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... pass- ed in review before him . Having eagerly sought and patiently examin- ed all kind of information in any respect relat- ing to the political , moral , or natural history of Louisiana , but little aid has been received from foreign ...
... pass- ed in review before him . Having eagerly sought and patiently examin- ed all kind of information in any respect relat- ing to the political , moral , or natural history of Louisiana , but little aid has been received from foreign ...
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... Pass of Aranjuex , could be passed unperceived ; but to any person who has actually visited the country , such sur- prise will vanish . The extreme sameness and depression of the C Shortly after the death of La Salle , and the CHAP . I ...
... Pass of Aranjuex , could be passed unperceived ; but to any person who has actually visited the country , such sur- prise will vanish . The extreme sameness and depression of the C Shortly after the death of La Salle , and the CHAP . I ...
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... Pass of Cavallo , it was the first great entrance that offered itself to La Salle's fleet ; and the aspect of the country adjacent to the Bay of St. Joseph , bears a great resem- blance to the Estuary of a large river . Few men are ...
... Pass of Cavallo , it was the first great entrance that offered itself to La Salle's fleet ; and the aspect of the country adjacent to the Bay of St. Joseph , bears a great resem- blance to the Estuary of a large river . Few men are ...
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... . Bernard , as commonly understood , is rather a general term for the coast , between the Sabine and pass of Cavallo , than the name of a particular bay . D Greenwich , ) to the Perdido , between Mobile and CHAP . I. ] 25 LOUISIANA .
... . Bernard , as commonly understood , is rather a general term for the coast , between the Sabine and pass of Cavallo , than the name of a particular bay . D Greenwich , ) to the Perdido , between Mobile and CHAP . I. ] 25 LOUISIANA .
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... pass their lives on horseback . They often march eight or ten days over those desert steppes , without carrying with them other food , except the flour of Indian corn , which they mix with water , as they meet a spring or pond on their ...
... pass their lives on horseback . They often march eight or ten days over those desert steppes , without carrying with them other food , except the flour of Indian corn , which they mix with water , as they meet a spring or pond on their ...
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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.