A geographical description of the state of Louisiana. [With] Appendix1817 |
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... trees of the forest more gigantic in their strength , and presenting to the eye an entirely differ- ent aspect . For the towering pine is substituted the umbellated cypress . The soil is more fertile , the face of nature more monotonous ...
... trees of the forest more gigantic in their strength , and presenting to the eye an entirely differ- ent aspect . For the towering pine is substituted the umbellated cypress . The soil is more fertile , the face of nature more monotonous ...
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... trees indicative of a rich soil ; the land would be seen broken into hills and dales , some of the vallies with clear excellent water during the whole of the year ; others dry , except in time of rain . Along the margin of the river ...
... trees indicative of a rich soil ; the land would be seen broken into hills and dales , some of the vallies with clear excellent water during the whole of the year ; others dry , except in time of rain . Along the margin of the river ...
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... trees indigenous to a soil of first quality , and admixed with the great cane and palmetto . In this labyrinth , the Atchafalaya , Red river , and Tensaw , would be the most conspicuous ob- jects in the limits of Lower Louisiana ...
... trees indigenous to a soil of first quality , and admixed with the great cane and palmetto . In this labyrinth , the Atchafalaya , Red river , and Tensaw , would be the most conspicuous ob- jects in the limits of Lower Louisiana ...
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... tree flourishes in Europe . above 38 ° N. lat . * the sugar cane about the same height ; neither of those have been ... trees are cultivated in orchards for the blossoms , which are sold to the perfumers of Grasse . This extraordinary ...
... tree flourishes in Europe . above 38 ° N. lat . * the sugar cane about the same height ; neither of those have been ... trees are cultivated in orchards for the blossoms , which are sold to the perfumers of Grasse . This extraordinary ...
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... Trees are rare , upon the Fourche , twenty or thirty miles above its mouth , and entirely disappear some distance from the sea . Below the efflux of Lafourche , the lands after leaving the banks of the river , are too monotonous to ...
... Trees are rare , upon the Fourche , twenty or thirty miles above its mouth , and entirely disappear some distance from the sea . Below the efflux of Lafourche , the lands after leaving the banks of the river , are too monotonous to ...
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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.