History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by the Three Great European Powers, Spain, France, and Great Britain: And the Subsequent Occupation, Settlement and Extension of Civil Government by the United States Until the Year 1846, Հատոր 2Harper & Bros., 1846 |
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... miles ; many came from Lexington , Kentucky , a distance of one hundred and eighty miles . At night the grove was illuminated with lighted candles , lamps , and torches . The stillness of the night , the serenity of the heavens , the ...
... miles ; many came from Lexington , Kentucky , a distance of one hundred and eighty miles . At night the grove was illuminated with lighted candles , lamps , and torches . The stillness of the night , the serenity of the heavens , the ...
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... miles in every direction , to discover any approaches that might be made , and , in case of large numbers discovered , to give the alarm , and prevent surprise to the respective stations . Were offensive operations in force required ...
... miles in every direction , to discover any approaches that might be made , and , in case of large numbers discovered , to give the alarm , and prevent surprise to the respective stations . Were offensive operations in force required ...
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... miles west of the Cumberland Mountains , and three hundred miles from the frontier settlements of North Carolina , the party sep- arated into two divisions , Boone and Stuart taking one course , and the remaining three taking another ...
... miles west of the Cumberland Mountains , and three hundred miles from the frontier settlements of North Carolina , the party sep- arated into two divisions , Boone and Stuart taking one course , and the remaining three taking another ...
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... miles , near the western side of Cumberland Gap , he was assailed by In- dians ; and after a skirmish , in which his son and some others were killed , he was compelled to fall back to the settlements on Holston . But the occupation of ...
... miles , near the western side of Cumberland Gap , he was assailed by In- dians ; and after a skirmish , in which his son and some others were killed , he was compelled to fall back to the settlements on Holston . But the occupation of ...
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... miles from the river , to his great joy he saw " the most luxuriant cane " growing upon the richest lands he had ever seen , and which abounded in game , and was finely watered with gushing springs . Near a fine spring , bursting from ...
... miles from the river , to his great joy he saw " the most luxuriant cane " growing upon the richest lands he had ever seen , and which abounded in game , and was finely watered with gushing springs . Near a fine spring , bursting from ...
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History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the ..., Հատոր 2 John Wesley Monette Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1846 |
History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the ..., Հատոր 2 John Wesley Monette Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1848 |
History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the ..., Հատոր 2 John Wesley Monette Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1846 |
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afterward American Pioneer army arrived attack authority Boonesborough British Burr Captain ceded Cherokees Chickasâ Choctâs civil Claiborne Colonel colony command commenced comprised Congress Constitution convention court Creek nation Cumberland Cumberland River defense District early east emigrants enemy enterprise erected expedition extended Federal government Florida Fort Pitt Fort Washington frontier garrison Georgia Governor hostile hundred Idem incursions inhabitants invasion Jackson John jurisdiction Kenton Kentucky Kentucky River killed lands Legislature Louisiana M'Intosh Martin's Louisiana ment Mexico Miami miles military militia Mississippi Territory mouth Natchez North Carolina Northwestern Territory occupied officers Ohio River organized Orleans party peace population portion president retired savages Scioto session settlements Shawanese Simon Girty soon Spanish station stockade Tennessee Tennessee River territorial government Texas thousand tion Tombigby town treaty treaty of Greenville tribes troops United vicinity Virginia warriors Washington western whole Wilkinson William C. C. Claiborne wounded
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Էջ 226 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Էջ 225 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Էջ 226 - 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.
Էջ 579 - ... applied to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas, and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the Government of the United States.
Էջ 226 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and in their property rights and liberty they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress...
Էջ 564 - ... political connection with the Mexican nation has forever ended, and that the people of Texas do now constitute a free, sovereign, and independent republic, and are fully invested with all the rights and attributes which properly belong to independent nations...
Էջ 577 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of the Belgians at the Court of Japan.
Էջ 360 - I have therefore thought fit to issue this my proclamation, warning and enjoining all faithful citizens who have been led without due knowledge or consideration to participate in the said unlawful enterprises to withdraw from the same without delay, and commanding all persons whatsoever engaged or concerned in the same to cease all further proceedings therein, as they will answer the contrary at their peril. And...
Էջ 579 - First, Said State to be formed, subject to the adjustment by this government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other governments...
Էջ 17 - THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave. And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.
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Die Kolonisation des Mississippitales bis zum Ausgange der französischen ... Alexander Franz Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1906 |