THIS narrative is founded largely on original
sources--on the writings and journals of pioneers
and contemporary observers, such as Doddridge
and Adair, and on the public documents of the
period as printed in the Colonial Records and in
the American Archives. But the author is, never-
theless, greatly indebted to the researches of other
writers, whose works are cited in the Bibliographi-
cal Note. The author's thanks are due, also, to
Dr. Archibald Henderson, of the University of
North Carolina, for his kindness in reading the
proofs of this book for comparison with his own
extended collection of unpublished manuscripts
relating to the period.

C. L. S.
April, 1919.

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