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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... retire from ceded Territory . - Hostilities of Northwestern Tribes . - Kentucky Stations supplied with Powder by Major Clark . - Posts on the , Ohio . - Attack on M'Clellan's Station , December , 1776. - Hostilities in West Augusta ...
... retire from ceded Territory . - Hostilities of Northwestern Tribes . - Kentucky Stations supplied with Powder by Major Clark . - Posts on the , Ohio . - Attack on M'Clellan's Station , December , 1776. - Hostilities in West Augusta ...
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... retire West of the Sabine . - Wilkinson proceeds to New Orleans to intercept Burr's Operations . - His energetic Measures against the Conspirators . - Zealous co- operation of Governor Claiborne . - His Proclamation . - Arrest of Dr ...
... retire West of the Sabine . - Wilkinson proceeds to New Orleans to intercept Burr's Operations . - His energetic Measures against the Conspirators . - Zealous co- operation of Governor Claiborne . - His Proclamation . - Arrest of Dr ...
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... retired upon any alarm of Indian incursion . As all the frontier settlements west of the Blue Ridge , from the commencement of the French war in 1754 , with only short intermissions , were continually exposed to Indian hostilities , in ...
... retired upon any alarm of Indian incursion . As all the frontier settlements west of the Blue Ridge , from the commencement of the French war in 1754 , with only short intermissions , were continually exposed to Indian hostilities , in ...
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... retired into the station for security . 7. The Hunter .- " Hunting " constituted an important feature in the life of a western emigrant . By this means he supplied his family with a large proportion of their subsistence . Often their ...
... retired into the station for security . 7. The Hunter .- " Hunting " constituted an important feature in the life of a western emigrant . By this means he supplied his family with a large proportion of their subsistence . Often their ...
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... retired from this ordeal , he was informed by Judge Lynch that the operation would be repeated in a few days un- less he withdrew from the jurisdiction of the court . If there were confederates in crime , this warning served for all ...
... retired from this ordeal , he was informed by Judge Lynch that the operation would be repeated in a few days un- less he withdrew from the jurisdiction of the court . If there were confederates in crime , this warning served for all ...
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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.