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 17
... given in the " Proces - verbal " which Mr. Sparks has translated from the original in the French archives . It thus proceeds : " We landed on the bank of the most western channel , about three leagues from its mouth , On the 7th , M. de ...
... given in the " Proces - verbal " which Mr. Sparks has translated from the original in the French archives . It thus proceeds : " We landed on the bank of the most western channel , about three leagues from its mouth , On the 7th , M. de ...
Page 31
... given up since La Salle's sad fate , the discovery and settlement of Louisiana by sea . The Count of Pontchartrain , who was then at the head of marine affairs , was led to take an interest in the proposition ; and , upon the 17th of ...
... given up since La Salle's sad fate , the discovery and settlement of Louisiana by sea . The Count of Pontchartrain , who was then at the head of marine affairs , was led to take an interest in the proposition ; and , upon the 17th of ...
Page 38
... given up by the missionaries as beyond hope , and in a second but a poor harvest rewarded their labors ; and all was owing to the bad example of the French , and the introduction by them of ardent spirits . ‡ Again , in an epistle dated ...
... given up by the missionaries as beyond hope , and in a second but a poor harvest rewarded their labors ; and all was owing to the bad example of the French , and the introduction by them of ardent spirits . ‡ Again , in an epistle dated ...
Page 48
... given to the chiefs , " at which , " says Marshe , " they fed lustily , drank heartily , and were very greasy before they finished . " At this dinner , the Indians bestowed on the governor of Maryland the name of Tocaryhogon , meaning ...
... given to the chiefs , " at which , " says Marshe , " they fed lustily , drank heartily , and were very greasy before they finished . " At this dinner , the Indians bestowed on the governor of Maryland the name of Tocaryhogon , meaning ...
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... given with proper formal solemnity . Plain Facts , pp . 40 , 119 , 120 . Sparks ' Washington , vol . ii . p . 478. Scarce any thing was known of the old Ohio Company , until Mr. Sparks ' inquiries led to the note referred to ; and even ...
... given with proper formal solemnity . Plain Facts , pp . 40 , 119 , 120 . Sparks ' Washington , vol . ii . p . 478. Scarce any thing was known of the old Ohio Company , until Mr. Sparks ' inquiries led to the note referred to ; and even ...
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