Tories of the Upper Ohio

The Tories of the Upper Ohio,  By Wilbur Henry Siebert:


 "The name of Fort Pitt was changed to Fort Dunmore and a new county was organized with this post as its judicial seat. While many of the old residents of Pittsburg sided with Connolly, a large number of others resisted the new order of things and was severely treated by the commandant."

"Thus Dunmore's assertion of Virginia's claims to the upper Ohio must be regarded as part of the unjust assumption of the government of Great Britain that brought on the War of the Revolution in the back country."

"The situation was only aggravated by the depredations against the Indians committed by Connolly and his adherents. Such conduct afforded cause for added complaint on the part of the inhabitants of Pittsburg and for retaliation on the part of the [Native Americans]."

"Dunmore now found it necessary to invade the Ohio country with the militia of the frontier counties in order to suppress the Indians and restore peace.  At the close of this expedition, known as Dunmore's War, Connolly decided to support British authority in America and was directed by the Governor to disband the troops returned from the Indian Country...".