This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...McMillan, John Smith, John Ludlow, Robert Benham, Aaron Caldwell, Isaac Martin; Ross--Thomas Worthington, Samuel Finley, Elias Langham, Edward Tiffin; Wayne--Solomon Sibley, Charles F. Chobert de Joncaire, Jacob Visger; Adams--Joseph Darlington, Nathaniel Massie; Knox--Shadrach Bond; Jefferson--James Pritchard; Washington--Jonathan Meigs. as to location, of which there seems to be no record. Some claim the fort was none other than the one Clark took from Hamilton; others that it stood on the river bank near the foot of Broadway, while still others contend it was four miles above town. Henry Vanderburg, first president of the territorial legislature, came to Vincennes with the first influx of Americans, and his name added luster to the old town and gave dignity to the judiciary of the Indiana territory, which he entered at the close of the Revolutionary war, honored and distinguished in the service of his country. Descended of a prominent Dutch pioneer family of New Amsterdam, Judge Henry Vanderburg was born in Troy, N. Y., in 1760, and when a mere lad shouldered a musket and went to the front to fight for American liberty and independence. His public services have been ably noted in an old sketch written many years ago by Judge Law, who obtained the facts of Mrs. Vanderburg, and are of sufficient importance to admit of reproduction in this publication. It is stated in the sketch that Judge Vanderburg was appointed a lieutenant in the Fifth New York regiment to rank as such from the 21st day of November, 1776, his commission being signed by John Jay. He was reappointed on the 20th day of June 1779, and a year later was made captain of the Continental troops, serving with honor until peace was declared. Independence being secured, ..