The History of the State of Ohio: From the Discovery of the Great Valley, to the Present TimeNorthwestern publishing Company, 1875 - 876 Seiten |
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... FRENCH THE FRENCH ENTER THE ST . LAWRENCE MARQUETTE · EXPLORING TOUR MILITARY POSTS IN THE GREAT VALLEY- Jealousy of the ENGLISH - CONFLICTING CLAIMS LOCATION OF THE FRENCH ON THE LAKES- THE BARRIER OF THE ALLEGHANIES - Ro- MANTIC ...
... FRENCH THE FRENCH ENTER THE ST . LAWRENCE MARQUETTE · EXPLORING TOUR MILITARY POSTS IN THE GREAT VALLEY- Jealousy of the ENGLISH - CONFLICTING CLAIMS LOCATION OF THE FRENCH ON THE LAKES- THE BARRIER OF THE ALLEGHANIES - Ro- MANTIC ...
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... French , in 1525 , took possession of the immense valley of the St. Lawrence , giving the river that name , as they entered it on that saint's day . They claimed the country to the Pacific on the west , however near or remote those ...
... French , in 1525 , took possession of the immense valley of the St. Lawrence , giving the river that name , as they entered it on that saint's day . They claimed the country to the Pacific on the west , however near or remote those ...
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... French gentleman , who would be his congenial companion , five hardy and experienced Canadian boatmen , and two Indians as guides through the wilderness which no white man , as yet , had ever penetrated . For this party of nine , with ...
... French gentleman , who would be his congenial companion , five hardy and experienced Canadian boatmen , and two Indians as guides through the wilderness which no white man , as yet , had ever penetrated . For this party of nine , with ...
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... French companion , M. Joliet , far away in the wilderness , seven hundred miles from any point which a white man's foot had ever before trod , should not have hesitated alone to enter this trail to search out the habitations of this ...
... French companion , M. Joliet , far away in the wilderness , seven hundred miles from any point which a white man's foot had ever before trod , should not have hesitated alone to enter this trail to search out the habitations of this ...
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... majestic valley he had thus far explored . With a heart throbbing with exultation he unfurled the banners of France on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico , and in honor of the French King , gave the whole 26 HISTORY OF OHIO .
... majestic valley he had thus far explored . With a heart throbbing with exultation he unfurled the banners of France on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico , and in honor of the French King , gave the whole 26 HISTORY OF OHIO .
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acres Alleghanies American arms army attack band banks battle beautiful Blennerhassett boat Boone Boonesborough British brother bullets cabin called camp canoe Captain captive chief Chillicothe Colonel command commenced David Tod death Detroit distance emigrants encampment enemy English entered escape father feet fire forest Fort Meigs French friends garrison Governor Governor of Ohio horses hundred immediately Indians Jeremiah Morrow Joe Smith Johnston Kentucky killed Lake Lake Erie land Little Miami Little Turtle Lord Dunmore Marietta Maumee Meigs miles military morning mouth Muskingum nearly night officers Ohio River party peace Pontiac President prisoners reached retreat returned rifle rushed Sandusky savages scalp scene Scioto sent settlements Shawanese Sherman shore shot Skyles Smith soldiers soon stream Tecumseh territory thousand tomahawk took town trees tribes troops United valley village Virginia warriors Washington Wayne whole wilderness wounded Wyandot yells young
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Seite 364 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided always that any person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Seite 191 - Logan, not sparing even my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Seite 191 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat : if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Seite 376 - But, the most disgraceful part of the business is, that the greatest part of the men threw away their arms and accouterments, even after the pursuit, which continued about four miles, had ceased. I found the road strewed with them for many miles, but was not able to remedy it ; for, having had all my horses killed, and being mounted upon one that could not be pricked out of a walk, I could not get forward myself; and the orders I sent forward either to halt the front, or to prevent the men from parting...