Letters from LaBelle

“Grannie Green” memories

… sweet memories wrapped up in a 1971 letter

Jul 2

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June 2026

Part 8: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… the death march to Detroit & the escape from British capture.

Jun 22

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Part 7: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… Bird’s invasion of Kentucky & the attack on Hinkson’s settlement

Jun 5

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May 2026

Part 6: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… the return to Kentucky down the "great road of the Ohio"

May 25

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Part 5: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… Hinkson’s Rangers & the American Revolution

May 14

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Part 4: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… The American Revolution & the year of the "Bloody Sevens"

May 5

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April 2026

Part 3. The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… the Kentucky frontier & the establishment of Hinkson's Station

Apr 24

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Part 2: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… The “ Western Frontier” & Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Years

Apr 15

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Part 1: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789)

… The Early Years in Colonial Pennsylvania (Cumberland County)

Apr 6

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March 2026

A Civil War Widow’s pension for Lydia J. Northcutt

... insights from the Civil War pension of B.F. Northcutt

Mar 11

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February 2026

“I fell sunstroked …and woke up the next day in a cattle car”

… insights from the Civil War pension file of Benjamin F. Northcutt (1820-1895)

Feb 20

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The grave of six unknown Confederate Soldiers

… the story behind their burial & the Hinkson family divide during the Civil War.

Feb 5

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