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... . Several generations flourished happily in Illinois , under the mild sway of the French govern- ment . The military commandants , and the priests , governed them with an uncontrolled , but with a pa- 48 FRENCH SETTLEMENTS .
... . Several generations flourished happily in Illinois , under the mild sway of the French govern- ment . The military commandants , and the priests , governed them with an uncontrolled , but with a pa- 48 FRENCH SETTLEMENTS .
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... ment of M. Soulard , as surveyor general , in 1795 , the whole number of arpens of land conceded to in- dividuals did not exceed 50,000 ; but the number granted after that appointment , amounted to 2,150 , - 969 . The government of the ...
... ment of M. Soulard , as surveyor general , in 1795 , the whole number of arpens of land conceded to in- dividuals did not exceed 50,000 ; but the number granted after that appointment , amounted to 2,150 , - 969 . The government of the ...
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... ment , so that when the province was retroceded to France , in 1800 , the people again expressed their dis- satisfaction at the change ; and they were not less dis- pleased at the subsequent transfer to the United States . In 1767 , was ...
... ment , so that when the province was retroceded to France , in 1800 , the people again expressed their dis- satisfaction at the change ; and they were not less dis- pleased at the subsequent transfer to the United States . In 1767 , was ...
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... ment , as well as the means , was wanting . There was little encouragement for agriculture , where there was no market for produce ; there could be few arts , and but little commerce , at points so distant from the abodes of civilized ...
... ment , as well as the means , was wanting . There was little encouragement for agriculture , where there was no market for produce ; there could be few arts , and but little commerce , at points so distant from the abodes of civilized ...
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... ment , and subsequent importance , be ascertained , without recurring to the history of those times . As a place of deposit for military stores it possessed singular advantages , in the facilities which it afforded for their ...
... ment , and subsequent importance , be ascertained , without recurring to the history of those times . As a place of deposit for military stores it possessed singular advantages , in the facilities which it afforded for their ...
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Page 212 - The legislatures of those districts, or new States, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bonafide purchasers.
Page 213 - The middle State shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from Post Vincents to the Ohio, by the Ohio, by a direct line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami to the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line.
Page 221 - So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect representatives from their counties or townships, to represent them in the General Assembly...
Page 123 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page 213 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever, and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government...
Page 222 - The General Assembly, or Legislature, shall consist of the governor, legislative council, and a house of representatives. The legislative council shall consist of five members, to continue in office five years, unless sooner removed by Congress, any three of whom to be a quorum, and the members of the council shall be nominated and appointed in the following manner...
Page 214 - 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.
Page 223 - As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house assembled, in one room, shall have authority, by joint ballot, to elect a delegate to congress, who shall have a seat in congress, with a right of debating, but not of voting during this temporary government.
Page 215 - And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the said territory, that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with, or affect private contracts or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed.
Page 214 - ... so far as it can be consistent with the general interest of the Confederacy, such admission shall be allowed at an earlier period, and when there may be a less number of free inhabitants in the State than sixty thousand.