Arthur St. Clair, Rugged Ruler of the Old Northwest: An Epic of the American Frontier |
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Page 75
... provisions in it ; that provisions were known to be upon the road at the distance of one , or , at most , two marches ; that , therefore , it would be proper to move without loss of time to meet the provisions , where the men might have ...
... provisions in it ; that provisions were known to be upon the road at the distance of one , or , at most , two marches ; that , therefore , it would be proper to move without loss of time to meet the provisions , where the men might have ...
Page 136
... provisions later regarded as decidedly arbitrary and as having planted in it the seeds of dissension . In this respect it resembled the laws and ordinances of the Old Mosaic Dispen- sation , recognized by the Apostle Paul as the ...
... provisions later regarded as decidedly arbitrary and as having planted in it the seeds of dissension . In this respect it resembled the laws and ordinances of the Old Mosaic Dispen- sation , recognized by the Apostle Paul as the ...
Page 139
... provisions of the Ordinance . However , Governor St. Clair showed good judg- ment in several instances in appointing men petitioned for by groups of representative citizens to act as justices of the peace , the one official in most ...
... provisions of the Ordinance . However , Governor St. Clair showed good judg- ment in several instances in appointing men petitioned for by groups of representative citizens to act as justices of the peace , the one official in most ...
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Old Court House in Bedford | 22 |
Winthrop Sargent | 38 |
Home in Cincinnati | 49 |
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