Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western TerritoryD. Appleton & Company, 1847 - 501 pagina's |
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Pagina 26
... necessary for their comfort ; and that his own troops were undis- ciplined and destitute of almost every thing . He was at the time occupying a position of comparative safety , on the west bank of the Delaware . He knew that the enemy ...
... necessary for their comfort ; and that his own troops were undis- ciplined and destitute of almost every thing . He was at the time occupying a position of comparative safety , on the west bank of the Delaware . He knew that the enemy ...
Pagina 27
... necessary to decide it , was before them . All other matters had been settled by the Commander - in- chief in his own mind , and on his own responsibility . The attack on Princeton , having been thus decided on , the little half clothed ...
... necessary to decide it , was before them . All other matters had been settled by the Commander - in- chief in his own mind , and on his own responsibility . The attack on Princeton , having been thus decided on , the little half clothed ...
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... necessary absence from the territory . It also pro- vided for the establishment of tribunals , inferior to the gen- eral court , and for the appointment of subordinate officers . The legislative power was limited to the adoption of such ...
... necessary absence from the territory . It also pro- vided for the establishment of tribunals , inferior to the gen- eral court , and for the appointment of subordinate officers . The legislative power was limited to the adoption of such ...
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... necessary to construct one . Thus disappointed and displeased , he resolved that he would not attempt to con- struct a new work , but would leave the Bend and join the garrison at Louisville . In pursuance of that resolution , he ...
... necessary to construct one . Thus disappointed and displeased , he resolved that he would not attempt to con- struct a new work , but would leave the Bend and join the garrison at Louisville . In pursuance of that resolution , he ...
Pagina 59
... necessary . These losses were in part attributed to the want of such military protection as Judge Symmes alledged was in the power of General Harmar to afford . Although that officer had but a single regiment at his disposal , yet , as ...
... necessary . These losses were in part attributed to the want of such military protection as Judge Symmes alledged was in the power of General Harmar to afford . Although that officer had but a single regiment at his disposal , yet , as ...
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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...