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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... present time the thoughts of the reading people are turned toward that period of our history when the founda- tions of government were being laid . Historians are pre- senting the events in order as they occurred with the plainness and ...
... present time the thoughts of the reading people are turned toward that period of our history when the founda- tions of government were being laid . Historians are pre- senting the events in order as they occurred with the plainness and ...
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... present the life of one who was so identified with various movements in the development of the frontier of Penn- sylvania , as to constitute him a representative character . He was brought into intimate relations with the men who stand ...
... present the life of one who was so identified with various movements in the development of the frontier of Penn- sylvania , as to constitute him a representative character . He was brought into intimate relations with the men who stand ...
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... present . They adopted the New England army as their own and elected George Washington Commander- in - Chief . " Old Christopher Marshall , a retired druggist of Philadelphia , a Quaker expelled for taking an active part against the ...
... present . They adopted the New England army as their own and elected George Washington Commander- in - Chief . " Old Christopher Marshall , a retired druggist of Philadelphia , a Quaker expelled for taking an active part against the ...
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... present his letter calling these conferences . " Call for a meeting of Christians , to be held on New Year's Day , 1742 , in Germantown . In the name of Jesus , Amen ! " MY DEAR FRIEND AND BROTHER : Since a fearful injury is done in the ...
... present his letter calling these conferences . " Call for a meeting of Christians , to be held on New Year's Day , 1742 , in Germantown . In the name of Jesus , Amen ! " MY DEAR FRIEND AND BROTHER : Since a fearful injury is done in the ...
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... present Montgomery County , then called the Manor of Springfield . The probability is that Dewees had learned the art of paper making from the Rit- tenhouses . In 1726 Henry Antes married Christina , the daughter of William Dewees , and ...
... present Montgomery County , then called the Manor of Springfield . The probability is that Dewees had learned the art of paper making from the Rit- tenhouses . In 1726 Henry Antes married Christina , the daughter of William Dewees , and ...
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acres American arms army Assembly Bald Eagle Creek became belt Bethlehem brethren brother cabin called canoe Captain chief Colonel colonies Connecticut Connecticut party Conrad Weiser corn Council creek deer Delawares enemy English Fair Play men fire forest Fort Augusta Franklin Frederick French friends frontier gave Germantown Governor ground hand Henry Henry Antes horses hundred Hunter hunting Indians inhabitants Iroquois John justice killed King land Lenape lived logs Lycoming creek miles mill Moravian mountain Muncy Northumberland Northumberland county Onondaga party Paxton Boys peace Penn Pennsylvania persons Philadelphia pounds prisoners Proprietaries province purchased river Samuel Wallis savages scalps Senecas sent settled settlements settlers Shawanese Sheriff Shikellimy shillings side Six Nations skins spirit Sunbury Susquehanna tion took town treaty trees tribes valley wampum warriors West Branch wife William Dewees women woods Wyoming Zebulon Butler
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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.