Clarence Alvord (1868-1928) was a history professor at the University of Illinois. This book opens with a 75-page chapter entitled “The Discovery of the Ohio Waters” by Professor Alvord. The remaining chapters, listed below, all contain transcriptions of documents from the subject time-period. -Encouragement from the Assembly -The Discovery of New Brittaine -The Discoveries of John Lederer -Governor Berkelely as a Promoter of Exploration -The Expedition of Batts and Fallam -The Journeys of Needham and Arthur -Coxe’s Account of the Activities of the English in the Mississippi Valley in the Seventeenth Century -Bibliography