"On of the most memorable episodes recorded at the 1744 Treaty of Lancaster was the appearance of the venerable Madame Montour as a distinguished guest. Though the name of Madame Montour is widely known to be associated with the history of central Pennsylvania, the facts of her life have long remained few and conflicting...Our search is rendered particularly difficult because Madame Montour's own words sometimes contributed to the confusion and mythology that has grown up around her name."
In: Pa. Magazine of History and Biography (Jan./Apr. 1996, vol., cxx, no. 1/2)
Summary
"The history of the earliest years of settlement at Wright's Ferry, and the subsequent founding of the town of Columbia, provides fascinating insights for understanding the evolution of other Pennsylvania backcountry communities during the colonial and early national periods. Located seventy miles west of Philadelphia, on the eastern shore of the Susquehanna River, Wright's Ferry was one among dozens of backcountiy communities that emerged during the second quarter of the eighteenth century. This narrative account will illuminate the complex political, ethnic, and social currents that emerged at Wright's Feny as William Penn's secretary, James Logan, moved to ensure the orderlysettlement of Pennsylvania's backcountiy." [from the text]
