Chronicles of Border Warfare, Or, A History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that Section of the State : with Reflections, Anecdotes, &cStewart & Kidd, 1895 - 447 σελίδες The focal point of Chronicles of Border Warfare is the American settlement throughout the northwestern portion of colonial Virginia (an area which today encompasses parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) from the French and Indian War to the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and the ensuing clashes with the indigenous population. -- From the publisher. |
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adventurers army arrived attacked by Indians became Benjamin Logan blood Boone Boonesborough Braddock's Bulltown camp campaign Capt Captain captivity Cheat river chief Chillicothe Clark Colonel colonies command commenced Cornstalk Daniel Boone Delaware dians discovered Dunmore Dunmore's early settler enemy engaged escape exertions expedition farther fire foray force Fork Fort Pitt French frontier garrison George Rogers Clark Girty Governor Greenbrier Hacker's creek Harrodsburg head horses hostilities hundred hunting inhabitants James Jesse Hughes John Kenhawa Kentucky killed by Indians land Lewis Licking Logan Lord Dunmore massacre ment Miami miles militia Mingo Monongahela Moravian mouth murder night North Western Virginia Ohio river party of Indians peace Pitt Point Pleasant proceeded Redstone Renix retreat returned savages Scioto settled settlements Shawnees shot Simon Girty soon Thomas tion tomahawk towns treaty troops Valley village warriors West Wheeling whites William wounded Wyandots
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Σελίδα 37 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Σελίδα xiv - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Σελίδα 4 - Comfort, all along the sea coast to the southward two hundred miles, and all that space and circuit of land, lying from the sea coast of the precinct aforesaid, up into the land, throughout from sea to sea, west and northwest...
Σελίδα 2 - The same principle continued to be recognised. The charter granted to Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in 1578, authorizes him to discover and take possession of such remote, heathen, and barbarous lands as were not actually possessed by any Christian prince or people.
Σελίδα 37 - To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Σελίδα 123 - Myself, and thee — a peasant of the Alps, Thy humble virtues, hospitable home, And spirit patient, pious, proud and free; Thy self-respect, grafted on innocent thoughts; Thy days of health, and nights of sleep; thy toils, By danger dignified, yet guiltless; hopes Of cheerful old age and a quiet grave, With cross and garland over its green turf, And thy grandchildren's love for epitaph ; This do I see — and then I look within^ — It matters not — my soul was scorch'd already ! C.
Σελίδα 232 - Oh, God ! it is a fearful thing To see the human soul take wing In any shape, in any mood...
Σελίδα xiv - In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ; " and also to an act, entitled.
Σελίδα 337 - The tear, down childhood's cheek that flows, Is like the dewdrop on the rose ; When next the summer breeze comes by, And waves the bush, the flower is dry.