Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western TerritoryD. Appleton & Company, 1847 - 501 Seiten |
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... continued . - Communication from Gov. St. Clair to the commandant at Detroit . - Unsuccessful embassy of M. Gameline , to the Indians . - Increase of the military force . - Arrival of troops at Fort Washington . - Inefficient character ...
... continued . - Communication from Gov. St. Clair to the commandant at Detroit . - Unsuccessful embassy of M. Gameline , to the Indians . - Increase of the military force . - Arrival of troops at Fort Washington . - Inefficient character ...
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... continued in the discharge of its arduous duties , till the peace of 1783 . He was stationed at West Point when General Arnold conceived and matured his plan to surrender that post to the enemy , and it so happened that he , with a ...
... continued in the discharge of its arduous duties , till the peace of 1783 . He was stationed at West Point when General Arnold conceived and matured his plan to surrender that post to the enemy , and it so happened that he , with a ...
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... continued in his seat for some minutes , conversing as before - after which he arose , saying to his guests , that business required him to be absent for a short time , and desiring them to remain and enjoy themselves till his return ...
... continued in his seat for some minutes , conversing as before - after which he arose , saying to his guests , that business required him to be absent for a short time , and desiring them to remain and enjoy themselves till his return ...
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... continued till his resignation in 1798 . During the period now spoken of , the settlements of the Territory , including Cincinnati , contained but few individ- uals , and still fewer families , who had been accustomed to mingle in the ...
... continued till his resignation in 1798 . During the period now spoken of , the settlements of the Territory , including Cincinnati , contained but few individ- uals , and still fewer families , who had been accustomed to mingle in the ...
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... continued in ses- sion till December , during which period they enacted a num- ber of laws on different subjects , which were submitted to Congress , as the Ordinance required ; but were not approved , on the ground , that the Governor ...
... continued in ses- sion till December , during which period they enacted a num- ber of laws on different subjects , which were submitted to Congress , as the Ordinance required ; but were not approved , on the ground , that the Governor ...
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Seite 367 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Seite 222 - I have now informed you of , the boundaries of the Miami nation, where the Great Spirit placed my forefather a long time ago, and charged him not to sell or part with his lands, but to preserve them for his posterity.
Seite 321 - For the prevention of crimes and injuries the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district and for the execution of process criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof, and he shall proceed from time to time as circumstances may require to lay out the parts of the District in which the indian titles shall have been extinguished into counties and townships subject however to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature...
Seite 246 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Seite 303 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Seite 270 - I now fervently pray to the Great Spirit, that the peace now established may be permanent, and that it- may hold us together in the bonds of friendship, until time shall be no more. I also pray that the Great Spirit above may enlighten your minds, and open your eyes to your true happiness, that your children may learn to cultivate the earth, and enjoy the fruits of peace and industry.
Seite 438 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.
Seite 172 - Price, who was directed to keep sufficiently advanced, so as to give timely notice for the troops to form in case of action, it being yet undetermined whether the Indians would decide for peace or war. "After advancing about five miles...