A Colony Sprung from Hell: Pittsburgh and the Struggle for Authority on the Western Pennsylvania Frontier, 1744-1794

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A Colony Sprung from Hell A Colony Sprung from Hell � Pittsburgh and the Struggle for Authority on the Western Pennsylvania Frontier, 1744–1794 daniel p. barr The Kent State University Press kent, ohio © 2014 by The Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio 44242 All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2013043020 isbn 978-1-60635-190-1 Maufactured in the United States of America library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Barr, Daniel P., 1971– A colony sprung from hell : Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744–1794 / Daniel P. Barr pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-60635-190-1 (hardcover) ∞ 1. Pennsylvania—History—18th century. 2. Pittsburgh Region (Pa.)—History—18th century. 3. Jurisdiction—Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh Region—History—18th century. 4. Jurisdiction—Pennsylvania—History—18th century. 5. Frontier and pioneer life— Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh Region. 6. Pennsylvania—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. 7. Pennsylvania—History—Revolution, 1775–1783. I. Title. II. Title: Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744–1794. F152.B38 2014 974.8'02—dc23 2013043020 18 17 16 15 14   5 4 3 2 1 ...