On the Frontier with Colonel Antes: Or, The Struggle for Supremacy of the Red and White Races in PennsylvaniaS. Chew & sons, printers, 1900 - 513 Seiten |
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... land from Penn , the Germantown and Manatawny patent , and in 1685 , October 25 , Germantown was laid out , and in 1689 incorporated by the As- sembly the first German town in Pennsylvania . The compara- tively small number of German ...
... land from Penn , the Germantown and Manatawny patent , and in 1685 , October 25 , Germantown was laid out , and in 1689 incorporated by the As- sembly the first German town in Pennsylvania . The compara- tively small number of German ...
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... land , and the inexcusable and remorseless dealings of the Dutch traffickers in human beings , and their man - stealing emissaries , the so - called New- landers , for they entrap , as it were , the people of Germany by means of all ...
... land , and the inexcusable and remorseless dealings of the Dutch traffickers in human beings , and their man - stealing emissaries , the so - called New- landers , for they entrap , as it were , the people of Germany by means of all ...
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... land £ 38 and 5 shillings , Pennsylvania money . There is also this entry in the Land Office , 7 br . , 14 , 1724. Agreed with Frederick Antes for the land called Darby Greens , in Limerick , about 300 and odd acres , at £ 22 p . C't ...
... land £ 38 and 5 shillings , Pennsylvania money . There is also this entry in the Land Office , 7 br . , 14 , 1724. Agreed with Frederick Antes for the land called Darby Greens , in Limerick , about 300 and odd acres , at £ 22 p . C't ...
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... land in the Van Bebber tract , and in time Cornelius settled on this tract , but William never lived on it . He dwelt in German- town and bought and sold land . In 1704 Cornelius Dewees is recorded as being a juryman in Germantown in ...
... land in the Van Bebber tract , and in time Cornelius settled on this tract , but William never lived on it . He dwelt in German- town and bought and sold land . In 1704 Cornelius Dewees is recorded as being a juryman in Germantown in ...
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... land , to be laid out in proper and beneficial places in this province by his trustees . William Penn , the grandson , sold out this land to a gentleman - Mr . William Allen , a great land jobber . By a little management Allen got his land ...
... land , to be laid out in proper and beneficial places in this province by his trustees . William Penn , the grandson , sold out this land to a gentleman - Mr . William Allen , a great land jobber . By a little management Allen got his land ...
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Seite 91 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not.
Seite 375 - Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled.
Seite 375 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
Seite 315 - They are remarkably stout and hardy men ; many of them exceeding six feet in height. They are dressed in white frocks, or rifle shirts, and round hats. These men are remarkable for the accuracy of their aim ; striking a mark with great certainty at two hundred yards distance.
Seite 125 - I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' 'No,' says he, 'I cannot give so much; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.
Seite 391 - They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps ' Dundee's ' wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive *• Martyrs...
Seite 123 - Satanas into their country, to take part with them, after they had concerted ill designs against us. We have done less than either the English or French that have usurped the lands of so many Indian nations, and chased them from their own country This belt preserves my words.
Seite 322 - After dinner the dancing commenced, and generally lasted until the next morning. The figures of the dances were three and four handed reels, or square sets and jigs. The commencement was always a square four, which was followed by what was called jigging it off, that is, two of the four would single out for a jig, and were followed by the remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out...
Seite 138 - The subjects of France inhabiting Canada, and others, shall hereafter give no hindrance or molestation to the Five Nations or cantons of Indians, subject to the dominion of Great Britain, nor to the other natives of America, who are friends to the same.