Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western TerritoryD. Appleton & Company, 1847 - 501 pagina's |
Vanuit het boek
Resultaten 1-5 van 97
Pagina 36
... hand , and no amusements but such as their own ingenuity could invent . Libraries were not to be found , -men of literary minds , or polished manners , were rarely met with ; and they had long been deprived of the advantage of modest ...
... hand , and no amusements but such as their own ingenuity could invent . Libraries were not to be found , -men of literary minds , or polished manners , were rarely met with ; and they had long been deprived of the advantage of modest ...
Pagina 69
... hand . The contest continued about an hour , with great anima- tion and various prospects of success ; but was finally de- cided in favor of the fair sex , by the herculean strength of a mammoth squaw , who got the ball and held it , in ...
... hand . The contest continued about an hour , with great anima- tion and various prospects of success ; but was finally de- cided in favor of the fair sex , by the herculean strength of a mammoth squaw , who got the ball and held it , in ...
Pagina 72
... hands with them , they procured a brand of fire , and proceeded some distance fur- ther on their way , and then halted for the night . Having brushed away the snow from the spot they had selected for their camp , and collected a good ...
... hands with them , they procured a brand of fire , and proceeded some distance fur- ther on their way , and then halted for the night . Having brushed away the snow from the spot they had selected for their camp , and collected a good ...
Pagina 78
... hands conclusive evidence that the Legislature of Virginia had authorised him to raise the regiment , and to enter into such contracts as should be necessary to carry the projected plan into operation . On the credit of that document ...
... hands conclusive evidence that the Legislature of Virginia had authorised him to raise the regiment , and to enter into such contracts as should be necessary to carry the projected plan into operation . On the credit of that document ...
Pagina 89
... hands of the Indians . In the same report , it was stated , that the trail of a party of Indians , supposed to be about fifteen , was discovered on the 15th of the same month , which crossed the river near the lower set- tlements of ...
... hands of the Indians . In the same report , it was stated , that the trail of a party of Indians , supposed to be about fifteen , was discovered on the 15th of the same month , which crossed the river near the lower set- tlements of ...
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
38 cents acres adopted American Appletons appointed army arrived assembled authorised boundary British Captain character chief Chillicothe Chippeways Cincinnati claim Clair College township Colonel command commenced Commissioners Congress Constitution Council Court Delawares Detroit duty edition Elder brother enemy English established fact father fifteen fires Fort Washington French garrison Governor grant happy Harmar History hundred Indians inhabitants John Cleves Symmes Judge Symmes land Legislature Little Miami river Little Turtle Major Mary Howitt ment Miami Purchase Miami river miles military Muskingum Muskingum river nations North-western Territory object officers Ohio Ohio river opinion Ordinance Ottawas party passed peace persons Pottawattamies present provision purchase purpose received Sandusky sent session settlement Shawanees soon Spirit spoke as follows Territory tion town township tract treaty treaty of Greenville tribes troops United villages volume Wabash warriors Washington Wayne Wyandots younger brothers
Populaire passages
Pagina 367 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Pagina 222 - I have now informed you of , the boundaries of the Miami nation, where the Great Spirit placed my forefather a long time ago, and charged him not to sell or part with his lands, but to preserve them for his posterity.
Pagina 321 - For the prevention of crimes and injuries the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district and for the execution of process criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof, and he shall proceed from time to time as circumstances may require to lay out the parts of the District in which the indian titles shall have been extinguished into counties and townships subject however to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature...
Pagina 246 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Pagina 303 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Pagina 270 - I now fervently pray to the Great Spirit, that the peace now established may be permanent, and that it- may hold us together in the bonds of friendship, until time shall be no more. I also pray that the Great Spirit above may enlighten your minds, and open your eyes to your true happiness, that your children may learn to cultivate the earth, and enjoy the fruits of peace and industry.
Pagina 438 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.
Pagina 172 - Price, who was directed to keep sufficiently advanced, so as to give timely notice for the troops to form in case of action, it being yet undetermined whether the Indians would decide for peace or war. "After advancing about five miles...