A geographical description of the state of Louisiana. [With] Appendix1817 |
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... run parallel , leaving long nar- row vales between them : thus this great range of * Taous is the name given by the Spanish colonists to the mountains , from which flow the Rio Grande , Red , and Arkansa rivers eastward , and the ...
... run parallel , leaving long nar- row vales between them : thus this great range of * Taous is the name given by the Spanish colonists to the mountains , from which flow the Rio Grande , Red , and Arkansa rivers eastward , and the ...
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... runs from the west of Egypt to the Atlantic ocean . The space between the mouth of the Nile and that of the Euphrates is generally a desert waste , and exhibits plains of sand . To an unprejudiced observer , it will , from a geo ...
... runs from the west of Egypt to the Atlantic ocean . The space between the mouth of the Nile and that of the Euphrates is generally a desert waste , and exhibits plains of sand . To an unprejudiced observer , it will , from a geo ...
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... run- ning along the rivers . Beyond those seas of grass , another forest would be seen commencing , which would at a great distance melt into the immense prairies towards the Panis villages . The Red river , though on a small scale ...
... run- ning along the rivers . Beyond those seas of grass , another forest would be seen commencing , which would at a great distance melt into the immense prairies towards the Panis villages . The Red river , though on a small scale ...
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... run in lines not greatly inclined to east and west . The Pyrenees , the Alps , Carpathian mountains , and Haemus in southern Europe , the vast Caucausian , Altaian , and Thibetian chains in Asia , and the Atlas in Africa , are each ...
... run in lines not greatly inclined to east and west . The Pyrenees , the Alps , Carpathian mountains , and Haemus in southern Europe , the vast Caucausian , Altaian , and Thibetian chains in Asia , and the Atlas in Africa , are each ...
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... run nearly south into the gulph of Mexico . The upper parts of Derbane , the grand and Petit Caillou , bayou Peau de Chevreuil , ( deer skin ) and bayou du Large , possess a soil equal to that on the Boeuf . Timber , however , ceases ...
... run nearly south into the gulph of Mexico . The upper parts of Derbane , the grand and Petit Caillou , bayou Peau de Chevreuil , ( deer skin ) and bayou du Large , possess a soil equal to that on the Boeuf . Timber , however , ceases ...
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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.