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Title Page         Preface         Index to Illustrations Occupation of the Miami Valley Opening of the Northwest Territory pp 1-5 Capt John Armstrong pp 6-10 Correspondence between Wilkinson and Armstrong pp 11-15, 16-20 Successors to Captain Armstrong, cont. pp 20-22 Symmes's Purchase pp 22-31 Symmes chart ff p28 (not completed) Formation of Butler County and its Townships pp 31-38 Pioneer Life and Customs pp 38-43 Meetings of the Commissioners pp 43-47, 48-56 Earliest Account of the Miami Country pp 56-58 Miami University pp 58-61, 61-64 Progress of the University pp 64-69, 69-73 Progress of the University pp 73-77 Pioneers and Soldiers pp 77-81, 81-86, Picture: Arthur ST.CLAIR, 86-90, 90-93 The War of 1812 pp 93-98, 98-104 Tammany Society pp 104-106 Clerks of the Court through The Miami River pp 106-111 The Press pp 111-117, 118-124 Agriculture pp 124-129 (no surnames), 129-132, 132-136 The Miami Canal pp 136-141, 141-146, 146-151 Leaders of the Half Century pp 151-155, 155-160, 160-164, 164-169, Picture: James McBRIDE, 169-176, 177-183, 183-187, 187-197 Butler Co Medical Society pp 197-199 Mexican War pp 199-203, 203-207

The Rebellion pp 207-212, 212-217, 217-220, 221-225, 225-230, 230-249, 249-253 The Courts pp 253-258, 258-262, 262-268 Railroad pp 268-273 Archaeology - Topography pp 273-278 Geology pp 278-282 Hamilton (Biographies, 1st settlers) pp 283-287, 287-290, 291-295, 295-298, 298-301, 301-305, 305-309, 309-312, 312-315, 315-320, 320-324, 324-328, 328-335, 335-340, 340-346, 346-356, 356-361, 361-366, 366-366b, 366b-366e, 366e-367, 368-376, 377-384, 385-387, 388-392, 392-397, 397-400, 400-404, 405-408 Reily Township pp 409-413, 413-417, 417-421 (Biographies) Morgan Township pp 422-426, 426-431, 431-433, 433-437 (Biographies), 437-438 Hanover Township pp 439-443, 443-446, 446-449 (Biographies), 449-449 Ross Township pp 450-454, 455-459, 459-462 (Biographies), 462-465, 465-468, 468-470 Fairfield Township pp 470-475, 475-480 (Biographies), 480-483, 483-486 Liberty Township pp 486-489 (1st settlers, Biographies), 489-494, 494-498, 499-502 Oxford Township pp 502-504, 505-508, 508-513, 513-515, 516-520, 520-524, 524-528, 528-532 (Biographies), 532-536, 536-540, Picture: Isaac I. Keely, 541-545, 545-548, 548-551 St. Clair Township pp 551-556 (Biographies), 556-560, 560-562 Milford Township pp 562-574 (Biographies) Union Township pp 574-578, 578-582, 582-587, 587-593 (Biographies) Madison Township pp 594-596 (Biographies), 596-600, pp 600-603, 603-606, pp 606-609, 609-611 Wayne Township pp 611-615, 615-623 (Biographies) Lemon Township pp 623-627, 627-632, 632-637, 637-641, 641-645, Biographies: 645-649, 649-654, 654-659, 659-666

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Transcribers include:

1. Audrey Shields HANCOCK, Michigan (Project co-ordinator):
   Reily, Morgan, Hanover, Ross, Fairfield, and Lemon Twps., the City of Oxford, & Oxford Twp.
   
2. Sue (FRYE-CUNNINGHAM) ACUFF, Oregon: Liberty & Oxford Twps.
   
3. Joyce BORGEN, Illinois:
   
4. Vicki BURTON, Washington: St. Clair Twp.
   
5. Gary DOUGLASS and Katie DOUGLASS, Ohio: The Court and Railroad
6. Del GARDNER, Florida:
7. Mary Ann HANSON, Oregon: Milford Twp., Wayne Twp.
   
8. Timothy "Scott" HARRIS, Massachusetts: Madison Twp., early history
   
9. Shelly HARTZ, Indiana: some of Lemon Twp.
   
10. Karen HUTTEN, Michigan: The Press
    
11. Mary Ellen Schrichte JONES, Washington: Hamilton
    
12. Karen KRUGMAN Michigan: Wayne Township
    
13. Pricilla LARKIN Meetings of the Commissioners
14. Jane LEAHY, Michigan: The Miami Canal
15. Julie LUCE, Ohio: The Rebellion
    
16. Mary Kay MACY, California: Hamilton
    
17. Karol McKENZIE, Michigan: Butler Co Medical Society and Hamilton
    
18. Carol MONTROSE, Ohio: Tammany Society
    
19. Michele NAYLOR, Arizona: Union Twp.
    
20. Margaret VanNess NELSON, Ohio: Fairfield Twp.
    
21. Joan Gillespie PIRL, California: Miami University
    
22. Janette PRESSEY, Oregon:Hamilton history
    
23. Alice RUEBUSCH, Ohio: Ross Twp
    
24. Dorri SAFFORD, California: The Miami Canal and Leaders of the Half Century
    
25. Glenis SHERWOOD, Maine: Mexican War
26. Ron STONER, Ohio: Leaders of the Half Century
    
27. Nancy SWEEN, Kansas: HTML coding, uploading, indexing
    
28. Pam WOODWARD, California: The War of 1812
    
29. Heather ZABEL, Michigan: "Occupation of the Miami Valley"