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... course of the Mississippi . These adventurers reached that river by the Illinois . M. de la Salle explored the river to the mouth - Hennepin surveyed it upwards above St. Anthony's ' Falls - went soon after to France , published an ...
... course of the Mississippi . These adventurers reached that river by the Illinois . M. de la Salle explored the river to the mouth - Hennepin surveyed it upwards above St. Anthony's ' Falls - went soon after to France , published an ...
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... course of the first four months of this year , the coast from Mobile to the mouth of the Mississippi ; that river to the efflux of Manchac , the lakes Maurepas and Pontchartrain , were successively visited by the French . - , April 12th ...
... course of the first four months of this year , the coast from Mobile to the mouth of the Mississippi ; that river to the efflux of Manchac , the lakes Maurepas and Pontchartrain , were successively visited by the French . - , April 12th ...
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... course of 1720 , M. de la Harpe visited the waters of the Ouachitta , Arkansaw , and Red river , considerably to the west and north of Nassonite , and in January , 1720 , returned to New Orleans . On the 10th of August , 1721 , M. de la ...
... course of 1720 , M. de la Harpe visited the waters of the Ouachitta , Arkansaw , and Red river , considerably to the west and north of Nassonite , and in January , 1720 , returned to New Orleans . On the 10th of August , 1721 , M. de la ...
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... course 1400 * In the first edition of this work , I designated this chain Missouri Mountains ; but have since seen and read Dr. Drake's excellent work on Cincinnati , wherein they are called Chippewan . As this is the native Indian name ...
... course 1400 * In the first edition of this work , I designated this chain Missouri Mountains ; but have since seen and read Dr. Drake's excellent work on Cincinnati , wherein they are called Chippewan . As this is the native Indian name ...
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... course to similar causes with the Red , Arkansa , and other rivers that enter the Mississippi and Missouri from the north - west , and may , without violence , be in- cluded in the same system . The division into prairie and alluvion ...
... course to similar causes with the Red , Arkansa , and other rivers that enter the Mississippi and Missouri from the north - west , and may , without violence , be in- cluded in the same system . The division into prairie and alluvion ...
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Seite 287 - ... the navigable waters leading into the same, shall be common highways and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of said state as to all other citizens of the United States, without any tax, duty, impost or toll therefor.
Seite 285 - That the inhabitants of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio, be, and they are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a constitution and State government, and to assume such name as they shall deem proper, and the said State, when formed, shall be admitted into the Union upon the same footing with the original States in all respects whatever.
Seite 287 - State on lands or property therein belonging to or which may hereafter be purchased by the United States...
Seite 288 - An act providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi territory.
Seite ii - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners.
Seite 285 - Tennessee; thence west along said boundary line to the Tennessee river; thence up the same to the mouth of Bear creek; thence, by a direct line, to the northwest corner of Washington county...
Seite 286 - River; thence up the same to the mouth of Bear Creek; thence by a direct line to the northwest corner of the county of Washington; thence due south to the Gulf of Mexico; thence westwardly, including all the islands within six leagues of the shore, to the most eastern junction of Pearl River with Lake Borgne; thence up said river to the thirty-first degree of north latitude; thence west along said degree of latitude to the Mississippi River; thence up the same to the beginning.
Seite 287 - No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Seite 285 - That the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit...
Seite 23 - Miroir, who discovered New Mexico in 1683, never penetrated east of that province or the Rio Bravo. It was the French who first made alliances with the savage tribes in this region ; and it is natural to conclude that a river that flows into the Mississippi, and the lands it waters, belong to the King, my master. If you will do me the pleasure to come into this quarter, I will convince you I hold a post I know how to defend. I have the honor to be &c.