The History of Georgia: Containing Brief Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events, Up to the Present Day, Volume 1Seymour & Williams, 1811 - Georgia |
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... creeks ; the former were numerous and strong , the latter , by disease and war , had been reduced to a small number ... Creek lan- guages : perceiving that she had some influence amongst the Indians , and might be made useful as an ...
... creeks ; the former were numerous and strong , the latter , by disease and war , had been reduced to a small number ... Creek lan- guages : perceiving that she had some influence amongst the Indians , and might be made useful as an ...
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... creek nation , addressed him with the fol- lowing speech ; " Here is a little present ; I give you a buffa- loe's skin adorned on the inside with the head and feathers of an eagle , which I desire you to ac- cept , because the eagle is ...
... creek nation , addressed him with the fol- lowing speech ; " Here is a little present ; I give you a buffa- loe's skin adorned on the inside with the head and feathers of an eagle , which I desire you to ac- cept , because the eagle is ...
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... creek na- tion , and entered into a treaty of amity and com- merce with them , making a transfer of the whole nation and all their lands , and agreeing to live un- der and become the subjects of his majesty's go- vernment in common with ...
... creek na- tion , and entered into a treaty of amity and com- merce with them , making a transfer of the whole nation and all their lands , and agreeing to live un- der and become the subjects of his majesty's go- vernment in common with ...
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... Creek nation ; it was transmit- ted to the trustees and formally ratified on the 18th of October , 1733. The reservation of the islands and tract of land mentioned in this treaty , occasioned a dispute which had well nigh cost the ...
... Creek nation ; it was transmit- ted to the trustees and formally ratified on the 18th of October , 1733. The reservation of the islands and tract of land mentioned in this treaty , occasioned a dispute which had well nigh cost the ...
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... Creeks , that they may be instructed in the language of the English . These are fea thers of the eagle , which is the ... Creek nation . " To which the king replied ; " I am glad of this opportunity of assuring you of my regard for the ...
... Creeks , that they may be instructed in the language of the English . These are fea thers of the eagle , which is the ... Creek nation . " To which the king replied ; " I am glad of this opportunity of assuring you of my regard for the ...
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Page 332 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended...
Page 355 - ... of our especial grace, certain knowledge,- and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do...
Page 311 - That by such emigration they by no means forfeited, surrendered, or lost any of those rights, but that they were, and their descendants now are, entitled to the exercise and enjoyment of all such of them, as their local and other circumstances enable them to exercise and enjoy.
Page 312 - Resolved, 6. That they are entitled to the benefit of such of the English statutes, as existed at the time of their colonization ; and which they have, by experience, respectively found to be applicable to their several local and other circumstances.
Page 346 - And we do further, of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, for us, our heirs and successors, grant, by these presents, to the...
Page 311 - That the inhabitants of the English colonies in North America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English Constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following rights : Resolved, NCD 1.
Page 350 - ... given and granted full power and authority from time to time to administer oaths or affirmations, for the better discovery of truth in any matter in controversy or depending before them.
Page 312 - British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their right of representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity subject only to the negative of their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed...
Page 356 - And lastly, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, grant unto the said James Russell, his executors, administrators, and assigns, that these, our letters patent, or the enrolment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual, in the law, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and...