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, 1874 - 735 Seiten |
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... English in 1629 to that of 1689– The French and the Iroquois - Colonial history - The government of Fronte- nac - Defeat of the English ... CHAPTER IV . History of New France from the administration of Frontenac to its overthrow by the ...
... English in 1629 to that of 1689– The French and the Iroquois - Colonial history - The government of Fronte- nac - Defeat of the English ... CHAPTER IV . History of New France from the administration of Frontenac to its overthrow by the ...
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... English trader - The Indians preparing for the massacre - The game of ball commenced ......... ........ 200 CHAPTER XIV . The massacre at Fort Michilimackinac - Indians drinking the blood of English- n en -- Sufferings of English ...
... English trader - The Indians preparing for the massacre - The game of ball commenced ......... ........ 200 CHAPTER XIV . The massacre at Fort Michilimackinac - Indians drinking the blood of English- n en -- Sufferings of English ...
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... ENGLISH IN 1629 , TO THAT OF 1689 - THE FRENCH AND THE IROQUOIS - COLONIAL HISTORY - THE GOVERNMENT OF FRONTENAC - DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH . THE English held possession of Canada for three years , but , attaching little or no value to the ...
... ENGLISH IN 1629 , TO THAT OF 1689 - THE FRENCH AND THE IROQUOIS - COLONIAL HISTORY - THE GOVERNMENT OF FRONTENAC - DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH . THE English held possession of Canada for three years , but , attaching little or no value to the ...
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... English had penetrated to the fur trade on the lakes . He found , however , that the tribes had determined to make common cause , and had received ample assurance of aid from New York , which had been taken possession of HISTORY OF ...
... English had penetrated to the fur trade on the lakes . He found , however , that the tribes had determined to make common cause , and had received ample assurance of aid from New York , which had been taken possession of HISTORY OF ...
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... English held a kind of dominion over the Iroquois country , and they endeavored , with success , to alienate them from the French , chiefly by dealing with the tribes on more advantageous terms . The Iroquois soon found it to their ...
... English held a kind of dominion over the Iroquois country , and they endeavored , with success , to alienate them from the French , chiefly by dealing with the tribes on more advantageous terms . The Iroquois soon found it to their ...
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Alpheus Felch appointed army arrived banks became born British Campau Canada canoes Captain Cass chief church Clair College Colonel command commenced Congress council Detroit Detroit river district early East Saginaw elected enemy engaged English entered erected established farm father fire forest France French fur trade garrison Gladwyn Governor Grand Rapids held Henry hundred Huron Indians Infantry inhabitants Iroquois labor Lake Lake Michigan Lake Superior land Legislature Mackinaw March ment Michilimackinac miles Montreal Northwest Oakland county Ohio Ojibwas organized Ottawas party passed peace Pontiac Port Huron position possession present President prisoners Quebec Railroad received Regiment removed returned river road Saginaw county Saginaw river savages Senate sent settlement settlers shore soldiers soon spring strong-Colonel success Territory of Michigan thousand tion town trade tribes troops vessels village Wawatam William York
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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 511 - Whereas, for the reasons thus recited, it was enacted by the said statute that all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens...
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 197 - 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 your wise forefathers lived before you.
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 181 - Englishman, it is to you that I speak, and I demand your attention. " ' Englishman, you know that the French King is our father. He promised to be such; and we, in return, promised to be his children. This promise we have kept. "'Englishman, it is you that have made war with this our father. You are his enemy; and how, then, could you have the boldness to venture among us, his children? You know that his enemies are ours. "'Englishman...
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.
Seite 447 - ... all the powers and perform all the duties of the governor during the vacancy occasioned by the removal, resignation, or necessary absence of the said governor. Approved, August 7. 1789.