The early frontier period of American history, specifically the frontier of the upper Ohio River valley, has hardly been touched by historians.  Three letters written by Adam Poe, who was the son of Andrew Poe (Andrew was seriously wounded in hand-to-hand combat with a Wyandot chief in 1781), have been loaded.  The letters were written between the years of 1849 and 1852 to Lyman C Draper who collected the papers and stories of the early frontier settlers. 

Frontier life was brutal.  Andrew Poe and his brother Adam Poe have been singled out for distinction for their efforts to defend the frontier.  No doubt their lives were the natural origin of the “Georgetown spirit”.

The Adam Poe letters can be accessed via the page:  The Draper Manuscripts.

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