Old Tom Fossit: A True Narrative Concerning a Thrilling Epoch of Early Colonial Days

Year of Publication	1926
Publication Type	Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes	269 p.
Language	English
Contributors	Author: John S. Ritenour
Publisher	J. R. Weldin Company
City	Pittsburgh
Genre	Biographical Historical War
Keywords	Native Americans French and Indian War Braddock Expedition Forbes Expedition Battle of Ft. Necessity Ohio Company George Washington (1732-99) Edward Braddock (1695-1755) Battle of Jumonville Glen Guyasuta (c. 1725-c. 1794) Christopher Gist (1706-59) Scottish Americans
Abstract	A novelized biography French and Indian War veteran Tom Fossit, who long claimed to have personally murdered General Braddock during the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9, 1755.
Notes	Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Lawrenceville is Shannopin’s Town; Harmony Twp. is Logstown; Redstone Old Ft. is Ft. Burd.
Author Biography	John S. Ritenour (1850-1925) was a prominent Pittsburgh journalist, editor, and a founder of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. He is buried in Uniontown, Fayette County.
Time	1753-8
Places	Allegheny Mountains Allegheny River Monongahela River Ohio River Turtle Creek (tributary) Chartiers Creek (tributary) Youghiogheny River Beaver River Connoquenessing Creek (tributary) Allegheny County Pittsburgh Downtown Ft. Duquesne Lawrenceville North Braddock Braddock's Field McKees Rocks Beaver County Harmony Twp. Butler County Crawford County Erie County Waterford Ft. Le Boeuf Fayette County Brownsville Redstone Old Ft. Connellsville Wharton Twp. Ft. Necessity Ohiopyle N. Union Twp. Mt. Braddock Bear Run (tributary) Mercer County Somerset County Venango County Franklin Ft. Machault Westmoreland County Hempfield Twp. Hannastown Jacobs Creek (tributary)
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