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The Indians of Western New York -- Their Traditionary History -- Ancient Fortifications in Shelby -- their Friendship for the White Man in the War of 1812 -- fishing and Hunting.

Phelps and Gorham's Purchase -- When Made -- Territory Included in -- Consolidated Securities -- Their Sale to Robert Morris -- Divisions of Their Purchase -- The Triangle.

The 10,000 Acre Tract -- Boundaries -- Dr. Levi Ward -- Levi A. Ward -- Joseph fellows -- Transit Line.

The Holland Purchase -- Names of Company -- Location of Tract -- Surveys -- Ceded by Indians -- Counties in New York One Hundred Years Ago -- Genesee County -- Genesee County and its Subdivisions--Joseph Ellicott and brother Benj., Surveyors -- Agent of the Company -- Land Office -- Where Located -- Practice in Locating Land -- Articles -- Clemency of the Land Company -- Deeding Lots for School-Houses -- Land Given to Religious Societies -- Anecdote of Mr. Busti -- Rev. Andrew Rawson -- Route of Travel to Orleans County -- Oak Orchard Creek and Johnson's Creek -- Why so Named -- Kinds of Forest Trees -- Wild Animals -- Salmon and Other Fish -- Rattlesnakes -- Raccoons and Hedgehogs -- Beaver Dams -- Fruits -- Effect of Clearing Land on Climate --The, Tonnawanda Swamps.

The Log House -- Description -- How Built -- Windows and Door -- Walls Raised at a Bee -- Chimneys -- Ovens -- Cellars -- Double Log House -- Copied after Indian Wigwam -- Fires -- Great Back Log -- Lights.

Log House Furniture -- Beds and Bedding -- Fire Place -- Hooks and Trammel -- Bake Pan -- Table -- Chairs -- Pewter Spoons -- Blue Edged Plates -- Black Earthen Tea Pots.

Clearing Land and First Crops -- Cutting down the Trees -- Black Salts -- Slashing -- Clearing -- Fallow -- Planting and Sowing -- Harvesting -- And Cleaning up -- How Done.

Hardships and Privations -- Want of Breadstuff -- Scarcity of Mills -- Difficulty of Getting Grain Ground -- Mill on a Stump -- Fever and Ague -- Quinine and Blue Pill -- No Post Office -- Want of Good Water -- No Highways -- Discouragement from Sickness -- Social Amusements -- Hospitality -- Early Merchants --Their Stores and Goods -- Domestic Manufactures -- post Office and Mails.

The Erie Canal -- When Begun -- Effect -- Rise in Price of Everything -- Progress of Improvement -- Carriages on Springs.

Public Highways -- The Ridge Road -- When Laid Out -- Appropriation -- Oak Orchard Road -- Opened by Holland Company -- Road from Shelby to Oak Orchard in Barre -- Salt Works Road -- State Road Along Canal -- Judge porter's Account of First Tracing the Ridge Road.

Railroads -- Medina and Darien -- Medina and Lake Ontario -- Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls.

State of Education --School Houses -- Description -- Gaines Academy -- Other Academies and Schools.

State of Religion -- Religious Feeling among the People -- Ministers and Missionaries -- Meeting House in Gaines -- First in Country -- Building.

Town of Barre -- First Settled along Oak Orchard Road -- Land Given by the Holland Company to congregational Society -- Congregational Church -- Presbyterian Church in Albion -- First Tavern -- First Store -- First Lawyer -- First Doctor -- First Deed of Land to Settler -- Deeds of Land in Albion -- First House in Albion -- Death of Mr. McCallister -- First Warehouse -- First Saw Mil l-- First Grist Mill -- trade in Lumber -- First Ball -- First Town Meeting -- Fourth of July, 1821 -- First Wedding in Albion -- Story -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Village of Albion -- First Inhabitants -- First Business Men -- Strife with Gaines for Court House -- Strategy used by Albion men to get Court-house -- First Court House -- Second Court House -- County Jail -- First Hotel -- First Warehouse -- Stone Flouring Mill -- Lawyers -- Dr. Nicholson and White -- First Tanyard -- First Blacksmith -- Name of the Village.

