Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which Have Occurred in the Western States and Territories, from the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Forty Five |
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... enemies ; and that he was among them for the purpose of enslaving them . But La Salle was an honest and fearless man , and , as soon as coldness and jealousy appeared on the part of his hosts , he went to them boldly and asked the cause ...
... enemies ; and that he was among them for the purpose of enslaving them . But La Salle was an honest and fearless man , and , as soon as coldness and jealousy appeared on the part of his hosts , he went to them boldly and asked the cause ...
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... enemies were also bestirring themselves to seduce his men from him , so that what with death and desertion , he was likely to have a small crew at the last . But energy did much ; and , on the 25th of November , the first of the ...
... enemies were also bestirring themselves to seduce his men from him , so that what with death and desertion , he was likely to have a small crew at the last . But energy did much ; and , on the 25th of November , the first of the ...
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... enemies , he very nearly lost all his Indians , even his old friend , the Half - king . Patience and good faith conquered , however , and , after another pull through mires and creeks , snow , rain , and cold , upon the 11th he reached ...
... enemies , he very nearly lost all his Indians , even his old friend , the Half - king . Patience and good faith conquered , however , and , after another pull through mires and creeks , snow , rain , and cold , upon the 11th he reached ...
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... enemy seemed near at hand ; and all was so quiet , that Frazier , an old Indian trader , who had been left by Trent in command of the new fort , ventured to his home at the mouth of Turtle creek , ten miles up the Monongahela . But ...
... enemy seemed near at hand ; and all was so quiet , that Frazier , an old Indian trader , who had been left by Trent in command of the new fort , ventured to his home at the mouth of Turtle creek , ten miles up the Monongahela . But ...
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... enemy was approaching in force , a council of war was held , and it was thought best , in consequence of the scarcity of provisions , to retreat to Great Meadows , and even farther if possible . When , however , the retiring body of ...
... enemy was approaching in force , a council of war was held , and it was thought best , in consequence of the scarcity of provisions , to retreat to Great Meadows , and even farther if possible . When , however , the retiring body of ...
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