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I did my freshman year college NROTC capstone report on Oliver Hazard Perry. Outstanding person - his breaking from tradition to fully integrate himself as an officer with his enlisted seamen, plus his appreciation and advocacy/enforcement of equal treatment for black seamen in that time period, he won Lake Erie by sheer force of will and being an individual who was worth having faith in. He's an often overlooked and outstanding case study in effective leadership.

Dr Sommers passed in 2019. Great historian, great voice and great beard.

I live on the south east side of Wyoming Valley up in the hills overseeing the valley. I’ve always been fascinated by this. There’s a wealth of colonial history in this valley, and all over this region for that matter. Fun fact Wyoming was a word used by the natives meaning “rolling green meadows” which described the undeveloped valley. The state of Wyoming was named by an Ohio senator who was born in Wyoming Valley, PA. Without visiting the new state territory out west, he romanticized the land of the new state was similar to that of Wyoming valley PA where he came from. He was mostly wrong, but the name stuck for Wyoming state.

From my understanding, John Frazier was still living at that cabin or moved to Turtle Creek location. Washington ended up bringing Frazier into the military. John was part of keeping alliances and was a interpreter

Some of the Connecticut settlers were Palatines from the Mohawk Valley and many of them joined Butler's Rangers.

Butler's Rangers only accepted experienced fighters. They had belonged to the Tryon County militia and had fought in the French and Indian wars. After loyalists left the regiment, it came under the command of Nicholas Herkimer.

Although Butler's Rangers did not become a regiment until later, he and his men had fought at Oriskany in 1777 along with their Indian allies.

Very interesting. I’m looking forward to more details

Still making excuses for what savages did to people.

The document issue is a thorny one. They are destroying the originals, but in a capitalist society, a minor document touched by Washington is worth the low hundreds. By cutting them into tiny pieces, they make "relic cards" which add thousands onto what they can charge for sets like these. It's turning history into "product". Which lets people own a piece, but also destroys it...catch 22.

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Very informative discussion. Thought l knew everything about the Revolutionary War, but l didn't.

Thank you very much Brady! I love the Robinson Run series and of course all the other things you have on here. I sent you a message on Facebook regarding my families cemetery. The Hendrickson Cemetery off of Conway Wallrose Road, Beaver County, PA. Thanks for everything!

Did he really just say "native English" Scottish soldiers what an insult.

Nice series and great research, but drop the PC. The native Americans were savages and that has nothing to do with their method of warfare. It was a result of their behavior.

Brady, Remarkable job in assisting myself in showing a group of 3 Generation Z teenagers (ages 15, 16, & 18) about their Scott family ancestry before the days of TikTok, streaming sites, & various social media platforms ever existed.

I see a lot of Robert Griffings paintings and wonder if that's what the native Americans actually looked like. Are there any time correct paintings or drawings of them or are they just a guess .

The Delaware also attacked settlements along the Susquehanna River as well in the late 18th century.

Two of the Iroquois actually sided with the Revolutionaries. Oneida and Tuscarora. The Seneca, Cayugha, Onanaga and the Mohawk sided with the British.

Lee learned you don't invade Pennsylvania without paying a penalty

Why dont you include Indiana? You skip from Kentucky and go straight to Illinois in your bio introduction?

Enjoying this series, but I have to disagree with you about greed, it is not sometimes a good thing, its a bad thing..... always ;)

Really enjoying the series, and not just for the plug! (Thanks, by the way). I always wanted a deeper look at Bradt's raid and I think your analysis is spot on. I took a quick look at the Butterfield volume of the Washington-Irvine Correspondence and found a letter from Washington County Lieutenant James Marshal to Irvine dated 9/15/82 mentioning two deserters from Bradt's force just after the attack at Fort Henry petered out. (p. 313). According to Marshall, the deserters announced that "shortly before they left the enemy, that they had determined to give up the matter at Wheeling, and either scatter into small parties in order to distress and plunder the inhabitants, or attack the first small fort they could come at." Marshel believed the attack on Rice's blockhouse confirmed the deserter's story. Of course, in retrospect, if Bradt's force broke into small parties, we would expect them to attack more than one site, so I think you hit the nail on the head in tying Robinson Run to Bradt's raid. I just skimmed the rest of the published correspondence and came up dry with anything that might help.

29:52 Me too. Born there so I’m biased… just sayin.

Thank you, as usual very interesting.

If I understand correctly there was a British mandate in place for no colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. It looks like the settlers violated what the native people saw as a treaty and set out to do something about it. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Absolutely wonderful paintings in this episode! Brings it to life. I eagerly await each episode here in Sweden. I can find Your estimation Brady, regarding the number attacking Wheeling, in Col. Ebenezer Zane' official Reaport. Given 14th September to Gen. William Irvine, to be 40 regulars, 1 Cap. and 260 indians. You probably have further sources. PS. My interest in colonial America was due to Francis Parkman, who I discovered some 35 years ago. Q: How is he regarded today by contemporary scolars in America?

Quick Note: The 1782 attack originated from the headwaters of the Sandusky River, not the mouth of the Sandusky River on Lake Erie

This series has been really outstanding - a very valuable contribution.

Again, very interesting stuff about Robinson Run & the surrounding area. All within about 35 miles or so of each other. Thanks again for bringing this bit of history to us.

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I had no idea all these places I pass every day contain so much history. Thanks for the info.

I never thought someone would make a RUclips video about my six great grandfather. Well, I was wrong. By the way, James was the first member of his family born in America. The Ewings emigrated in 1719 from Inch Isle, Donegal County, Ireland. His grave is in Montour Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Your book on the Whiskey Rebellion stimulated me to do my own research about that event since I lived so close to Bower Hill and now your presentation on Robinson Run motivates me to get in my car and see those sites for myself. Would love to help you with your research.

Always enjoy your videos. Always interesting and keep me interested in history. I hope you get to mark the graves of those 2 children.

Brady, I have a question. If Gabriel Walker lived on Robinson Run near Nike Site Road, and Isaac Walker lived near Walker’s Mill, why would they build a spring house in this location? Wouldn’t that be really far for them to carry water to their homes?

I have to say that I really admire the reverence and honor you have in regards to all their stories. Sometimes you get blessed and they have a way of finding the right person to tell there life histories. You consider their story sacred and I have to appreciate that because not everyone does. For years I have researched and taken care of a very early black settlement in the mountains above Johnstown called Browns Farm. First settled in the 1790's. It was also an archaic native site. It's sacred to me. And the mountain has a way of letting stories find the right people. Plus the fact that I am like an honorary relative. But a few years back - some state folks got a grant and their intentions are NOT honorable. They tried to get me on board. I couldn't do it and have had words with them after public speaking events ever since. When you see groups of state folks going up with buckets and metal detectors - that was the final straw for me. They are looking for $1,200 in missing silver from 1865. It's a long story - but digging up an early mixed race settlement with over a hundred burials not counting native burials. I have been doing my best to compaign against their excusions.

Great research, I hope the owners of the land find out about this, they probably have no idea. What a Story!

That was an amazing video, I love the fact that you have access to the thing you called Lydar. It seems to really pinpoint these locations that you are looking for in your reserch. I love it

Cool in its own way!