Before the Revolution, Augusta County, Virginia was used essentially to describe everything to the west of modern Viginia. It included West Virginia, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, Ohio (well you get the picture). It was a pretty big town. Clif Nan & George Wolf <71532.734@compuserve.com> wrote: Hi: Ancestry.com has The Preston and Virginia papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts. Edward Hinds is found on pages 20, 31, 48 and 51. I am pasting page 20 below. All of the entries for Edward Hinds were receipts for work in 1757 and 1759. The only location mentioned in the Edward HInds entries was Fort George. At the beginning - Augusta County, VA is the location from which the Preston journal notes are being written. Note the date - it is before the Rev. War. Edward Hinds (below) is reimbursed for his work at Fort George. According to USGS there is a historical military fort (place unknown) at West Virginia. Also a Fort George at NY & Maine. So, since WV was then western VA - I'm ASSUMING that Edward Hinds served at Fort George, WV which is now in Grant Co. WV. QUESTION: Who was William Preston? Regards Nan 71532.734@compuserve.com ================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com