| Abiel Holmes - America - 1805 - 516 pages
...purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first made a law, that none skouM purchase or receive of giit any land of the Indians, -without the knowledge and allowance of our Court. And lest yet they should be streighteced, we ordered that Mouat Hope, Pocawet, and several other necks... | |
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1813 - 432 pages
...honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first made i\ law, that now should purchase or receive of gift any land of the Indians, without the knowledge and allowance of our Court. And lest yet they should be stieightened, we or4 dcrcd that Mount Hope, Pocasset, and several other... | |
| William Hubbard - Indians of North America - 1814 - 382 pages
...covetous disposition, and the Indians are in their straits easily prevailed with to part with their lands, we first made a law that none should purchase...without the knowledge and allowance of our Court, and penalty of a fine, five pounds per acre, for all that should be so bought or obtained. And lest... | |
| Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 344 pages
...of a covetous disposition, and the Indians are in straits, easily prevailed with to part with their lands, we first made a law that none should purchase, or receive of gift, any lands of the Indians without the knowledge and allowance of our Court, and a penalty of... | |
| Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 338 pages
...of a covetous disposition, and the Indians are in straits, easily prevailed with to part with their lands, we first made a law that none should purchase, or receive of gift, any lands of the Indians without the knowledge and allowance of our Court, and a penalty of... | |
| Thomas Church (of Massachusetts.) - 1829 - 374 pages
...covetous disposition, and the Indians are in their straits easily prevailed with to part with their lands, we first made a law that none should purchase...prevented the private abuses of individuals, which was, no doubt, impossible. The remark of Mr. Matin I will lay before the reader that he may judge how... | |
| Benjamin Church, Thomas Church - America - 1829 - 382 pages
...covetous disposition, and the Indians are in their straits easily prevailed with to part withtheir lands, we first made a law that none should purchase...without the knowledge and allowance of our court," &c. Hubbard,66. Thus justice appears to have been aimed at by the leaders in government, from its beginning,... | |
| Robert Charles Sands - American essays - 1834 - 472 pages
...honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first made a law that none should purchase, or receive of gift, any land of the Indians, without the knowledge and allowance of our court. And lest yet they should be streightened, we ordered that Mount Hope, Pocasset, and several other necks... | |
| Robert Charles Sands - American essays - 1834 - 446 pages
...honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first made a law that none should purchase, or receive of gift, any land of the Indians, without the knowledge and allowance of our court. And lest yet they should be streightened, we ordered that Mount Hope, Pocasset, and several other necks... | |
| James Thacher - Indians of North America - 1835 - 418 pages
...foot of land in this colony but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first made a law that none should purchase or receive...gift any land of the Indians, without the knowledge of our court. And lest they should be straitened, we ordered that Mount Hope, Pocasset, and several... | |
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