GEORGE ROGERS CLARK Selected Papers From The 1985 And 1986 George Rogers Clark Trans-Appalachian Frontier History Conferences

IN REPLY REFER TO:

United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GEORGE ROGERS CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 401 SOUTH SECOND STREET VINCENNES, INDIANA 47591

Dear Reader:

The purpose of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is to commemorate the accomplishments of George Rogers Clark and the expansion of the United states into the Northwest Territory, and to communicate this story and its significance to the American people. We usually do this through our exhibits, audio-visual programs, publications and ranger guided activities at the park.

There is another way though that we tell the story of Clark and the Northwest Territory. It is the annual George Rogers Clark Trans-Appalachian Frontier History Conference. This conference was established to encourage research into this period and to provide a forum historians could use to share their findings with park visitors and scholars alike. Co-sponsored by Vincennes University, it is now in its sixth year, and is recognized as the primary conference for the study of the region between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River.

This is the second volume of Selected Papers from the George Rogers Clark Trans Appalachian Frontier History Conferences to be produced by Vincennes University and the National Park Service. It contains the best papers presented at the 1985 and 1986 conferences. We are proud to be able to make it available to you and others interested in this period of American history.

We hope you enjoy reading this book and when you are finished have a better understanding and appreciation of the people and events that shaped the history of this region.

Sincerely,

Terry M. DiMattio
Superintendent