General History of the State of Michigan: With Biographical Sketches, Portrait Engravings, and Numerous Illustrations. A Complete History of the Peninsular State from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present TimeR. D. S. Tyler & Company, 1873 - 735 Seiten |
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... taken to select representative men in all the departments of trade , and in the learned professions , without regard to the accident of political prominence . The latter con- sideration has not , of course , been ignored in making the ...
... taken to select representative men in all the departments of trade , and in the learned professions , without regard to the accident of political prominence . The latter con- sideration has not , of course , been ignored in making the ...
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... taken to celebrate their departure . In the hour of separation from kindred and country , the priests of their religion had sought to propagate their future comfort and support by preparing a gorgeous pageant . The officers and crews of ...
... taken to celebrate their departure . In the hour of separation from kindred and country , the priests of their religion had sought to propagate their future comfort and support by preparing a gorgeous pageant . The officers and crews of ...
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... taken to France . On learning that some of these were dead , and that none of them would return , they offered considerable resist- ance to the formation of a settlement in their neighborhood . By these and other difficulties Cartier ...
... taken to France . On learning that some of these were dead , and that none of them would return , they offered considerable resist- ance to the formation of a settlement in their neighborhood . By these and other difficulties Cartier ...
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... taken firm hold of the more adventurous did not become weak- ened . After two more unsuccessful expeditions , one under the direc- tion of De Chaste , and the other under De Mots , the latter obtained in 1607 a commission from King ...
... taken firm hold of the more adventurous did not become weak- ened . After two more unsuccessful expeditions , one under the direc- tion of De Chaste , and the other under De Mots , the latter obtained in 1607 a commission from King ...
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... taken by him in the disturbances during the minor- ity of Louis XIII . After a great deal of quarreling amongst the merchants , the Duc de Montmorency made an arrangement with Condé for the purchase of his office of Viceroy , which he ...
... taken by him in the disturbances during the minor- ity of Louis XIII . After a great deal of quarreling amongst the merchants , the Duc de Montmorency made an arrangement with Condé for the purchase of his office of Viceroy , which he ...
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Seite 452 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Seite 182 - Englishman, although you have conquered the French, you have not yet conquered us! We are not your slaves. These lakes, these woods and mountains were left to us by our ancestors. They are our inheritance; and we will part with them to none. Your nation supposes that we, like the white people, cannot live without bread — and pork — and beef! But you ought to know that He, the Great Spirit and Master of Life, has provided food for us in these spacious lakes and on these woody mountains.
Seite 366 - Detroit. It is far from my inclination to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops will be beyond my control the moment the contest commences.
Seite 197 - Why do you suffer the white men to dwell among you? My children, you have forgotten the customs and traditions of your forefathers. Why do you not clothe yourselves in skins, as they did, and use the bows and arrows, and the stone-pointed lances, which they used? You have bought guns, knives, kettles, and blankets, from the white men, until you can no longer do without them; and, what is worse, you have drunk the poison fire-water, which turns you into fools. Fling all these things away, live as...
Seite 182 - Englishman, our Father, the king of France, employed our young men to make war upon your nation. In this warfare, many of them have been killed; and it is our custom to retaliate, until such time as the spirits of the slain are satisfied.
Seite 181 - Englishman ! — We are informed that our father, the king of France, is old and infirm ; and that being fatigued with making war upon your nation, he is fallen asleep. During his sleep, you have taken advantage of him, and possessed yourselves of Canada. But his nap is almost at an end. I think I hear him already stirring, and inquiring for his children the Indians ; — and, when he does awake, what must be come of you ? He will destroy you utterly ! " Englishman ! — Although you have conquered...
Seite 219 - The respite which sleep afforded me during the night was put an end to by the return of morning. I was again on the rack of apprehension. At sunrise I heard the family stirring, and presently after Indian voices, informing M. Langlade that they had not found my hapless self among the dead, and that they supposed me to be somewhere concealed.
Seite 453 - Miami aforesaid; and on the north by an east and west line drawn through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan, running east, after intersecting the due north line aforesaid from the mouth of the Great Miami, until it shall intersect Lake Erie or the territorial line, and thence with the same, through Lake Erie, to the Pennsylvania line...
Seite 550 - ... district, and the records, papers, and proceedings of said district court, and the seal and other property appertaining thereto, shall be transferred into the district court of the State for such county, except as...
Seite 334 - They grew from the scum of the great water, when it was troubled by the evil spirit, and the froth was driven into the woods by a strong east wind. They are numerous, but I hate them.