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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... wood . The public buildings were comely and useful structures , and considered in their day imposing and handsome . The churches were small and unpretentious , but neat . The open squares , long rows of poplars , and large gardens and ...
... wood . The public buildings were comely and useful structures , and considered in their day imposing and handsome . The churches were small and unpretentious , but neat . The open squares , long rows of poplars , and large gardens and ...
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... wood , hay and stubble was built on that foundation than which no other can be laid - a superstructure which but a few years later was consumed in that fiery persecution by which Herrnhaag , the most numerous of all the congregations ...
... wood , hay and stubble was built on that foundation than which no other can be laid - a superstructure which but a few years later was consumed in that fiery persecution by which Herrnhaag , the most numerous of all the congregations ...
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... woods . The missionaries themselves were insulted and abused . Under these circumstances the affrighted Indians , whose towns had been burnt , took refuge at Bethlehem . The Moravian establishments were a great obstacle to the designs ...
... woods . The missionaries themselves were insulted and abused . Under these circumstances the affrighted Indians , whose towns had been burnt , took refuge at Bethlehem . The Moravian establishments were a great obstacle to the designs ...
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... woods they would be shot dead immediately ; and that if only one more white man be murdered in this neighbor- hood , the whole Irish settlement would rise in arms and kill all the inhabitants of Wequetank without waiting for an order ...
... woods they would be shot dead immediately ; and that if only one more white man be murdered in this neighbor- hood , the whole Irish settlement would rise in arms and kill all the inhabitants of Wequetank without waiting for an order ...
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... wood or to look after his cattle without a white brother to accom- pany him or a passport in his pocket . November 8th the Mo- ravian Indians were ordered to Philadelphia for protection . Wequetank was burned by the white people , and ...
... wood or to look after his cattle without a white brother to accom- pany him or a passport in his pocket . November 8th the Mo- ravian Indians were ordered to Philadelphia for protection . Wequetank was burned by the white people , 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.