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This area contains miscellaneous images of Col. John Harper records
Newsletter Article
February, 2008    
  
 Tryon County Maps
  
 First page of Tryon County Committee of Safety Minutes
 
 Unpublished Material
    Nov. 24, 1775 John Harper's statement showing discipline he demanded by using the 'Law of Arms' in his militia unit.
    n.d. but between 1775 and 1777 Soanes Creek Inhabitants Letter to Colonel Harper
    April 1-3, 1777 Application for new road from Harpersfield to Schohary - Approved by Tryon County Committee of Safety
    June 14, 1777 John Harper's report of Brant's decision to side with the British (Congress' transcription of letter) Published version.below
  Published Exploits below:
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 February, 1777

John Harper asked by Provincial Congress to meet with Iroquois to determine their intensions. A large number of Iroquois had gathered at Oghquago and came up to Unidilla. This is an account of that meeting as told by Rev. Harper Boies and published in 1838 by William L. Stone
  • June 14, 1777 Letter written to Tryon County Committee of Safety and forwarded to Congress reporting the current threat of Indians
  • June, 1777

John Harper, the Bartholomew's and John's brothers along with 12 others take 15 indian war party captive
   - As told in W. W. Campbell's 'Annals of Tryon County' and repeated in Stile's 'Life of Brant'
   - Stiles 'Frontiersmen of New York', version of the event. (Probably most accurate account of the three)
  •  June, 1777 John Harper warned by frendly indian of attack on Harpersfield the following morning - saves family and friends..
  •  August, 1777 John Harper rides for help and returns with Cavalry to defend Schoharie Valley, pg.'s 36-53, Simms, Frontiersmen of New York
  • May 31, 1779 George Washington's Orders to Major Gen. John Sullivan
 
 •  August-September,1779 John Harper leads volunteers on a forced march to destroy Iroquois town during theClinton-Sullivan Expedition.This account taken from Journal kept during the expedition and published in 1887.
  •  March 13, 14, 1781 Second raid into the Schoharie Valley and the Mohawk by Col. John Johnson. This account is taken from the Governor George Clinton Papers showing Harper's charges against General Rennsalear and the subsequent Court Trial.