A geographical description of the state of Louisiana. [With] Appendix1817 |
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... YORK : PUBLISHED BY JAMES OLMSTEAD , SOLD ALSO BY B. LEVY & CO . BOOKSELLERS , NEW - ORLEANS . J. Seymour , printer . ECA BODLE ORMIMINA NUSTIO ILLUMEA SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 1817 . Α GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION ...
... YORK : PUBLISHED BY JAMES OLMSTEAD , SOLD ALSO BY B. LEVY & CO . BOOKSELLERS , NEW - ORLEANS . J. Seymour , printer . ECA BODLE ORMIMINA NUSTIO ILLUMEA SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 1817 . Α GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION ...
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... ORLEANS . 1718 , February - Bienville , by royal commission , appointed governor general . M. Chateaugué sent by Bienville to take possession of the bay of St. Joseph , which was in a short time afterwards abandoned by the French , from ...
... ORLEANS . 1718 , February - Bienville , by royal commission , appointed governor general . M. Chateaugué sent by Bienville to take possession of the bay of St. Joseph , which was in a short time afterwards abandoned by the French , from ...
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... Orleans - Decem- ber 10th , set out upon a voyage up Red river - arrived at Natchitoches , 1719 , January - where he found M. Blondel , com- mandant , from whom he learned that Don Martin De- lacorne , then Spanish commandant of the ...
... Orleans - Decem- ber 10th , set out upon a voyage up Red river - arrived at Natchitoches , 1719 , January - where he found M. Blondel , com- mandant , from whom he learned that Don Martin De- lacorne , then Spanish commandant of the ...
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... Orleans . On the 10th of August , 1721 , M. de la Harpe re- ceived the following ORDER . We , John Baptiste de Bienville , chevalier of the military order of St. Louis , and commandant general for the king , in the province of Louisiana ...
... Orleans . On the 10th of August , 1721 , M. de la Harpe re- ceived the following ORDER . We , John Baptiste de Bienville , chevalier of the military order of St. Louis , and commandant general for the king , in the province of Louisiana ...
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... Orleans , and reported that in pursuance of his orders , he had coasted 100 leagues west of the Mis- sissippi , and on August 27th had entered a fine bay , with 11 feet water at half tide ; that his weak force , and the hostility of the ...
... Orleans , and reported that in pursuance of his orders , he had coasted 100 leagues west of the Mis- sissippi , and on August 27th had entered a fine bay , with 11 feet water at half tide ; that his weak force , and the hostility of the ...
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Seite 287 - ... the navigable waters leading into the same, shall be common highways and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of said state as to all other citizens of the United States, without any tax, duty, impost or toll therefor.
Seite 285 - That the inhabitants of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio, be, and they are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a constitution and State government, and to assume such name as they shall deem proper, and the said State, when formed, shall be admitted into the Union upon the same footing with the original States in all respects whatever.
Seite 287 - State on lands or property therein belonging to or which may hereafter be purchased by the United States...
Seite 288 - An act providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi territory.
Seite ii - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners.
Seite 285 - Tennessee; thence west along said boundary line to the Tennessee river; thence up the same to the mouth of Bear creek; thence, by a direct line, to the northwest corner of Washington county...
Seite 286 - River; thence up the same to the mouth of Bear Creek; thence by a direct line to the northwest corner of the county of Washington; thence due south to the Gulf of Mexico; thence westwardly, including all the islands within six leagues of the shore, to the most eastern junction of Pearl River with Lake Borgne; thence up said river to the thirty-first degree of north latitude; thence west along said degree of latitude to the Mississippi River; thence up the same to the beginning.
Seite 287 - 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 285 - That the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit...
Seite 23 - Miroir, who discovered New Mexico in 1683, never penetrated east of that province or the Rio Bravo. It was the French who first made alliances with the savage tribes in this region ; and it is natural to conclude that a river that flows into the Mississippi, and the lands it waters, belong to the King, my master. If you will do me the pleasure to come into this quarter, I will convince you I hold a post I know how to defend. I have the honor to be &c.