Pioneer History: Being an Account of the First Examinations of the Ohio Valley, and the Early Settlement of the Northwest Territory ; Chiefly from Original Manuscripts |
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... crossed the Lake Herie , got into that of the Hurons , which is much larger than the other two . We met here with a dreadful storm , as great as any I ever heard of upon the ocean , or any other sea ; but we had the good fortune to find ...
... crossed the Lake Herie , got into that of the Hurons , which is much larger than the other two . We met here with a dreadful storm , as great as any I ever heard of upon the ocean , or any other sea ; but we had the good fortune to find ...
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... crossed to reach it ; that they had been assailed with a shower of arrows by the inhabitants of the town , who had not dared to engage with them in the marsh , but who had then withdrawn , although neither the French nor the savages ...
... crossed to reach it ; that they had been assailed with a shower of arrows by the inhabitants of the town , who had not dared to engage with them in the marsh , but who had then withdrawn , although neither the French nor the savages ...
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... crossing over from the Potomac , and descended the Kiske- minetas to the Allegheny , which stream he crossed about four miles above the present city , and passed on to the Ohio . " As he makes no mention of the Monongahela , it is ...
... crossing over from the Potomac , and descended the Kiske- minetas to the Allegheny , which stream he crossed about four miles above the present city , and passed on to the Ohio . " As he makes no mention of the Monongahela , it is ...
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... crossed over the Elk Eye to a small village of Ottawas , who were in the French interest . He speaks of the land as broken , and the bottoms rather nar- row , on this stream . On the 14th December he reached an Indian town , a few miles ...
... crossed over the Elk Eye to a small village of Ottawas , who were in the French interest . He speaks of the land as broken , and the bottoms rather nar- row , on this stream . On the 14th December he reached an Indian town , a few miles ...
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... crossed Big Beaver creek , which is twenty perches wide , the ford strong and pretty deep . It runs through a rich vale , with a pretty strong current ; its banks high ; the upland adjoining it very good ; the timber tall and young ...
... crossed Big Beaver creek , which is twenty perches wide , the ford strong and pretty deep . It runs through a rich vale , with a pretty strong current ; its banks high ; the upland adjoining it very good ; the timber tall and young ...
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Page 505 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds : pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew : fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild...
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Page 222 - Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people : for all the earth is mine. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.
Page 24 - River, as a monument of renewal of possession, which we have taken of the said river Ohio, and of all those which fall into it, and of all the lands on both sides as far as the sources of said...
Page 12 - April, one thousand six hundred and eighty-two, in virtue of the commission of his Majesty, which I hold in my hand, and which may be seen by all whom it may concern, have taken, and do now take, in the name of his Majesty and of his...
Page 165 - The Surveyors as they are respectively qualified shall proceed to divide the said territory into townships of six miles square, by lines running due north and south and others crossing these at right angles...
Page 524 - And day to day, through the revolving year ; Admiring, sees her in her every shape ; Feels all her sweet emotions at his heart ; Takes what she liberal gives, nor thinks of more.
Page 194 - ... to propose the following plan, viz: That an association by the name of the OHIO COMPANY, be formed of all such as wish to become purchasers, etc., in that country, who reside in the commonwealth of Massachusetts only, or to extend to the inhabitants of other states, as shall be agreed on.
Page 92 - Indian enemy—a. •conduct which at once evinces his excellency's attention to the true interests of this colony, and a zeal in the executive department which no dangers can divert, or difficulties hinder, from •achieving the most important services to the people who have the happiness to live under his administration.
Page 60 - ... reluctance ; shed torrents of tears over them, recommending them to the care and protection of the commanding officer. Their regard to them continued all the time they remained in camp.