The Story of PhiladelphiaAmerican book Company, 1900 - 384 Seiten |
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... land was made by Henry Hudson , an English- man , who was in the employ of the Dutch East India Company of Holland . On August 28 , 1609 , Hudson entered the Delaware Bay , where he remained six hours . Supposing the bay to be ...
... land was made by Henry Hudson , an English- man , who was in the employ of the Dutch East India Company of Holland . On August 28 , 1609 , Hudson entered the Delaware Bay , where he remained six hours . Supposing the bay to be ...
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... land belonging neither to the Dutch nor to the English . Minuit purchased a tract of land on the west shore of the Delaware from five Indian chiefs paying for it a copper kettle and a few small articles . This settlement the Swedes ...
... land belonging neither to the Dutch nor to the English . Minuit purchased a tract of land on the west shore of the Delaware from five Indian chiefs paying for it a copper kettle and a few small articles . This settlement the Swedes ...
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... land at the mouth of the Schuylkill River , and planted upon it the national coat of arms . This was done to check the claims of Printz and to pro- tect the fur trade for the Dutch . Soon afterwards Peter Stuyvesant , governor of New ...
... land at the mouth of the Schuylkill River , and planted upon it the national coat of arms . This was done to check the claims of Printz and to pro- tect the fur trade for the Dutch . Soon afterwards Peter Stuyvesant , governor of New ...
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... land from the west side of the Connecticut River to the east side of the Delaware Bay . " South of this ill - defined line the land was claimed by Lord Baltimore . The English maintained their claim by arms until 1673 , when war again ...
... land from the west side of the Connecticut River to the east side of the Delaware Bay . " South of this ill - defined line the land was claimed by Lord Baltimore . The English maintained their claim by arms until 1673 , when war again ...
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... land now known as Pennsylvania , and that they held it for fifteen . years . They were followed by the Swedes , who held it for seventeen years . Then the Dutch recovered their former power and held sway for nine years . Then came a ...
... land now known as Pennsylvania , and that they held it for fifteen . years . They were followed by the Swedes , who held it for seventeen years . Then the Dutch recovered their former power and held sway for nine years . Then came a ...
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American army appointed arrived Assembly Bartram beautiful became bell Betsy Ross British building built called chief Christ Church citizens colonies colonists commander committee Continental Congress council David Rittenhouse Declaration of Independence Delaware delegates delphia Dutch elected England English erected Fairmount Park famous father flag Friends George Germantown governor gress honor hundred Independence Hall Indians Jefferson John Bartram July June king knights ladies land letter liberty lived Lucretia Mott mansion Market Street Mischianza nation October Pastorius patriot Penn's Pennsylvania phia Phila Philadel Philadelphia pounds President province province of Pennsylvania public schools Rebecca Gratz Resolution Richard Henry Lee Robert Morris Rush Schuylkill River sent September Society soldiers Statehouse Stephen Girard Swedes thirteen Thomas thousand dollars tion treaty tree troops United Virginia Washington Wicaco William Penn Wissahickon women wrote York
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Seite 279 - Flag of the free heart's hope and home, By angel hands to valor given ! Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ! JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE.
Seite 162 - Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
Seite 272 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Seite 185 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia ; because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Seite 178 - The pusillanimous idea that we had friends in England worth keeping terms with, -still haunted the minds of many. For this reason, those passages which conveyed censures on the people of England were struck out, lest they should give them offence.
Seite 36 - I have sent my commissioners to treat with you about land, and a firm league of peace...
Seite 42 - ... you shall be governed by laws of your own making, and live a free, and, if you will, a sober and industrious people.
Seite 52 - And thou, Philadelphia, the virgin settlement of this province, named before thou wert born, what love, what care, what service, and what travail, has there been to bring thee forth and preserve thee from such as would abuse and defile thee!
Seite 279 - That from and after the fourth day of July next, the Flag of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white ; that the union have twenty stars, white in a blue field.
Seite 187 - Resolved, That a general be appointed to command all the Continental forces raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty.