Charles McKnight (1826-1881) was born in Pittsburgh, PA. A graduate of Princeton, he went into the iron business for a short time before becoming the editor and owner of the periodical ***The Chronicle***. He sold that during the Civil War and began publishing and writing for several other periodicals in Philadelphia. In addition, he found time to write novels, publishing ***Old Fort Duquesne*** in 1873. This was well-received and was published in England and Germany soon afterward. He also wrote ***Simon Girty the White Savage***, ***Our Western Border***, and several other novels published serially.