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... ground of the American claim to the North - western Territory . Embarrassments of his situation . - His expedients to sup- port his troops . - Ingratitude of the Government . 62 CHAPTER IV . Indian depredations and murders . - Alarm in ...
... ground of the American claim to the North - western Territory . Embarrassments of his situation . - His expedients to sup- port his troops . - Ingratitude of the Government . 62 CHAPTER IV . Indian depredations and murders . - Alarm in ...
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... grounds . - Right to tax pub- lic lands relinquished . - Loss sustained by it . - State of parties . - Note . -Excitement at Detroit . - Opposition to the law for erecting a new State . Correspondence on the subject.- Note . - The ...
... grounds . - Right to tax pub- lic lands relinquished . - Loss sustained by it . - State of parties . - Note . -Excitement at Detroit . - Opposition to the law for erecting a new State . Correspondence on the subject.- Note . - The ...
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... ground on which he fell ; the elo- quent gentleman who delivered the eulogical address , exult- ingly affirmed , that in the council of officers convened in the American camp , on the evening of the 2nd of January , the gallant Mercer ...
... ground on which he fell ; the elo- quent gentleman who delivered the eulogical address , exult- ingly affirmed , that in the council of officers convened in the American camp , on the evening of the 2nd of January , the gallant Mercer ...
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... of about a mile and a half . When the town was laid out , and for several years after , the surface of the ground , at the base of the upper level , was lower than on the margin of the river ; in consequence of which , there was.
... of about a mile and a half . When the town was laid out , and for several years after , the surface of the ground , at the base of the upper level , was lower than on the margin of the river ; in consequence of which , there was.
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... ground , with a strong block - house at each angle . It was built of large logs , cut from the ground on which it stood , which was a tract of fifteen acres , reserved by Congress in the law of 1792 , for the accommodation of the ...
... ground , with a strong block - house at each angle . It was built of large logs , cut from the ground on which it stood , which was a tract of fifteen acres , reserved by Congress in the law of 1792 , for the accommodation of the ...
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Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 303 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...