History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by the Three Great European Powers, Spain, France, and Great Britain: And the Subsequent Occupation, Settlement and Extension of Civil Government by the United States Until the Year 1846, Band 2Harper & Bros., 1846 |
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... . On actual hunting duty , and during inclement weather , a pair of " leggins " were closely wrapped upon the legs and lower portion of the thighs , of dressed deer - skin made smooth and firm . 2 [ BOOK V. HISTORY OF THE.
... . On actual hunting duty , and during inclement weather , a pair of " leggins " were closely wrapped upon the legs and lower portion of the thighs , of dressed deer - skin made smooth and firm . 2 [ BOOK V. HISTORY OF THE.
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... portion of early pioneer history , and as such demand a passing notice , without which the history of the pioneers would be incomplete . The sports were characteristic of the frontier mode of life 18 [ BOOK V. HISTORY OF THE.
... portion of early pioneer history , and as such demand a passing notice , without which the history of the pioneers would be incomplete . The sports were characteristic of the frontier mode of life 18 [ BOOK V. HISTORY OF THE.
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... portion of the States , entirely upon their own resources for the support of their families in the wil- derness , and for the protection of their homes and lives from sav- age massacre and rapine . Unprovided with the means of reg- ular ...
... portion of the States , entirely upon their own resources for the support of their families in the wil- derness , and for the protection of their homes and lives from sav- age massacre and rapine . Unprovided with the means of reg- ular ...
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... portion of the pio- neers were compelled to seek danger at a remote distance in order to secure safety for those at home . Every man was a soldier by profession and by daily practice . The frontiers were strictly military cantons for ...
... portion of the pio- neers were compelled to seek danger at a remote distance in order to secure safety for those at home . Every man was a soldier by profession and by daily practice . The frontiers were strictly military cantons for ...
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... portion of the time the pioneer settler was constantly menaced with the tomahawk and scalping - knife , over a scope of country extend- ing from the sources of the Alleghany River on the north to the sources of the Cumberland and ...
... portion of the time the pioneer settler was constantly menaced with the tomahawk and scalping - knife , over a scope of country extend- ing from the sources of the Alleghany River on the north to the sources of the Cumberland and ...
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afterward American Pioneer army arrived attack authority Boonesborough British Burr Captain ceded Cherokees Chickasâ Choctâs civil Claiborne Colonel colony command commenced comprised Congress Constitution convention court Creek nation Cumberland Cumberland River defense District early east emigrants enemy enterprise erected expedition extended Federal government Florida Fort Pitt Fort Washington frontier garrison Georgia Governor hostile hundred Idem incursions inhabitants invasion Jackson John jurisdiction Kenton Kentucky Kentucky River killed lands Legislature Louisiana M'Intosh Martin's Louisiana ment Mexico Miami miles military militia Mississippi Territory mouth Natchez North Carolina Northwestern Territory occupied officers Ohio River organized Orleans party peace population portion president retired savages Scioto session settlements Shawanese Simon Girty soon Spanish station stockade Tennessee Tennessee River territorial government Texas thousand tion Tombigby town treaty treaty of Greenville tribes troops United vicinity Virginia warriors Washington western whole Wilkinson William C. C. Claiborne wounded
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Seite 226 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Seite 225 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Seite 226 - 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 579 - ... applied to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas, and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the Government of the United States.
Seite 226 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and in their property rights and liberty they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress...
Seite 564 - ... political connection with the Mexican nation has forever ended, and that the people of Texas do now constitute a free, sovereign, and independent republic, and are fully invested with all the rights and attributes which properly belong to independent nations...
Seite 577 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of the Belgians at the Court of Japan.
Seite 360 - I have therefore thought fit to issue this my proclamation, warning and enjoining all faithful citizens who have been led without due knowledge or consideration to participate in the said unlawful enterprises to withdraw from the same without delay, and commanding all persons whatsoever engaged or concerned in the same to cease all further proceedings therein, as they will answer the contrary at their peril. And...
Seite 579 - First, Said State to be formed, subject to the adjustment by this government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other governments...
Seite 17 - THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave. And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.