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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... preparing barges to convey the horses , many of which still lived , across the rapid stream . Hav- ing successfully passed it , the explorers pursued their way north- ward , into the neighborhood of New Madrid ; then turning west- ward ...
... preparing barges to convey the horses , many of which still lived , across the rapid stream . Hav- ing successfully passed it , the explorers pursued their way north- ward , into the neighborhood of New Madrid ; then turning west- ward ...
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... prepared to go forth in search of the much talked of stream.t Upon the 13th of May , 1673 , this little band of seven left Michillimacinac in two bark canoes , with a small store of Indian corn and jerked meat , bound they knew not ...
... prepared to go forth in search of the much talked of stream.t Upon the 13th of May , 1673 , this little band of seven left Michillimacinac in two bark canoes , with a small store of Indian corn and jerked meat , bound they knew not ...
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... preparing to follow in his footsteps , and perfect the discoveries so well begun by him and the Sieur Joliet . These were Robert de la Salle and Louis Hennepin . La Salle was a native of Normandy , and was brought up , as we learn from ...
... preparing to follow in his footsteps , and perfect the discoveries so well begun by him and the Sieur Joliet . These were Robert de la Salle and Louis Hennepin . La Salle was a native of Normandy , and was brought up , as we learn from ...
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... prepared himself , by journeying among the Iroquois , for bolder travels into the wilderness . Having been appointed ... prepare the minds of the Indians along the lakes for his coming , and to soften their hearts by well - chosen gifts ...
... prepared himself , by journeying among the Iroquois , for bolder travels into the wilderness . Having been appointed ... prepare the minds of the Indians along the lakes for his coming , and to soften their hearts by well - chosen gifts ...
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... prepared to do at once , and sent to London for a cargo suited to the Indian trade , which was to come out so as to arrive in November , 1749 . Other companies were also formed about this time in Virginia , to colonize the west . Upon ...
... prepared to do at once , and sent to London for a cargo suited to the Indian trade , which was to come out so as to arrive in November , 1749 . Other companies were also formed about this time in Virginia , to colonize the west . Upon ...
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Page 289 - ... no man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land; and should the public exigencies make it necessary for the common preservation to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same...
Page 251 - Mississippi; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude...
Page 256 - ... perfectly consistent not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit of conciliation which on the return of the blessings of peace should universally prevail...
Page 223 - Resolved, That the unappropriated lands that may be ceded or relinquished to the United States, by any particular State, pursuant to the recommendation of Congress of the 6th day of September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States...
Page 286 - Previous to the organization of the General Assembly, the governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers, in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same...
Page 286 - There shall be appointed from time to time, by congress, a secretary whose commission shall continue in force for four years, unless sooner revoked; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein, in five hundred acres of land, while in the exercise of his office...
Page 98 - And we do further strictly enjoin and require all persons whatever, who have either wilfully or inadvertently seated themselves upon any lands within the countries above described, or upon any other lands which, not having been ceded to or purchased by us, are still reserved to the said Indians, as aforesaid, forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements.
Page 286 - ... duly proved, and be recorded within one year after proper magistrates, courts, and registers shall be appointed for that purpose; and personal property may be transferred by delivery, saving, however, to the French and Canadian inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskies, Saint Vincents, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia, their laws and customs now in force among them, relative to the descent and conveyance of property.
Page 286 - There shall also be appointed a court, to consist of three judges, any two of whom to form a court, who shall have a...
Page 223 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States, and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union, and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other States...