The History of Indiana, from Its Earliest Exploration by Europeans, to the Close of the Territorial Government in 1816: With an Introduction Containing Historical Notes of the Discovery and Settlement of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio |
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... post - and the passive representatives of the savage tribes were told that they were under the protection of the king of the French . In 1672 , the missionaries Allouez and Dablon explored the eastern part of Wisconsin , the ...
... post - and the passive representatives of the savage tribes were told that they were under the protection of the king of the French . In 1672 , the missionaries Allouez and Dablon explored the eastern part of Wisconsin , the ...
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... post under the command of Tonti , he took his departure for Canada , to obtain supplies and reinforcements . On the third day of his journey from Fort Crevecœur , he arrived at the principal village of the Illinois Indians , " where he ...
... post under the command of Tonti , he took his departure for Canada , to obtain supplies and reinforcements . On the third day of his journey from Fort Crevecœur , he arrived at the principal village of the Illinois Indians , " where he ...
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... post , he ordered Tonti to go and finish Fort St. Louis . " He charged me , " says Tonti , " with the duty to go and finish Fort St. Louis , of which he gave me the government , with a full power to dispose of the lands in the ...
... post , he ordered Tonti to go and finish Fort St. Louis . " He charged me , " says Tonti , " with the duty to go and finish Fort St. Louis , of which he gave me the government , with a full power to dispose of the lands in the ...
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... of September , they reached Fort St. Louis , on the Illinois * American State Papers , vol , xii , p . 90 . Tonti's Narrative was published in Paris , 1697 . river . At this post Joutel tarried until the month 4 HISTORICAL NOTES . 25.
... of September , they reached Fort St. Louis , on the Illinois * American State Papers , vol , xii , p . 90 . Tonti's Narrative was published in Paris , 1697 . river . At this post Joutel tarried until the month 4 HISTORICAL NOTES . 25.
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... post Joutel tarried until the month of March , 1688 , when he set off for Quebec , and reached that place in the latter part of July of the same year . The colony which La Salle had left on the Colorado , near the Bay of St. Bernard ...
... post Joutel tarried until the month of March , 1688 , when he set off for Quebec , and reached that place in the latter part of July of the same year . The colony which La Salle had left on the Colorado , near the Bay of St. Bernard ...
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Page 445 - The said territory, and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation, and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made ; and to all the acts and ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
Page 112 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 445 - Michigan: and whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted by its delegates into the Congress of the United States on an equal footing with the original states in all respects whatever; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government...
Page 445 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 445 - State shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever ; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and State government : Provided, The constitution and government, so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles...
Page 445 - The middle State shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from Post Vincents to the Ohio, by the Ohio, by a direct line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami to the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line.
Page 444 - ... authority to make laws, in all cases, for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared. And all bills having passed by a majority in the house, and by a majority in the council, shall be referred to the governor for his assent ; but no bill or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without his assent. The governor shall have power to convene, prorogue and dissolve the general assembly, when in his opinion...
Page 199 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Page 443 - Representatives shall nominate two persons, qualified as aforesaid for each vacancy, and return their names to Congress, one of whom Congress shall appoint and commission for the residue of the term. And every five years, four months at least before the expiration of the, time of service of the members of...
Page 444 - Representatives, shall have authority to make laws in all cases for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared. And all bills having passed by a majority in the House, and by a majority in the Council, shall be referred to the governor for his assent ; but no bill or legislative act whatever shall be of any force without his assent. The governor shall have power to convene, prorogue, and dissolve the General Assembly,...