Town of Carlton -- Name -- Lumber Trade -- First Settlement of White Men in County -- James Walsworth --Village of Manilla -- Names of Persons who took Articles of Land in Carlton in 1803, 1804 and 1805 -- Matthew Dunham -- Curious Mill to Pound Corn -- Dunham's Saw Mill and Grist Mill -- First in County -- First Frame Barn --The Union Company -- Death of Elijah Brown -- First Children Born in Town -- First Store -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Town of Clarendon -- Difficulty in getting Titles from Pultney Estate -- Eldredge Farwell -- Farwell's Mills -- First School -- First Merchants -- J. and D. Sturgess -- First Postmaster -- First Physician -- Presbyterian Church -- First Town Meeting -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Town of Gaines -- First Settlers -- Case of Getting Fire -- Noah Burgess -- Mrs. Burgess -- Cutting Logs for a House -- First Orchard--First School House -- Drake's Mill Dam and Saw Mill -- Organization of McCarty's Militia Company --Their Scout after British and Indians -- Dr. Jesse Beach -- Orange Butler -- First Marriage -- First Birth -- First Newspaper in Orleans County -- First Tavern -- Store -- Grist Mill -- First Merchants -- James Mather Dealing in Black Salts &c.-- Business in Gaines Basin -- Village of Gaines -- Gaines Academy -- Efforts to Locate Court House Here --Trade in Other Localities -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Town of Kendall -- Partitioned between State of Connecticut and Pultney Estate -- First Settler -- First Marriage -- First Birth -- First Tavern -- First Death -- First Store -- First School -- First Saw Mill -- First Public Religious Service -- First Physician -- First Highway from Kendall Corners to Ridge -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Town of Murray --Towns Set off -- First Tavern -- First Marriage -- First Birth -- First Death -- First Store -- First Grist Mill -- First School -- First Church --Sandy Creek -- McCall & Perry's Mill -- Sickness at Sandy Creek -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Village of Holley -- Areovester Hamlin -- First Store -- Post Office -- Frisbie & Seymour -- Early Merchants -- First Sawmill -- Lawyer --Tavern -- Justice of the Peace -- Salt Brine -- Mammoth Tooth -- Salt Port -- Presbyterian Church -- Salt Spring.

Village of Hulberton -- Joseph Budd -- Canal Basin -- First Warehouse -- First Grocery -- First Tavern -- I. H. S. Hulbert -- First Names Scio --Methodist Society -- Abijah Reed and Sons.

Village of Hindsburgh -- Jacob Luttenton -- Jacob Hinds and Brothers -- First Warehouse -- Jabez Allison -- First Hotel.

The Town of Ridgeway -- Formed from Batavia -- First Town Meeting --Turner & White's Grist Mill -- First Saw Mill -- Dr. White -- Salt Works -- First School -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Village of Medina -- Saw Mill by Land Company -- Evans; Grist Mill -- Canal Feeder -- Nixon's Brewery -- Coan's Store -- First Tavern -- First Merchants -- Physician -- Attorney -- Quarries -- Justus Ingersoll -- Baptist Meeting House.

Village of Knowlesville -- Wm. Knowles, Founder and First Settler -- First Clearing -- First Framed House -- First Tavern -- First Warehouse -- First Boat Load of Wheat -- First Ashery -- First School House -- Post Office -- First Religious Society.

Town of Shelby -- Jo. Ellicott Locating Land -- Ellicott's Mills -- Road from Oak Orchard Road to Shelby -- Salt Works Road -- Anecdote of Luther Porte r-- Col. A. A. Ellicott -- Ball in Ellicott's Mill -- Abner Hunt -- Fiddler Hackett--First Physician -- Post Office -- Iron Foundry --Tannery -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Town of Yates--Formerly Northton -- George Houseman -- Discouragement to Early Settlers -- First Deed --Tappan's Tavern -- Liquor Sold -- First Marriage -- First Death -- First Store -- First School -- Biographies of Early Settlers.

Towns of Orleans County --Their Organization -- Villages of Orleans County -- Table of Elevations -- members of Assembly Elected from Orleans County since its Organization -- County Clerks of Orleans County -- county Treasurers -- County Superintendents of Common Schools -- First Judges of Orleans County Courts -- District Attorneys of Orleans County -- Sheriffs of Orleans County -- Surrogates of Orleans County -- First Courts of Record -- Supervisors of the Different Towns in Orleans County since their Organization -- The Orleans County Pioneer Association -- First annual Address, Delivered before the Orleans County pioneers Association, Sept. 10, 1859, by Arad Thomas.