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 26
... killed them all ; all that were of La Salle's party , even his poor Indian hunter , because he was faithful ; and , lest De Male might not be with them ( for him they did not kill , ) they forced him to stab M. Moranget , who had not ...
... killed them all ; all that were of La Salle's party , even his poor Indian hunter , because he was faithful ; and , lest De Male might not be with them ( for him they did not kill , ) they forced him to stab M. Moranget , who had not ...
Page 27
... killed , his followers toiled on mourn- fully , and in fear , each of the others , - Duhaut assuming the command , -until May . Then there arose a difference among them as to their future course ; and , by and by , things coming to ...
... killed , his followers toiled on mourn- fully , and in fear , each of the others , - Duhaut assuming the command , -until May . Then there arose a difference among them as to their future course ; and , by and by , things coming to ...
Page 31
... killed by a chance shot from the English fort which they were besieging ; - and there the commander stands on the icy deck , the cold October wind singing in the shrouds , and his dead brother waiting till their lives are secured before ...
... killed by a chance shot from the English fort which they were besieging ; - and there the commander stands on the icy deck , the cold October wind singing in the shrouds , and his dead brother waiting till their lives are secured before ...
Page 40
... killed in 1735 ; " Mr. Bancroft says a military establishment was formed there in 1716 , and in 1742 , a settlement of herdsmen took place . Judge Law regards the post as dating back to 1710 or 1711 , supposing it to be the same with ...
... killed in 1735 ; " Mr. Bancroft says a military establishment was formed there in 1716 , and in 1742 , a settlement of herdsmen took place . Judge Law regards the post as dating back to 1710 or 1711 , supposing it to be the same with ...
Page 54
... killed , * and others wounded , took and destroyed it , carrying the traders away to Canada as prisoners , or , as one account says , burning some of them alive . This fort , or trading- house , was called by the English writers ...
... killed , * and others wounded , took and destroyed it , carrying the traders away to Canada as prisoners , or , as one account says , burning some of them alive . This fort , or trading- house , was called by the English writers ...
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