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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... young , from ten to fifteen years of age , must serve until they are twenty - one . Many parents trade and sell their own children like cattle , by which means only the parents , if the children assume the payment of the passage money ...
... young , from ten to fifteen years of age , must serve until they are twenty - one . Many parents trade and sell their own children like cattle , by which means only the parents , if the children assume the payment of the passage money ...
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... young people . He inaugurated the Unity Conferences , which was the beginning of the movement that in these times is known as Christian Endeavor . In proof of the claim that he is the Father of this movement , we present his letter ...
... young people . He inaugurated the Unity Conferences , which was the beginning of the movement that in these times is known as Christian Endeavor . In proof of the claim that he is the Father of this movement , we present his letter ...
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... young men became members of the choir house of the Single Brethren . In 1743 Henry Antes sent his children from his home to school . Ann Margaret was sent to England in the care of Count Zinzendorf , where she received her education and ...
... young men became members of the choir house of the Single Brethren . In 1743 Henry Antes sent his children from his home to school . Ann Margaret was sent to England in the care of Count Zinzendorf , where she received her education and ...
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... Young Ladies ' Seminary , and gave their for- mer house to the Sisters . In the construction of this building the Antes boys were taught masonry and carpentering , for the education the Moravians gave fitted the youths for all the ...
... Young Ladies ' Seminary , and gave their for- mer house to the Sisters . In the construction of this building the Antes boys were taught masonry and carpentering , for the education the Moravians gave fitted the youths for all the ...
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... young students there was used a collection of texts of Scripture called the " Daily Words , " or " Meditations for each day in the year . " Thus , every day they were reminded of the great object of their lives . Courage in the presence ...
... young students there was used a collection of texts of Scripture called the " Daily Words , " or " Meditations for each day in the year . " Thus , every day they were reminded of the great object of their lives . Courage in the presence ...
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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.