Will of Sir William Johnson.
CHAPTER XIII - Genealogy of the Johnson family.
CHAPTER XV - Land Grants: Royal, Kingsborough, Sacandaga.
CHAPTER XVII - The early Mohawk Indians- idea of the Creation.
CHAPTER XVIII - Episode at the siege of Fort Schuyler - The murder of the maidens.
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ILLUSTRATIONS
OLD FORT JOHNSON AND THE KAYADEROSSEROS CREEK.
VALLEY OF THE MOHAWK FROM HIGHLANDS AT HOFFMAN, N.Y.
GREAT FALLS OF THE MOHAWK, COHOES, N.Y.
THE BLUFF BELOW THE FALLS, COHOES, N.Y.
OLD FORT JOHNSON IN 1753 Drawn by Col. Guy Johnson
GHOST ROOM AND A GHOSTLY VISION, OLD FORT JOHNSON
SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON, BART. From an old print.
FORT JOHNSON. - THE GROVE OF LOCUSTS
FOOT HILLS OF THE ADIRONDACKS. NEAR THE SACANDAGA
THE ISLANDS OF THE MOHAWK. A VISTA FROM THE ANTLERS
A CORNER IN A CELLAR UNDER OLD FORT JOHNSON
MIDWINTER IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY
DEEP-CASEMENTED WINDOW IN THE LADY JOHNSON ROOM
JUNCTION OF THE MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE RIVERS, WITH ERIE CANAL AQUEDUCT
A CORNER OF OLD ST. GEORGE-S CHURCHYARD, SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
GLEN-SANDERS HOUSE, SCOTIA, N.Y., 1713
COL. BARRY ST. LEGER From an old print.
OLD MILE-SQUARE ROAD, ONEGA CREEK
THE OLD KLOCK HOUSE, ST. JOHNSVILLE, N.Y. - 1750
ORNAMENTED WINDOW, CHURCH AT STONE ARABIA
LADY JOHNSON, "LOVELY POLLY WATTS," WIFE OF SIR JOHN JOHNSON, BART.
THE EAST ROOM, OLD FORT JOHNSON
STATUE OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON, BART., JOHNSTOWN, N.Y.
J. WATTS DE PEYSTER From a steel engraving.
MEMORIAL TABLET ERECTED IN HONOR OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN WATTS DE PEYSTER
PART OF RICHMOND COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL ANTIQUITIES
AN ATTIC WINDOW, OLD FORT JOHNSON
CAYADUTTA CREEK, RUNNING THROUGH THE BATTLEFIELD OF JOHNSTOWN, N.Y.
THE MOHAWK IN THE CHILLY GRASP OF WINTER
MOUND AT FORT HUNTER WHERE A NUMBER OF INDIAN SKELETONS WERE UNCOVERED
GREAT TURTLE POND, FORT HUNTER, N.Y.
THE JELLES FONDA COPPER KETTLE. A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC
THE AUTHOR RESTORING THE GREAT MOHAWK JAR
WINE VAULT CELLAR, OLD FORT JOHNSON
ABANDONED HIGHWAY TO ALBANY, LEADING TO DADANASCARA FORD
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