Fort Duquesne And Fort Pitt Early Names of Pittsburgh Streets
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The British Government, as the trouble with the colonies in- creased, deemed it advisable to abandon Fort Pitt and withdraw the troops. Maj. Edmonstone, then in command, sold the buildings and material October 10, 1772, to Alexander Ross and William Thompson, for tifty pounds New York currency. The fort was evacuated by the British forces in October, 1772, and in January, 1774, troops from Virginia sent by the Governor, Lord Dunmore, under command of Dr. James Connelly, took possession and chan...ged the name to Fort Dunmore. Dr. Connelly was ar- rested by Arthur St. Clair, then a magistrate of Westmoreland County, of whicli Allegheny County Avas at that time a part, and jiut in jail, l)ut was soon released on bail. He went back to Virginia, but shortly returned with civil and military authority to enforce the laws of Virginia. This contest con- tinued for several years, until a prominent citizen wrote to Governor Penn : "The deplorable state of affairs in this part of your government is truly dis- tressing.
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The British Government, as the trouble with the colonies in- creased, deemed it advisable to abandon Fort Pitt and withdraw the troops. Maj. Edmonstone, then in command, sold the buildings and material October 10, 1772, to Alexander Ross and William Thompson, for tifty pounds New York currency. The fort was evacuated by the British forces in October, 1772, and in January, 1774, troops from Virginia sent by the Governor, Lord Dunmore, under command of Dr. James Connelly, took possession and chan...ged the name to Fort Dunmore. Dr. Connelly was ar- rested by Arthur St. Clair, then a magistrate of Westmoreland County, of whicli Allegheny County Avas at that time a part, and jiut in jail, l)ut was soon released on bail. He went back to Virginia, but shortly returned with civil and military authority to enforce the laws of Virginia. This contest con- tinued for several years, until a prominent citizen wrote to Governor Penn : "The deplorable state of affairs in this part of your government is truly dis- tressing.
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