Miner, Charles. History of Wyoming, in a Series of Letters, from Charles Miner, to his son William Penn Miner, Esq. Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1845. First Edition. [8909]
Blindstamped blue cloth, faded, some fraying at the spine ends & corner tips, 9 1/4 x 6 inches, folding oblong map (9 x 22 inches) outlined in color as frontispiece, "Map Illustrating the New England Charter Claims West of the Delaware." Small ink numbers on corner of map. 2 additional plates & 1 additional folding b/w map. 488, 2, 104 pp. Small remnant of label or bookplate on front paste-down. Very good. Hardcover.
Howes M638.
A history of the Wyoming Valley of the Susquehanna River in middle Pennsylvania, drawn upon historical records and interviews with persons still living who remembered the Connecticut claims and the great Massacre that occurred during the Revolution. Begins with a history of the Iroquois in New York and Pennsylvania, with notice of the war-like behavior. In-depth treatment of the Pennsylvania treaties, the land claims of Connecticut, the early settlers along the Susquehanna, the Revolutionary War transactions and battles, and the Wyoming Massacre. The history continues down to about the year 1790, with some recollections afterwards about the resettling of the Wyoming Valley after the massacre & war.
