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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Page iii
... present the outlines . of Western History in a form easy of reference , and drawn from the best authorities : those authorities are in almost every case referred to , and a list of the works consulted may be found on pages xviii , xix ...
... present the outlines . of Western History in a form easy of reference , and drawn from the best authorities : those authorities are in almost every case referred to , and a list of the works consulted may be found on pages xviii , xix ...
Page xx
... Present State of Virginia , & c . By Hugh Jones . London . 1724 . Present State of European Settlements on Mississippi , By Captain Philip Pittman . London . 1770 . Pitkin's History of the United States . New Haven . 1828 . Revised ...
... Present State of Virginia , & c . By Hugh Jones . London . 1724 . Present State of European Settlements on Mississippi , By Captain Philip Pittman . London . 1770 . Pitkin's History of the United States . New Haven . 1828 . Revised ...
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... present - making , a grand feast was given to the Europeans , consisting of four courses . The first was of hominy , the second of fish , the third of a dog , * which the Frenchmen declined , and the whole concluded with roast buffalo ...
... present - making , a grand feast was given to the Europeans , consisting of four courses . The first was of hominy , the second of fish , the third of a dog , * which the Frenchmen declined , and the whole concluded with roast buffalo ...
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... , that they did not reach the Illinois , till January 4th , 1680. We have no means of deciding , but follow Hennepin , who is particular as to dates , and was present . 1681 . Hennepin on Mississippi . 15 during his forced.
... , that they did not reach the Illinois , till January 4th , 1680. We have no means of deciding , but follow Hennepin , who is particular as to dates , and was present . 1681 . Hennepin on Mississippi . 15 during his forced.
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... presents him to us in the " Baye d'Udson , " his ships crowded and almost crushed by the ice , and his brother , a young , bright boy of nineteen , his favorite brother , just killed by a chance shot from the English fort which they ...
... presents him to us in the " Baye d'Udson , " his ships crowded and almost crushed by the ice , and his brother , a young , bright boy of nineteen , his favorite brother , just killed by a chance shot from the English fort which they ...
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