History of Wyoming: In a Series of Letters, from Charles Miner, to His Son William Penn MinerJ. Crissy, 1845 - 592 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα iii
... settler under the Connecticut claim . The grounds of that claim , connected as they were with the early hopes of the ... settlers were inquired into , until the whole subject became one of absorbing concern , interwoven with the most ...
... settler under the Connecticut claim . The grounds of that claim , connected as they were with the early hopes of the ... settlers were inquired into , until the whole subject became one of absorbing concern , interwoven with the most ...
Σελίδα 25
... settlers came to Wyoming , this plain was covered with its native forests , consisting principally of oak and yellow pine ; and the trees which grew in the rampart and in the entrenchment , are said to have been as large as those in any ...
... settlers came to Wyoming , this plain was covered with its native forests , consisting principally of oak and yellow pine ; and the trees which grew in the rampart and in the entrenchment , are said to have been as large as those in any ...
Σελίδα 54
... settlers had also been resolved upon by the Six Nations . The preceding year , that is , in 1762 , a considerable number of emigrants had arrived in the valley from Connecticut . After sow- ing grain , they returned to their families ...
... settlers had also been resolved upon by the Six Nations . The preceding year , that is , in 1762 , a considerable number of emigrants had arrived in the valley from Connecticut . After sow- ing grain , they returned to their families ...
Σελίδα 72
... settlers , this verdict : -That , without deciding the nice question of absolute right , the reasons of the case were so strong in favour of Connecti- cut , that intelligent and honorable men may have regarded her title so far just that ...
... settlers , this verdict : -That , without deciding the nice question of absolute right , the reasons of the case were so strong in favour of Connecti- cut , that intelligent and honorable men may have regarded her title so far just that ...
Σελίδα 104
... settlers , and the expulsion of the remainder , the subsequent year , has been already noticed . The purchase of the ... settlers , being Proprietors , on condition that those settlers should remain upon the ground , " man their rights ...
... settlers , and the expulsion of the remainder , the subsequent year , has been already noticed . The purchase of the ... settlers , being Proprietors , on condition that those settlers should remain upon the ground , " man their rights ...
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Σελίδα 374 - ... or executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question...
Σελίδα 160 - Fair laughs the morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes; Youth on the prow, and Pleasure at the helm; Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That, hush'd in grim repose, expects his evening prey.
Σελίδα 74 - I thank you, in their name, for bringing back into their country the calumet, which your predecessor received from their hands. It was happy for you, that you left under ground that murdering hatchet that has been so often dyed in the blood of the French.
Σελίδα 418 - RESOLVED, That the preceding Constitution be laid before the United States, in Congress assembled, and that it is the opinion of this Convention, that it should afterwards be submitted to a Convention of Delegates, chosen in each State by the people thereof, under the recommendation of its Legislature, for their assent and ratification...
Σελίδα 74 - I do not sleep; I have my eyes open, and the sun which enlightens me, discovers to me a great captain at the head of a company of soldiers who speaks as if he were dreaming.
Σελίδα 37 - This is the behavior of the wise united nations. But we find you are none of our blood ; you act a dishonest part not only in this, but in other matters ; your ears are ever open to slanderous reports about your brethren. For all these reasons we charge you to remove instantly, we don't give you the liberty to think about it. You are women.
Σελίδα 64 - English miles to the northward of the said river called Monomack, alias Merrimack, or to the northward of any and every part thereof, and all lands and hereditaments whatsoever, lying within the limits aforesaid, north and south in latitude and breadth, and in length and longitude, of and within all the breadth aforesaid, throughout the main lands there, from the Atlantic and western sea and ocean on the east part, to the south sea...
Σελίδα 37 - We conquered you, we made women of you; you know you are women, and can no more sell land than women. Nor is it fit you should have the power of selling lands, since you / would abuse it.
Σελίδα 146 - And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.
Σελίδα 350 - Can you then consent to be the only sufferers by this revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness and contempt? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable remnant of that life to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor?