A geographical description of the state of Louisiana. [With] Appendix1817 |
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... flows into the Missis- sippi , and the lands it waters , belongs 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 honour to be ...
... flows into the Missis- sippi , and the lands it waters , belongs 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 honour to be ...
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... flows the small rivers that disembogue themselves into the Gulph of Mexico , east of the Mississippi as far as the ... flow the Rio Grande , Red , and Arkansa rivers eastward , and the Colorado of the gulph of California , and most ...
... flows the small rivers that disembogue themselves into the Gulph of Mexico , east of the Mississippi as far as the ... flow the Rio Grande , Red , and Arkansa rivers eastward , and the Colorado of the gulph of California , and most ...
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... flow south - eastward into the gulph of Mexico , or N. E. into Hudson's bay , from those that run westward into the Pacific ocean , and the Alleghany , all wind , ( if we except the latter , ) but little inclined to north and south . It ...
... flow south - eastward into the gulph of Mexico , or N. E. into Hudson's bay , from those that run westward into the Pacific ocean , and the Alleghany , all wind , ( if we except the latter , ) but little inclined to north and south . It ...
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... flow to one com- mon center . New - Orleans alone will be for ever , as it is now , the mighty mart of the merchandise brought from more than a thousand rivers . Unless prevented by some great accident in human affairs , this rapidly ...
... flow to one com- mon center . New - Orleans alone will be for ever , as it is now , the mighty mart of the merchandise brought from more than a thousand rivers . Unless prevented by some great accident in human affairs , this rapidly ...
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... flows to the west fifteen miles , and falls into the Atchafalaya . The banks of the Plaquemine is within ten miles of the Mississippi sufficiently high for settlement ; but towards the mouth can with difficulty be preserved from annual ...
... flows to the west fifteen miles , and falls into the Atchafalaya . The banks of the Plaquemine is within ten miles of the Mississippi sufficiently high for settlement ; but towards the mouth can with difficulty be preserved from annual ...
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acres Alabama territory alluvial alluvion Amite Amite river annual aquatica Atchafalaya Atchafalaya river banks Bayou Boeuf Bayou Cane Black bluffs Calcasiu climate cotton course Courtableau creeks cultivated cypress Derbane distance east efflux elevation enters exist extent extremely feet flows forest gulph of Mexico hickory hills human hundred Iberville inhabitants inundation island juglans labour Lafourche lake lake Maurepas land latter Levée Louisiana maize margin marsh Mermentau Mississippi river Mississippi territory Mobile river mouth Natchez Natchitoches nature navigation nearly New-Orleans Nezpiqué Ocatahoola Opelousas Orleans Ouachitta outlets overflow parish pine woods Plaquemine Pontchartrain prairie present produce quantity Red river region respecting rice ridge rises Sabine Sabine river season settlements siana sissippi soil species square miles staple stream sugar cane surface swamps Teche Teche river thence timber tion tract trees ulmus United vegetable Vermilion West Florida winds
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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.