Series: 9 ZZ (Volume 9)
Scope and Content Note: Draper's handwritten copies, made in February, 1868, of notes which Narcissa Doddridge intended for use in the second edition of her father's book. Sorne of the material had been given to her by Thomas Scott of Chillicothe, Ohio. Most of the anecdotes and traditions recorded pertain to Indian-white conflicts, but specific topics discussed include: the capture of the family of Thomas Bendeaux; an adventure of John Bingeman (Bingamin) in 1763; Oliver Brown's military service; John Bukey and his family; William Chenoweth and the Cox family; Thomas Cresap and the naming of Savage Mountain and Negro Mountain; the Philip Doddridge family; a skirmish at Hanging Rock and the origin of its name; John McColloch's scouting expedition (1793); Samuel McColloch and the McColloch family; Charles Prather; David Rogers's defeat and the wounding of Basil Brown and Robert Benham (1779); Van Meter's Fort and the massacre of the family of John Van Meter; and other incidents near Wellsburg, Virginia.