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... country , the famed Louisiana . See , also , Falconer's Mississippi Spark's Life of La Salle ; and Parkman's Discovery of the Great West . upon Lakes Superior and Nipigon , but also upon Lake PART I. 5 WESTERN BOUNDARY OF ONTARIO .
... country , the famed Louisiana . See , also , Falconer's Mississippi Spark's Life of La Salle ; and Parkman's Discovery of the Great West . upon Lakes Superior and Nipigon , but also upon Lake PART I. 5 WESTERN BOUNDARY OF ONTARIO .
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... Discovery of the Great West . The French nation , having always been desirous to extend their dominion in Ame- rica , have lost no opportunity of encroaching upon their neighbours there . And al- though your Majesty and your royal ...
... Discovery of the Great West . The French nation , having always been desirous to extend their dominion in Ame- rica , have lost no opportunity of encroaching upon their neighbours there . And al- though your Majesty and your royal ...
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... Discovery of the Great West , p . 31 . Dalbon . Relation , 1671 . Du Lhut to M , Frontenac . He left Quebec on the 1st of September , 1678 , for the purpose of discovering the Nadessioux ( Sioux ) and Assinipoulaks ( Assiniboins ) . On ...
... Discovery of the Great West , p . 31 . Dalbon . Relation , 1671 . Du Lhut to M , Frontenac . He left Quebec on the 1st of September , 1678 , for the purpose of discovering the Nadessioux ( Sioux ) and Assinipoulaks ( Assiniboins ) . On ...
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... discovery . He instructed Lieutenant de la Noue " to estab- lish the first post at the River Kanastigoya , " to the north of Lake Superior , after which he was to go to Takancamiononis near the Christianaux lake , to establish a second ...
... discovery . He instructed Lieutenant de la Noue " to estab- lish the first post at the River Kanastigoya , " to the north of Lake Superior , after which he was to go to Takancamiononis near the Christianaux lake , to establish a second ...
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... discovery and settlement , or occupation , and it can be conclu- sively shown , that the whole North - West country was in the actual possession of the French for nearly a century before it * An impression is attempted to be made [ by ...
... discovery and settlement , or occupation , and it can be conclu- sively shown , that the whole North - West country was in the actual possession of the French for nearly a century before it * An impression is attempted to be made [ by ...
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Page 40 - Nipissim; from whence the said line, crossing the river St. Lawrence, and the lake Champlain, in 45 degrees of North latitude, passes along the High Lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the North coast of the Baye des Chaleurs, and the coast of the gulf of St.
Page 154 - Successors as of our Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and Common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knights Service.
Page 192 - People so to be summoned as aforesaid, to make, constitute, and ordain Laws, Statutes, and Ordinances for the Public Peace, Welfare, and good Government of our said Colonies, and of the People and Inhabitants thereof, as near as may be agreeable to the Laws of England...
Page 192 - ... all persons inhabiting in, or resorting to, our said colonies, may confide in our royal protection for the enjoyment of the benefit of the laws of our realm of England...
Page 195 - And we do further strictly enjoin and require all persons whatever, who have, either wilfully or inadvertently, seated themselves upon any lands within the countries above described, or upon any other lands which, not having been ceded to, or purchased by us, are still reserved to the said Indians, as aforesaid, forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements.
Page 59 - John, to the south end of the Lake Nipissing, from whence the said line, crossing the river St. Lawrence and the Lake Champlain, in forty-five degrees of north latitude, passes along the Highlands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the sea, and also along the north coast of the Bay des Chaleurs and the Coast of the Gulf of St.
Page 192 - And whereas it will greatly contribute to the speedy settling our said new governments, that our loving subjects should be informed of our paternal care for the security of the liberties and properties of those who are and shall become inhabitants thereof; we have thought fit to publish and declare, by this our proclamation, that we have, in the letters patent under our great seal of Great Britain, by which the said governments are constituted, given express power and direction to our governors of...
Page 380 - Ohio; and along the Bank of the said River, Westward, to the Banks of the Mississippi, and Northward to the Southern Boundary of the Territory granted to the Merchants Adventurers of England, trading to Hudson's Bay...
Page 192 - ... so soon as the state and circumstances of the said colonies will admit thereof, they shall, with the advice and consent of the members of our Council, summon and call General Assemblies...
Page 188 - His Britannic Majesty, on his side, agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabitants of Canada ; he will, consequently, give the most precise and most effectual orders that his new Roman Catholic subjects may profess the worship of their religion, according to the rites of the Romish Church, as far as the laws of Great Britain permit.