County of Williams, Ohio: Historical and Biographical, with an Outline Sketch of the Northwest Territory, of the State, and Miscellaneous MattersWeston Arthur Goodspeed, Charles Blanchard |
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... feet had borne the news of it up the river ; and upon the morning of the 17th of April , Ensign Ward , who then had charge of it , saw upon the Allegheny a sight that made his heart sink - sixty batteaux and three hundred canoes filled ...
... feet had borne the news of it up the river ; and upon the morning of the 17th of April , Ensign Ward , who then had charge of it , saw upon the Allegheny a sight that made his heart sink - sixty batteaux and three hundred canoes filled ...
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... cedar pickets , about fifteen feet long , set in the ground , and had four gates east , west , north and south . Over the first three of these - gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece , THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY . 47.
... cedar pickets , about fifteen feet long , set in the ground , and had four gates east , west , north and south . Over the first three of these - gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece , THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY . 47.
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... feet wide and the rest fifteen feet , while the four streets crossing these at right angles were from ten to fifteen feet in width . At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer , there was no fort within the enclosure , but a citadel on the ...
... feet wide and the rest fifteen feet , while the four streets crossing these at right angles were from ten to fifteen feet in width . At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer , there was no fort within the enclosure , but a citadel on the ...
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... feet under water , and the settlement to be abandoned . The little band of settlers removed to the mouth of the Miami . Before Symmes and his colony left thePoint , " two settlements had been made on his purchase . The first was by Mr ...
... feet under water , and the settlement to be abandoned . The little band of settlers removed to the mouth of the Miami . Before Symmes and his colony left thePoint , " two settlements had been made on his purchase . The first was by Mr ...
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... feet of gradual ascent . was defeated in two battles , near the present City of Fort Wayne , Indiana . From this time till the close of 1795 , the principal events were the wars with the various Indian tribes . In 1796 , General St ...
... feet of gradual ascent . was defeated in two battles , near the present City of Fort Wayne , Indiana . From this time till the close of 1795 , the principal events were the wars with the various Indian tribes . In 1796 , General St ...
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Page 104 - Pennsylvania, and the said territorial line; provided however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three states shall be subject so far to be altered, that, if congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of lake Michigan.
Page 79 - No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Page 76 - The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. SEC. 5. Each house shall be the judge of the election, returns, and qualifications...
Page 82 - The United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion, and on application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature can not be convened), against domestic violence.
Page 104 - 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 state that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost or duty therefor.
Page 102 - So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the Governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect representatives from their counties or townships, to represent them in the general assembly...
Page 102 - For the prevention of crimes and injuries the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district, and for the execution of process, criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof; and he shall proceed, from time to time, as circumstances may require, to lay out the parts of the district, in which the Indian titles shall have been extinguished, into counties and townships, subject, however, to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature.
Page 104 - 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 102 - ... may be conveyed by lease and release, or bargain and sale, signed, sealed, and delivered, by the person, being of full age, in whom the estate may be, and attested by two witnesses, provided such wills be duly proved, and such conveyances be acknowledged, or the execution thereof duly proved, and be recorded within one year after proper magistrates, courts, and registers, shall be appointed for that purpose...
Page 116 - ... leading from the navigable waters emptying into the Atlantic, to the Ohio, to the said state, and through the same, such roads to be laid out under the authority of congress, with the consent of the several states through which the road shall pass...