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Daniel Sullivan (frontiersman)

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38:, where Sullivan was recognized by his brother-in-law, Zadock Wright. Wright successfully bought the two teenage boys, but Sullivan refused to leave his Delaware family unless Wright gave him a beaver hat. 224: 72:, where he was paroled in December 1777. Sullivan returned to Fort Pitt, where he was again arrested in 1779 for "endeavouring to make the Delaware Indians break the last treaty of peace." 22:
Daniel Sullivan was born in 1754 into a Virginian family of Irish descent. At age 9, he and another boy, Cunningham, were captured by a party of
84: 239: 156: 229: 131: 234: 57: 65: 60:, Sullivan served as a scout and a spy. He hired himself as a boatman to a trader, and travelled to 99: 46: 35: 157:"Sullivan County, Indiana. Formed in 1817 and named for Revolutionary War hero Daniel Sullivan" 135: 42: 219: 214: 88: 76: 8: 190: 160: 80: 50: 27: 19:(1754 – 1790) was an American military officer and frontiersman of Irish descent. 31: 208: 61: 68:
after he was recognized by an American Indian. Hamilton sent Sullivan to
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American Revolutionary War prisoners of war held by Great Britain
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Sullivan soon left his family and returned to Fort Pitt. When
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company, in which Zadock Wright served as a lieutenant.
34:. In 1772, the two accompanied a trading party to 64:. There, he was arrested by Lieutenant-Governor 206: 45:commenced, Sullivan served as a guide for Major 132:"Daniel Sullivan, Frontiersman and Adventurer" 183:The Indiana Quarterly Magazine of History 30:. Each was adopted and raised along the 83:. He led the Vincennes militia in the 207: 181:"Indiana Geographical Nomenclature". 125: 123: 121: 119: 117: 115: 75:After his release, Sullivan moved to 79:. In 1785, Sullivan moved north to 240:People from the Northwest Territory 13: 112: 14: 251: 129: 174: 149: 102:is named for Daniel Sullivan. 1: 105: 7: 87:. He was killed along the 10: 256: 58:American Revolutionary War 94: 100:Sullivan County, Indiana 85:Embarras River skirmish 230:History of Pittsburgh 136:National Park Service 189:(2): 75. June 1912. 161:Indiana University 43:Lord Dunmore's War 235:Indiana Territory 247: 199: 198: 178: 172: 171: 169: 167: 153: 147: 146: 144: 142: 127: 51:Virginia militia 255: 254: 250: 249: 248: 246: 245: 244: 205: 204: 203: 202: 180: 179: 175: 165: 163: 159:. Bloomington: 155: 154: 150: 140: 138: 128: 113: 108: 97: 32:Muskingum River 17:Daniel Sullivan 12: 11: 5: 253: 243: 242: 237: 232: 227: 222: 217: 201: 200: 173: 148: 130:Day, Richard. 110: 109: 107: 104: 96: 93: 66:Henry Hamilton 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 252: 241: 238: 236: 233: 231: 228: 226: 223: 221: 218: 216: 213: 212: 210: 196: 192: 188: 184: 177: 162: 158: 152: 137: 133: 126: 124: 122: 120: 118: 116: 111: 103: 101: 92: 90: 89:Buffalo Trace 86: 82: 78: 73: 71: 67: 63: 59: 54: 52: 48: 47:John Connolly 44: 39: 37: 33: 29: 28:Pontiac's War 25: 20: 18: 186: 182: 176: 166:15 September 164:. Retrieved 151: 141:15 September 139:. Retrieved 98: 74: 62:Fort Detroit 55: 40: 21: 16: 15: 220:1790 deaths 215:1754 births 56:During the 209:Categories 106:References 77:Louisville 91:in 1790. 81:Vincennes 36:Fort Pitt 195:27785363 26:during 193:  95:Legacy 70:Quebec 24:Lenape 191:JSTOR 168:2015 143:2015 49:'s 211:: 185:. 134:. 114:^ 197:. 187:8 170:. 145:.

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Lenape
Pontiac's War
Muskingum River
Fort Pitt
Lord Dunmore's War
John Connolly
Virginia militia
American Revolutionary War
Fort Detroit
Henry Hamilton
Quebec
Louisville
Vincennes
Embarras River skirmish
Buffalo Trace
Sullivan County, Indiana






"Daniel Sullivan, Frontiersman and Adventurer"
National Park Service
"Sullivan County, Indiana. Formed in 1817 and named for Revolutionary War hero Daniel Sullivan"
Indiana University
JSTOR
27785363
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1754 births

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