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Hubbard, John Niles Sketches of Border Adventures, In The Life and Times of Major Moses Van Campen, A Surviving Soldier of the Revolution. Bath, NY: R.L. Underhill & Co., 1842.
Description (preface excerpt): "Moses Van Campen, the subject of this memoir, has long been known by many in this part of the State, and by many also in the State of Pennsylvania, as one who took an active part in the struggles which gave birth to our national independence. Especially is he known for the severe encounters he has had with the Indians, and for the hardships which he has endured in watching for this wary foe, as he made his sudden and fearful incursions upon what were called the border settlements. The service which he has thus rendered his country as a soldier, entitle his name to some remembrance among a free and grateful people."
Hubbard, John Niles, and John Stearns Minard Sketches of Border Adventures, In The Life and Times of Major Moses Van Campen, A Surviving Soldier of the Revolution. Filmore, NY: Jno. S. Minard, 1893.
Description (preface excerpt): "And so at last, without any claim to literary merit or excellence on my part, with a deep sense of obligation for generous support and encouragement, this little book is launched upon the public, with a hopeful trust that it will revive such an interest in the Life and Adventures of Moses Van Campen, as will keep green for a long time to come the memory of a distinguished historical character, and also impress upon the youth of our land a higher estimate of the services rendered, the struggles, hardships, sufferings and privations, endured by those patriotic and determined frontiersmen of the Revolution, to whom, under God, we are so largely indebted for the rich inheritance of popular and personal liberty we now enjoy."
Beer, Molly. Three Journeys to the Genesee, The Life of Moses Van Campen, A Frontier Biography. Angelica, NY: Molly Beer, 2009.
Description - Author's summary from book's back cover: "By foot and by boat, once in his underwear, Moses Van Campen (1757-1849) traveled to the Genesee River three times in his life. This brief new biography of Moses Van Campen details the adventures (and misadventures) of these three journeys, including General Sullivan's march across Iroquois territory, Van Campen's captivity as a prisoner of war, and the story of his long feud with the Seneca chief John Mohawk, to whom Van Campen had "lent his hatchet." Two centuries after Moses Van Campen settled in Angelica, New York, where he is considered a founding father, he remains iconic, a figure of his times and situation. "I was nurtured in the school of the rifle and the tomahawk," Moses like to boast, and this cultural ambidexterity is the result of a particular intersection in American geography and history."
Meginness, J.F. Otzinachson or A History of The West Branch Valley of The Susquehanna. Philadelphia, PA: Henry B. Ashmead, 1857.
Description: "A Full Account of Its Settlement—Trials And Privations Endured by the First Pioneers—Full Accounts of The Indian Wars, Predatory Incursions, Abductions, Massacres, &C, Together with an Account of the Fair Play System and the Trying Scenes of the Big Runaway Interspersed with Biographical Sketches of Some of the Leading Settlers, Families, Etc., Together with Pertinent Anecdotes, Statistics, and Much Valuable Matter Entirely New."
Meginness, J.F. Otzinachson or A History of The West Branch Valley of The Susquehanna, Revised Edition. Williamsport, PA: Gazette and Bulletin Printing House, 1889.
Description - Author's note To the Reader: "The first edition of this work was published in 1856, but as it had gone out of print many years ago, the author was frequently requested by those desiring copies to publish a revised edition. Reluctantly yielding to these requests, a new edition, entirely rewritten, is now published. It is fully two hundred pages larger than the old work, and in the arrangement of the matter care has been taken to give the historical events as closely as possible in chronological order."
Davis, William W. H., A.M. History of Bucks County Pennsylvania, From The Discovery of The Delaware To The Present Time. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company, 1905.
Peck, George, D.D. Wyoming; Its History, Stirring Incidents, and Romantic Adventures. Franklin Square, NY: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1858.
Description (preface excerpt): "The present work is composed of a brief history of Wyoming, followed by a series of historic scenes, which constitute natural amplifications of the general outline. Each story is a complete picture in itself, and yet is a necessary part of the wholes; The plan has the advantage of presenting independent views of the historic drama from many different stand-points. Our heroes not only reflect the lights and shades of their own character and actions, but give us their separate versions of the eventful scenes through which they passed. The events herein recorded constitute a part of the wonderful history of the early development and fearful struggles of America, and we believe they will not fall behind any portion of that story in exciting interest. With the diffidence which a profound sense of the difficulties to be overcome in the execution of such a work naturally inspires, we publish the result of our labors, hoping that it may both interest and instruct the reading community. The work, so far as we are concerned, has been a " labor of love," and our desire is that it may inspire in the reader a spirit of enlarged patriotism, noble heroism, patient endurance under severe trials, trust in Providence, and gratitude to God."
Severance, Frank H. Publications Of The Buffalo Historical Society, Volume VI. Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Historical Society, 1903.
Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Volume I. Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1915.
Description (preface excerpt): "In the preparation of this history of Columbia and Montour counties the publishers have been guided by several factors, the principal one being to record facts. In this vicinity of quaint legend and marvelous incident it is perhaps quite natural that writers of the past should have yielded much to the temptation to romantic narrative. Pains have been taken to revert to the unimpeachable records of the early times, which are still available to investigators, and for verification of the statements in the present work we direct attention to files of newspapers of the period in question, and other records to be found now in the Bloomsburg and Danville public libraries and the courthouses of the two counties, as well as in the archives of the Columbia County Historical Society and in private homes."
Periodicals
Harzard, Samuel. "From the Young Man's Advocate. Maj. Moses Van Campen." Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania. 20 Jul. 1833: 38-40.
Moore, Charles W. "Celebration at Dansville, NY." The Freemason's Monthly Magazine. 1 Aug. 1847.
Johnson, F.C. "Van Campen's Descendants." The Historical Record. Jul. 1888.
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