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 77
... appeared to be about one hundred , and chiefly Indians , and it seemed to me that almost every one of this company was carrying scalps ; after this came another company with a number of wagon horses , and also a great many scalps ...
... appeared to be about one hundred , and chiefly Indians , and it seemed to me that almost every one of this company was carrying scalps ; after this came another company with a number of wagon horses , and also a great many scalps ...
Page 78
... appeared too shocking for me to behold , I retired to my lodgings both sore and sorry . When I came into my lodgings I saw Russel's Seven Sermons , which they had brought from the field of battle , which a Frenchman made a present to me ...
... appeared too shocking for me to behold , I retired to my lodgings both sore and sorry . When I came into my lodgings I saw Russel's Seven Sermons , which they had brought from the field of battle , which a Frenchman made a present to me ...
Page 93
... appearance of war was at an end , and the Indians seemed to be on a friendly footing , Pontiac approached Detroit without exciting any suspicions in the breast of the governor , or the inhabitants . He encamped at a little distance from ...
... appearance of war was at an end , and the Indians seemed to be on a friendly footing , Pontiac approached Detroit without exciting any suspicions in the breast of the governor , or the inhabitants . He encamped at a little distance from ...
Page 94
... appeared to be beneficial , she should be rewarded for it , she informed him , that at the council to be held with the Indians the following day , Pontiac and his chiefs intended to murder him ; and , after having massacred the garrison ...
... appeared to be beneficial , she should be rewarded for it , she informed him , that at the council to be held with the Indians the following day , Pontiac and his chiefs intended to murder him ; and , after having massacred the garrison ...
Page 112
... appeared desperate , and I thought something must be done . All the surgical instrnments I had was a knife , a moccasin awl , and a pair of bullet - moulds ; with these I determined to draw the snag from my foot , if possible . I stuck ...
... appeared desperate , and I thought something must be done . All the surgical instrnments I had was a knife , a moccasin awl , and a pair of bullet - moulds ; with these I determined to draw the snag from my foot , if possible . I stuck ...
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