Brodhead, Daniel
soldier, was born in 1736 in Virginia. He raised in 1775 a company of riflemen who served in the battle of Long Island. He was appointed colonel of the eighth Pennsylvania regiment, and in April, 1778, led a successful expedition against the Muskingum Indians. He made two important treaties with the Indians, one of them July 22, 1779, with the Cherokees, and received the thanks of congress for his success. He was for many years surveyorgeneral of Pennsylvania. He died Nov. 15, 1809, in Milford, Pa.