A geographical description of the state of Louisiana. [With] Appendix1817 |
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... spring of 1717 , barracks were erected on the left bank of the Mississippi river , and a city laid out , and named from the then regent of France , New- ORLEANS . 1718 , February - Bienville , by royal commission , appointed governor ...
... spring of 1717 , barracks were erected on the left bank of the Mississippi river , and a city laid out , and named from the then regent of France , New- ORLEANS . 1718 , February - Bienville , by royal commission , appointed governor ...
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... springs of water are found , and by a great fatality it is remarked , that where fresh water is found , the rocks are naked , whilst there is but little water where the rock is cover- ed with vegetable earthf . " This frightful picture ...
... springs of water are found , and by a great fatality it is remarked , that where fresh water is found , the rocks are naked , whilst there is but little water where the rock is cover- ed with vegetable earthf . " This frightful picture ...
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... spring or pond on their road . Well informed officers assert , that it would be difficult to find in Europe a troop more * It would seem from a review of human history , that the more jealous any nation may be of its individual freedom ...
... spring or pond on their road . Well informed officers assert , that it would be difficult to find in Europe a troop more * It would seem from a review of human history , that the more jealous any nation may be of its individual freedom ...
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... Spring , that at the source of Red river clothes the earth in green , at its mouth covers it with a flood of water . Even the birds that skim the air are different ; for the falcon is exchanged the gray eagle , and for the hawk the ...
... Spring , that at the source of Red river clothes the earth in green , at its mouth covers it with a flood of water . Even the birds that skim the air are different ; for the falcon is exchanged the gray eagle , and for the hawk the ...
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... spring floods , could be diverted from the Mississippi at this place . The real expense attending the necessary works , would no doubt fall far short of the never ending expenditure of the levées ; and have the advantage of ...
... spring floods , could be diverted from the Mississippi at this place . The real expense attending the necessary works , would no doubt fall far short of the never ending expenditure of the levées ; and have the advantage of ...
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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.