Brady's Leap and pursuit across the Cuyahoga Gorge
An account recalls Brady fleeing Indians after a brutal encounter. He crosses a narrow rocky chasm, leaps the stream, is wounded in the thigh, and evades capture by slipping into a pond under an oak. The pursuing party misreads his fate, believing him drowned, while he retreats to safety with his band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogans
Cliffa
Brady
Ciouch
Cuyahoga
Thas
Back Woods
Lake
Bristol
Ena
Interesting Variety and Miscellany From a 19th Century Paper
A kaleidoscope of items: deaths in Brussels and Hannibal, a San Francisco oil price, Milledgeville earthquake shock, and Society of Priests counts. Notes on General Scott, Vermont senator's wife, banker John Simonds indicted in St. Louis, smallpox in St Louis and Warren County Illinois, and a Cincinnati name shift. Also reports on corn exhibit in Indianapolis, New York crime, Delaware marriage license debate, Myron Morse sentencing, and various bank dividends. International and domestic news include California emigration, British anti-slavery policy, and rail plan from Memphis to San Francisco with 3115 miles of track and land grants.
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Rosanth
Brusselz
San Pranciso
Milledgeville
Society of Priests
Tate States
Donna McDavid
Hannibal
Scott
Up's
Vermont
Washington
Uphem
John Simonds
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Warren County
Minois
Minsesta
Fort Ripley
Cincinnati
New Hampshire
Caat
Hirana
Culm
Ives
New York
Wolicy
el Crarch
Myron PL Morse
Berlington
Oen
Independent Order of OL Fellows of
Tadiwna
Grand Ledge
Gwinn
California
Tater Senate
San Francisco
Memphis
Diffe
Dubuque Town
Matagor le Bar
Texas
New Orleans
Port Nisqualey
Arkansas
Congress
Benda
Laisisna
Missouri
Arkamsas
Iowa
Terriories
Brady's Leap and Captain Brady in Ohio border lore
From Parker's Journal the tale places Captain Brady as a central frontier leader around 1730 near the Ohio and Catfish Camp. A large Indian party from the falls of the Cuyahoga struck south of the river, prompting Brady to raise a chosen band after them. Brady's forces pursued toward Northampton Portage County while Indians split toward the north and falls of the Cuyahoga, leaving the action unresolved as the pursuit and ambush faced heavy danger.
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Brady
Daniel Boone
Ohio
Southwest
Washington Cour
Catfish Camp
Monongahela River
Ravenna
Cuyahoga
Northampton
Portage County
None of Your Profit Is None of Your Peril
A terse proverb-like remark warns that profit gained without risk can bring hidden dangers. It suggests prudence in balancing risk and gain, noting that ignoring peril alongside profit can backfire.
Life and Youth in a Winding Ocean of Hope
Fragmentary prose reflecting on life as a journey of joy and sorrow, youth and aging, with imagery of storms and calm seas. It laments fragile hopes, shifting fortunes, and the ache of love and lost dreams as time and fate shape human experience. The piece reads like a meditation on life’s fleeting brightness amid tempests.
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The
Journal
Uashing
Choirs in Churches Mr. Bvrrom Inquiries on public singing in worship.
A letter asks why in Muscatine churches choirs claim control of worship singing, seeking church authority and scriptural justification, and whether most members can participate. Also includes notes on loons, planets, and a temperance anecdote, with unrelated anecdotes and observations.
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Bvrrom
Muscatine
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Ghmler
Luey
Meral
Panyere Dhe
Mself
Iself
Old Kentuck
Frene
C. Zor
Upper
Louisiana
Giane
Adama
Atlantic States
Northern Light
Uncle Sam
Perpetual Insurance Company of
St. Lows
Marine Incurence Company
Peru
Limi
Cali Vata
Africa
Vandon
Illinoie
Tadiana
Wicconsin
Honolulu
Kiiling
Six Nations
Indiana
Methodists
Pressterians
Baptists
Episcopaliane
Campbellites
Parker’s Journal
Brady's Leap
Ats
Canada
Desert
Mercury
Earth
Uranus
Cury
John Herschel
Magellan
Unity
Queen City
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