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    The Local Native American Story

    Washington's Rebuke of Captain Ashby's Wife, Jane

    Washington's Order to Proceed to the Site Which Will Become Fort Ashby

    A List of Ashby's Men as of 10/21/1755

    Letter From Capt. Ashby About Indians Demanding the Surrender of his Fort

    The Letter That Constructed Two Forts

    History of Ashby's Fort

    The Local Native American Story

    The Local Native American Story

    Fort Ashby is located in Patterson Creek Valley, a fertile and protected valley teeming with wildlife even today. Thousands and...
    Washington's Rebuke of Captain Ashby's Wife, Jane

    Washington's Rebuke of Captain Ashby's Wife, Jane

    This letter reveals much, not only about Captain Ashby's wife Jane and how word spread quickly even back in the day, but about...
    Washington's Order to Proceed to the Site Which Will Become Fort Ashby

    Washington's Order to Proceed to the Site Which Will Become Fort Ashby

    This letter, written on October 23, 1755, instructs Captain Ashby to send half his men to the site of what will become their Fort on...
    A List of Ashby's Men as of 10/21/1755

    A List of Ashby's Men as of 10/21/1755

    Letter From Capt. Ashby About Indians Demanding the Surrender of his Fort

    Letter From Capt. Ashby About Indians Demanding the Surrender of his Fort

    Captain Ashby wrote the following letter to Lt. Colonel VanMeter and Captain Waggoner at Fort Cumberland, recounting how Indians on April...
    The Letter That Constructed Two Forts

    The Letter That Constructed Two Forts

    The letter which follows is from Colonel George Washington, ordering construction of the first two forts of a chain of forts to be built,...
    History of Ashby's Fort

    History of Ashby's Fort

    The French and Indian war was a conflict between Britain and France, fought in North America over disputed territory. Indian nations...

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