Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State: History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour Over it in 1886, Volume 1state of Ohio, Laning printing Company, 1898 - Ohio |
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... ground whereon the English claimed dominion beyond the Alleghanies was , that the Six Nations owned the Ohio valley , and had placed it with their other lands under the protection of England . Some of the western lands were also claimed ...
... ground whereon the English claimed dominion beyond the Alleghanies was , that the Six Nations owned the Ohio valley , and had placed it with their other lands under the protection of England . Some of the western lands were also claimed ...
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... ground , and the next year Congress decided in favor of Ohio , Michigan receiving as compensation for the relinquishment of her claims the large peninsula bounded by the three great lakes and so rich in mineral wealth . In the decade ...
... ground , and the next year Congress decided in favor of Ohio , Michigan receiving as compensation for the relinquishment of her claims the large peninsula bounded by the three great lakes and so rich in mineral wealth . In the decade ...
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... grounds . Both divisions abound in ex- quisitely preserved fossils of Lower Silurian time ; and in fact the hills of Cincinnati and its vicinity have become classical grounds to the geologists on this account . As the series takes cover ...
... grounds . Both divisions abound in ex- quisitely preserved fossils of Lower Silurian time ; and in fact the hills of Cincinnati and its vicinity have become classical grounds to the geologists on this account . As the series takes cover ...
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... ground may be found for remov- ing some of the higher beds that are now in- cluded in it into a distinct division , viz . , the Shaly limestone of the Lower Helderberg series . Greenfield , Highland county , and Lima may be named as ...
... ground may be found for remov- ing some of the higher beds that are now in- cluded in it into a distinct division , viz . , the Shaly limestone of the Lower Helderberg series . Greenfield , Highland county , and Lima may be named as ...
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... ground is great , but it is greater below . In its out- crops it is a source of the finest building stone and the best grindstone grit of the country , and when it dips beneath the surface it be- comes the repository of invaluable ...
... ground is great , but it is greater below . In its out- crops it is a source of the finest building stone and the best grindstone grit of the country , and when it dips beneath the surface it be- comes the repository of invaluable ...
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Page 216 - Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made, for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Page 215 - And, for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws and constitutions are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments, which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory...
Page 215 - And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the said territory, that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with, or affect private contracts or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed.
Page 216 - The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Page 216 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 214 - ... fifty acres of land in the district having been a citizen of one of the states and being resident in the district; or the like freehold and two years...
Page 215 - ... the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law. All persons shall be bailable, unless for capital offences, where the proof shall be evident, or the presumption great.
Page 365 - Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods...
Page 214 - Previous to the organization of the General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers, in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same. After the General Assembly...
Page 213 - Congress, a governor, whose commission shall continue in force for the term of three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein, in one thousand acres of land, while in the exercise of his office.