Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western TerritoryD. Appleton & Company, 1847 - 501 Seiten |
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... Letter of Judge Innes to the President . - Other letters of a similar char- acter . Strong hold of the Indians on the Ohio , near the Scioto river.- Inattention of the Government complained of . - Expedition of X CONTENTS .
... Letter of Judge Innes to the President . - Other letters of a similar char- acter . Strong hold of the Indians on the Ohio , near the Scioto river.- Inattention of the Government complained of . - Expedition of X CONTENTS .
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... river . - Intrigues with the Spanish offi- cers . The territory of Mississippi established . - Introduction of Ameri- can Courts . - Suits at law multiply . - Practice profitable . 434 CHAPTER XXV . Sale of public lands on credit ...
... river . - Intrigues with the Spanish offi- cers . The territory of Mississippi established . - Introduction of Ameri- can Courts . - Suits at law multiply . - Practice profitable . 434 CHAPTER XXV . Sale of public lands on credit ...
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... river , yet the main attack on Trenton , which was led by Washington , in per- son , was signally successful . The courage , and military talents , indicated by that bril- liant enterprise , attracted universal attention ; as did the ...
... river , yet the main attack on Trenton , which was led by Washington , in per- son , was signally successful . The courage , and military talents , indicated by that bril- liant enterprise , attracted universal attention ; as did the ...
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... river - changed his position without necessity ; and placed his little band of half naked troops , the last hope of liberty , in a situation from which they could not retreat , and in which they could not sustain themselves twenty ...
... river - changed his position without necessity ; and placed his little band of half naked troops , the last hope of liberty , in a situation from which they could not retreat , and in which they could not sustain themselves twenty ...
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... river , about sixty - five or seventy rods . The latter is about forty feet higher than the former , and extends in the same direction , an average distance of about a mile and a half . When the town was laid out , and for several years ...
... river , about sixty - five or seventy rods . The latter is about forty feet higher than the former , and extends in the same direction , an average distance of about a mile and a half . When the town was laid out , and for several years ...
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Seite 367 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Seite 222 - I have now informed you of , the boundaries of the Miami nation, where the Great Spirit placed my forefather a long time ago, and charged him not to sell or part with his lands, but to preserve them for his posterity.
Seite 321 - For the prevention of crimes and injuries the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district and for the execution of process criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof, and he shall proceed from time to time as circumstances may require to lay out the parts of the District in which the indian titles shall have been extinguished into counties and townships subject however to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature...
Seite 246 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Seite 303 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Seite 270 - I now fervently pray to the Great Spirit, that the peace now established may be permanent, and that it- may hold us together in the bonds of friendship, until time shall be no more. I also pray that the Great Spirit above may enlighten your minds, and open your eyes to your true happiness, that your children may learn to cultivate the earth, and enjoy the fruits of peace and industry.
Seite 438 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.
Seite 172 - Price, who was directed to keep sufficiently advanced, so as to give timely notice for the troops to form in case of action, it being yet undetermined whether the Indians would decide for peace or war. "After advancing about five miles...