General History of the State of Michigan: With Biographical Sketches, Portrait Engravings, and Numerous Illustrations. A Complete History of the Peninsular State from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present TimeR. D. S. Tyler & Company, 1874 - 735 էջ |
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... Grand Rapids ... View of the City of Adrian ... 651 669 677 687 691 699 View of the City of Detroit ... 705 .... Second Presbyterian Church , Detroit 707 City Hall , Detroit ..... 709 View of Fort Street , Detroit .. 711 View of the ...
... Grand Rapids ... View of the City of Adrian ... 651 669 677 687 691 699 View of the City of Detroit ... 705 .... Second Presbyterian Church , Detroit 707 City Hall , Detroit ..... 709 View of Fort Street , Detroit .. 711 View of the ...
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... grand deputation was coming from all the cantons , with the intention of " uniting the whole earth , " and of " burying the hatchet so deep , that it might never again be dug up , " and they brought with them a hundred belts of wampum ...
... grand deputation was coming from all the cantons , with the intention of " uniting the whole earth , " and of " burying the hatchet so deep , that it might never again be dug up , " and they brought with them a hundred belts of wampum ...
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... Grand River valley in a frail canoe , the whole length of the river from Jackson to Lake Michigan , and spent the following winter as clerk in a store at Prairie Creek , in Ionia censure him . He might , it is thought , $ 60 GENERAL ...
... Grand River valley in a frail canoe , the whole length of the river from Jackson to Lake Michigan , and spent the following winter as clerk in a store at Prairie Creek , in Ionia censure him . He might , it is thought , $ 60 GENERAL ...
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... Grand River , and Father Sagard has left an interesting narrative of their toils and sufferings upon its bleak and sterile shores . The Wyandots had been driven into that region from the banks of the St. Law- rence , by their inveterate ...
... Grand River , and Father Sagard has left an interesting narrative of their toils and sufferings upon its bleak and sterile shores . The Wyandots had been driven into that region from the banks of the St. Law- rence , by their inveterate ...
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... grand Indian council was held at the Falls of St. Mary's . At this council . convoked by the agents of the French government , it was announced to the tribes assembled from the banks of the Mississippi , the head springs of the St ...
... grand Indian council was held at the Falls of St. Mary's . At this council . convoked by the agents of the French government , it was announced to the tribes assembled from the banks of the Mississippi , the head springs of the St ...
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General History of the State of Michigan: with Biographical Sketches ... Charles Richard Tuttle Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1873 |
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Էջ 182 - Englishman, although you have conquered the French, you have not yet conquered us! We are not your slaves. These lakes, these woods and mountains were left to us by our ancestors. They are our inheritance; and we will part with them to none. Your nation supposes that we, like the white people, cannot live without bread — and pork — and beef! But you ought to know that He, the Great Spirit and Master of Life, has provided food for us in these spacious lakes and on these woody mountains.
Էջ 366 - Detroit. It is far from my inclination to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops will be beyond my control the moment the contest commences.
Էջ 334 - But the Americans I did not make. They are not my children, but the children of the evil spirit. They grew from the scum of the great water, when it was troubled by the evil spirit, and the froth was driven into the woods by a strong east wind. They are numerous, but I hate them.
Էջ 198 - You have bought guns, knives, kettles, and blankets, from the white men, until you can no longer do without them; and, what is worse, you have drunk the poison fire-water, which turns you into fools. Fling all these things away; live as your wise forefathers lived before you.
Էջ 182 - Englishman, our Father, the king of France, employed our young men to make war upon your nation. In this warfare, many of them have been killed; and it is our custom to retaliate, until such time as the spirits of the slain are satisfied.
Էջ 181 - Englishman ! — We are informed that our father, the king of France, is old and infirm ; and that being fatigued with making war upon your nation, he is fallen asleep. During his sleep, you have taken advantage of him, and possessed yourselves of Canada. But his nap is almost at an end. I think I hear him already stirring, and inquiring for his children the Indians ; — and, when he does awake, what must be come of you ? He will destroy you utterly ! " Englishman ! — Although you have conquered...
Էջ 453 - Miami aforesaid; and on the north by an east and west line drawn through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan, running east, after intersecting the due north line aforesaid from the mouth of the Great Miami, until it shall intersect Lake Erie or the territorial line, and thence with the same, through Lake Erie, to the Pennsylvania line...
Էջ 194 - Oak, and assumed charge of his father's farm, remaining there until the autumn of 1867, when he returned to Detroit, and commenced the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in the Supreme Court in October, 1868, and commenced the practice of law in the following spring. In the practice of law, Mr. Russell has met with substantial success. Being favorably known in the whole State, both for ability and integrity, he immediately came into public favor, and has found unceasing demand for his professional...
Էջ 447 - ... all the powers and perform all the duties of the governor during the vacancy occasioned by the removal, resignation, or necessary absence of the said governor. Approved, August 7. 1789.
Էջ 218 - An instant later four Indians entered the room, all armed with tomahawks, and all besmeared with blood upon every part of their bodies.