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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... Present Time. 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 TIME . COMPILED BY CHARLES ...
... Present Time. 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 TIME . COMPILED BY CHARLES ...
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... Present Time. PREFACE . SOME one has very properly written that the country is already overloaded with histories of itself ; and the same writer as properly adds : " Not one of them pretends to constitute a general history of the United ...
... Present Time. PREFACE . SOME one has very properly written that the country is already overloaded with histories of itself ; and the same writer as properly adds : " Not one of them pretends to constitute a general history of the United ...
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... Present Time. In the second and third features , the aim has been to depict , by descriptive sketches and engravings , the more prominent modern features of the State , and to present the portraits with brief bio- graphical sketches of ...
... Present Time. In the second and third features , the aim has been to depict , by descriptive sketches and engravings , the more prominent modern features of the State , and to present the portraits with brief bio- graphical sketches of ...
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... Present Time. CHAPTER XXIV . Michilimackinac - Removal of the fort to Mackinaw island -- Condition of the fort and settlement in 1812 - Captain Roberts ' expedition captures the fort- The garrison sent to Detroit - The English once more ...
... Present Time. CHAPTER XXIV . Michilimackinac - Removal of the fort to Mackinaw island -- Condition of the fort and settlement in 1812 - Captain Roberts ' expedition captures the fort- The garrison sent to Detroit - The English once more ...
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... Present Time. permanent white settlement ; yet the spirit of enterprise that had taken firm hold of the more adventurous did not become weak- ened . After two more unsuccessful expeditions , one under the direc- tion of De Chaste , and ...
... Present Time. permanent white settlement ; yet the spirit of enterprise that had taken firm hold of the more adventurous did not become weak- ened . After two more unsuccessful expeditions , one under the direc- tion of De Chaste , and ...
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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.