The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-13
of the Northwest Territory IN.
tatleA - Lanas-Aeirs Of soldiers
- 1ENS9AsA1a Expeaitien wanted.

series OF tveut8s IN American ntStoSy pfos
cedes ~ more than century this formal
publication. There viii b many caai1n-
ants under the cAii IN all the states oe
the Notthweet Territory. flilnois. indiSha,
OHIO, Michigan and WIatouAn. u b lfke-
II that there Win be as many Or more
from Kentucky. virginia and ether states
h whIcA the fittle army Of Gsor9e Rogers
Clarke was recruited, fer AFTER the COM
quest some Of Clarke's men returned to
their former homes IN these stAtes Ha.f
a century ako there were as many - 30
Claimants pretending 10 title IN puho1o
lands a. iescendants Of the soldiers q
CMrks. Most az these we're in Illinois.
Indiana and Kentucky. There were other
claima nrowine out Oh the Indian wars In
Ohio, but the claimants the sovefnmene
has always sought. ana whose claims Il
has been not only willing bat ahxioas to
nay. are those Claiming by right deleene
from soldiers Of the ofifinal army Of In
yasion Of the Northwest Territory.
These are not now many. There were
les, than 30 men In Clarkes command
g.. go ~-...Av
sUndsf the &rAnt oS poMer %. Esn ~.
sn.sT nsy. 4ve nsS s "a N .s~s 49, ~ Sst~
80. $3.50 - 20 49, - ~ = ~ t,s..ss. -
men eace 90 o part OF tns vHln.. "'.
w Anu ~ 49, s.. S' r.sss~ 80 !.
snel cc . .n0..INn. ~. .S"s...s IN
march o. thousand nIies tnloM ssn...,. ~m-
deIness. M SiaI.0 i0alu ..,,...H -.
rcase men Iur sucn a Sus .s sS,.'S
O. sne copanes :. ~ 10. -. % ,.s,,.si;.s-
~ vnss ~ Issss.s.a =. nee.
. nj ,Ssss usrs many sinsie desertions be-
~ -. ssssaao....ss Whss rss ,sst ne
~ 49, ~. sn.s h.is - me ru,tsber
- ,rcons riaSts haa been Instructed to
rs,ss xsa ~ the nrt a. men necessary
=, s,,en ! he.srda,is enterhrise. soldiers
- ssss...- -Ac 49, ,-tllsnv ~ take All
az a. s.srs..s. chsnces Il Involved. Ii 3
49, ds..cr...rt. "A fhsaN men the govern.
.srs /. ~ .neEirs. II there be any Of
49, = .r,,,id ~ ana .rs not sireadv
o : ..s,,a,.,n, ~ IN. cess,or 81 tha
na1ue ~ ..s,a.s.s ana ths,r AZ.
e.....as.,. snnu,d nave ri.ht "a the puhlic
- ~ !. go - - c,salrsrna AZ I'm
.s.s . = - ~ .rd 4 = more
49,. 49, r.,sas,s.>t 4. st,hssnuent IAris,
800, - snr.r.s-
rsrss,a. hsvs nest, ..,emn.ed under this
-. "a 80 = !. - .s,,, - h. Ac,,hts0
~ 49, ..o". s,s = ass.s"r.ss rrase thts n -
Una. .n0s "a. s.ss@~as 60 srervms t,on.
n - ~" - s-sss.s rr.rs,.rsv rsnn.
-. s..o - -,,x...S -~ss.. - 49, .,,asStnA
" 49, s,.X $780, q. ,s,a .rne nnlecf
LOT az Is. A. =. s..s.S hsse - the
81, s"0 80 ~ ~ 1sss. sris ~ru0.tion.
...a-. - SssAss :, fs1V H.,arv M the
u .. sn - crseus - =. - 80 1890
~ - ns .. S..s1 20 .xsss.ssss 80 .sSse,s
sas i.cs wvusu no. ~ ~ ~ 49, 49, -
ano iact wHsS" rv - s ~ - ~ -
sne cnaHc q one slSs 80 a-sss ~
one-naII OF tnS men s.s.sVs Nv sHsS. !.
e s..s ssw ~. s .u'.isss 49, lo - S'
ute 70 any puo..O iAuus
Another nct discreditinf the crest ma
1nBIte4ti0n8
made - that practcaiiy All OF tns meu
who were at the capture cf the Hfiusn
forts at kaskAskia ana Vinceanes loon
out patents IN tnsr own H1s. =. Z ~ - ~
thus acquired were either alienAteo oy
them or descended TO their nena, ana nave
sither been held or alienated ~ tnese. ~
10 . fact that many OF the orlginai claim
ants and hulders themselves aiienated tnesr
holdings. being too much ADDICTED g hves
of adventure to be content even VIZ sns
ordinary ana constant oeneeu OF eAis.
tencc In pioneer country. some o. snens
went with Boone across the 1ssMpW
and others drffted INTO service Mn sacA
soh IN Hernia. Wherever adven' r anu
ective service Were % pe Iounu 49,
Hig AnNe weW !" tuJ 80
Those among them VINO nad entered ANU
IN Illinois or Indiana. ana VINO ne.u t1em'
became snnuentsai neures IN tnsI Gun
munftiess ana numper Q! Inc 49,, ~
most prominent iamines N notn s'ale -. "a -
their origin IN ne ianu pvuHty $3.50.
congress. seof9s rofess nss. - -.
took ovt patent on !ahos 10 w"a, ="
Randolph county. ishnois. p. r..
providence soon seo 20 .ne.r ,,.Na,a.s Ia
had ar6e cMHia ass's' s....s... 80
suits hroueht asa.ns' "" =" T.. 49,. ~.
uered Dy MN ana .usnss,eu ~ e s,iS
which ne ciaiMeo tne nL"ss..~n ~ - .
pay for. consumes nis a.. 49,
meiancnoIy .ae. ~. ..rs.,o, - ~sr.
mander o. tnh sIe.s - 49,. rs,asred
mcn OF nas uo" 80 sn.a,s.X nm
TOT my Time ."o '''ss
Ger the krsnu x..o.xa.n,~ ~ the.>
bu. .a.n.s ,.,sr .,n nov, n, be
nasc sno .n.Iepn M rr,m.ss yAre
iouno IN e.tner ns, Ia. - an...s ,.s<,,..r.
tneir ANCESTORS. sHss navs 49, 80 :.
q newer iSuus. @.nss.'..a Ia Tssas
na .s na ~. 49,. ....vsvA 4 r,Ia.
nor. N nlna ,s !. 10 s,,,.s,so,,.
~ 1..-a.~ rn.e. srs alt d<scend.