Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western TerritoryD. Appleton & Company, 1847 - 501 Seiten |
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... town never laid out.— Troops sent by Gen. Harmar , to the Miami settlements . - Where sta- tioned . Their behavior . - Attacked by the Indians at North Bend.- Major Mills severely wounded.— Villages laid out.- Donation lots.- Interview ...
... town never laid out.— Troops sent by Gen. Harmar , to the Miami settlements . - Where sta- tioned . Their behavior . - Attacked by the Indians at North Bend.- Major Mills severely wounded.— Villages laid out.- Donation lots.- Interview ...
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... town or neighbor- hood , devising and pursuing its own plan . The powers confided to these committees were dictatorial ; and the en- tire whig population stood pledged to enforce their decis- ions . The tories were numerous , and had ...
... town or neighbor- hood , devising and pursuing its own plan . The powers confided to these committees were dictatorial ; and the en- tire whig population stood pledged to enforce their decis- ions . The tories were numerous , and had ...
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... of about a mile and a half . When the town was laid out , and for several years after , the surface of the ground , at the base of the upper level , was lower than on the margin of the river ; in consequence of which , there was.
... of about a mile and a half . When the town was laid out , and for several years after , the surface of the ground , at the base of the upper level , was lower than on the margin of the river ; in consequence of which , there was.
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... town , and subjected the inhabitants , during the summer and fall , to agues and intermittent fevers . In September , 1796 , the writer of this sketch , had one of those attacks , at the chief hotel of the village , owned and kept by ...
... town , and subjected the inhabitants , during the summer and fall , to agues and intermittent fevers . In September , 1796 , the writer of this sketch , had one of those attacks , at the chief hotel of the village , owned and kept by ...
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... town , as originally laid out . It was composed of a number of strongly built , hewed - log cabins , a story and a half high , calculated for soldier's barracks . Some of them , more conveniently arranged , and better finished , were ...
... town , as originally laid out . It was composed of a number of strongly built , hewed - log cabins , a story and a half high , calculated for soldier's barracks . Some of them , more conveniently arranged , and better finished , were ...
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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...