–14 Dunn. People of the American Frontier, 2005, pp. 39-40.

–14 Volwiler. George Croghan and the Westward Movement 1741-1782. 1926 and 1971, p. 217

Compiled 2-1-2019 by B. Wayne Blanchard for: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com

Narrative Information

Dunn: “Further disaster befell Baynton and Wharton in July 1767 when the Chippewas attacked two boats on the Ohio River, murdered fourteen men, and stole merchandise worth £3,000 Pennsylvania ($345,000) owned by the trading company.” (Dunn. People of the American Frontier, pp. 39-40.)

Volwiler: “The most prominent Indian aggression[1] was the attack on two batteaux[2] on the Ohio River belonging to Baynton, Wharton, and Morgan[3] causing a loss of fourteen men and goods valued at £3,000,” (Volwiler. George Croghan and the Westward Movement 1741-1782. p. 217.)

Sources

Dunn, Walter S. Dunn Jr. People of the American Frontier: The Coming of the American Revolution. Westport, CT and London: Praeger, 2005. Accessed 2-1-2019 at: https://www.google.com/books/edition/People_of_the_American_Frontier/2JRF5E_dMeoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Baynton+wharton+morgan+Ohio+River++fourteen+men+Killed+1767&pg=PA39&printsec=frontcover

Turner, Morris K. “The Baynton, Wharton, and Morgan Manuscripts.” The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 9, No. 3, Dec 1922, pp. 236-241. Accessed 2-1-2019 at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1895979?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

Volwiler, Albert T. George Croghan and the Westward Movement 1741-1782. Cleveland: 1926; and New York, AMS Press Inc. reprint, 1971,

[1] Post French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion era and prior to the American Revolution.

[2] Flat-bottomed, shallow-draft boat used frequently for trade.

[3] Philadelphia based business, “one of the earliest first to open up the western trade and was the first to extend its connections as far as the Illinois. Besides its trading interests, the partners entered largely into western land speculation. They were the chief promoters of the Indiana company which was formed of merchants who suffered losses at the Outbreak of Pontiac’s conspiracy and claimed, as compensation from the Indians, lands situated in modern West Virginia. The firm was also the backbone of a company that planned the establishment of a company in Illinois.” (Alford and Carter, in Morris K. Turner. “The Baynton, Wharton, and Morgan Manuscripts.” The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 9, No. 3, Dec 1922, p. 236.)

1767 — July, Chippewa attack two Baynton, Wharton, Morgan trade boats, Ohio River– 14