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 10
... received from all the first noblemen and princes , assu- rances of their good - will and aid . Returning to Canada he labored diligently at his fort till the close of 1677 , when he again sailed for France with news of his progress ...
... received from all the first noblemen and princes , assu- rances of their good - will and aid . Returning to Canada he labored diligently at his fort till the close of 1677 , when he again sailed for France with news of his progress ...
Page 14
... received no reinforcement ; his property was gone , his men were fast deserting him , and he had little left but his own strong heart . The second year of his hopes , and toils , and failures , was half gone , and he further from his ...
... received no reinforcement ; his property was gone , his men were fast deserting him , and he had little left but his own strong heart . The second year of his hopes , and toils , and failures , was half gone , and he further from his ...
Page 18
... received from all these nations , that we are the first Europe- ans who have descended or ascended the said River Colbert ; hereby protesting against all those , who may in future undertake to invade any or all of these countries ...
... received from all these nations , that we are the first Europe- ans who have descended or ascended the said River Colbert ; hereby protesting against all those , who may in future undertake to invade any or all of these countries ...
Page 48
... received from them " a deed releasing their claim to a large quantity of For some idea of Weiser , see Proud's History of Pennsylvania , vol . ii . , p . 316 , where a long letter by him is given . Day's Historical Collections of ...
... received from them " a deed releasing their claim to a large quantity of For some idea of Weiser , see Proud's History of Pennsylvania , vol . ii . , p . 316 , where a long letter by him is given . Day's Historical Collections of ...
Page 49
... received £ 200 in gold , and a like sum in goods , with a pro- mise that , as settlements increased , more should be paid , which pro- mise was signed and sealed . We need make no comment upon this deed , nor speculate upon the probable ...
... received £ 200 in gold , and a like sum in goods , with a pro- mise that , as settlements increased , more should be paid , which pro- mise was signed and sealed . We need make no comment upon this deed , nor speculate upon the probable ...
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