Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1906: Based Upon the Plan of Benson John Lossing ...Harper & brothers, 1906 |
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... territory to the latitude of Port Royal as Spanish possessions . Oglethorpe hastened to Eng- land to confer with the trustees and seek military strength . He returned in the au- tumn of 1738 , a brigadier - general , author- ized to ...
... territory to the latitude of Port Royal as Spanish possessions . Oglethorpe hastened to Eng- land to confer with the trustees and seek military strength . He returned in the au- tumn of 1738 , a brigadier - general , author- ized to ...
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... territory by the French to the English in 1763. After the Revolution disputes arose SEAL GREAT OF THE TH STATE OF OHIO the national government , the States retaining the right to the soil , while the Indian titles to the rest of the ...
... territory by the French to the English in 1763. After the Revolution disputes arose SEAL GREAT OF THE TH STATE OF OHIO the national government , the States retaining the right to the soil , while the Indian titles to the rest of the ...
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... territorial gov- ernment . The settlers were annoy- ed by hostile Indians until Wayne's victories in 1794 and the treaty at Greenville gave peace to that re- gion . In 1799 the first territorial legislature assembled , and Ohio was ...
... territorial gov- ernment . The settlers were annoy- ed by hostile Indians until Wayne's victories in 1794 and the treaty at Greenville gave peace to that re- gion . In 1799 the first territorial legislature assembled , and Ohio was ...
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... TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS . Term Name . Term began . expired . Politics . 1788 1802 1802 1803 ... STATE GOVERNORS . 1803 1807 1807 1808 1808 1810 1810 1814 1814 1814 Thomas Worthington .. Ethan Allen Brown .. 1814 1818 1818 1822 1822 1822 ...
... TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS . Term Name . Term began . expired . Politics . 1788 1802 1802 1803 ... STATE GOVERNORS . 1803 1807 1807 1808 1808 1810 1810 1814 1814 1814 Thomas Worthington .. Ethan Allen Brown .. 1814 1818 1818 1822 1822 1822 ...
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... Territory , the thoughts of 18031807 enterprising men turned in that direc- 1809 1810tion as a promising field for settlements . On the night of Jan. 9 , 1786 , Gen. Rufus Putnam and Gen. Benjamin Tupper form- 18141815 ed a plan for a ...
... Territory , the thoughts of 18031807 enterprising men turned in that direc- 1809 1810tion as a promising field for settlements . On the night of Jan. 9 , 1786 , Gen. Rufus Putnam and Gen. Benjamin Tupper form- 18141815 ed a plan for a ...
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Seite 402 - That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and measure of redress.
Seite 2 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States...
Seite 8 - THE muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo ; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Seite 29 - ... may be conveyed by lease and release or bargain and sale signed, sealed and delivered by the person being of full age in whom the estate may be and attested by two witnesses provided such wills be duly proved and such conveyances be acknowledged or the execution thereof duly proved and be recorded within one year after proper magistrates, courts and registers shall be appointed for that...
Seite 209 - Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Seite 464 - There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build, and keep at a pitch of the highest training, a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.
Seite 2 - I have neither sought, nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto.
Seite 64 - Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.
Seite 29 - That the estates both of resident and non-resident proprietors in the said territory, dying intestate, shall descend to and be distributed among their children and the descendants of a deceased child in equal parts ; the descendants of a deceased child or grandchild to take the share of their deceased parent in equal parts among them ; and where there shall be no children or descendants, then in equal parts to the...
Seite 30 - ... and so on progressively with the number of free male inhabitants, shall the right of representation increase, until the number of representatives shall amount to twenty-five, after which the number and proportion of representatives shall be regulated by the Legislature : provided, that no person be eligible or...