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... half of the seventeenth century , as far east as the country of the Susquehannocks , a kindred Lenape tribe ; that the main body of the nation , invited by the Miamis and the Andastes , crossed the Ohio , occupied the country on and ...
... half of the seventeenth century , as far east as the country of the Susquehannocks , a kindred Lenape tribe ; that the main body of the nation , invited by the Miamis and the Andastes , crossed the Ohio , occupied the country on and ...
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... half of the State ; the Shawanese were soon admitted to the valleys of the Scioto and Miami Rivers , adjoining the Twigtwees or Miami Indians ; while the Wyan- dots , and a few bands of Ottawas , dwelt upon the waters of Sandusky and ...
... half of the State ; the Shawanese were soon admitted to the valleys of the Scioto and Miami Rivers , adjoining the Twigtwees or Miami Indians ; while the Wyan- dots , and a few bands of Ottawas , dwelt upon the waters of Sandusky and ...
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... half a quarter of a League broad , but is wonderfully deep in some places . It is so rapid above this Descent , that it violently hurries down the wild Beasts while endeavoring to pass it to feed on the other side , they not being able ...
... half a quarter of a League broad , but is wonderfully deep in some places . It is so rapid above this Descent , that it violently hurries down the wild Beasts while endeavoring to pass it to feed on the other side , they not being able ...
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... half a day in con- sidering the wonders of that prodigious cascade . " " I could not conceive how it came to pass that four great lakes , the least of which is 400 leagues in compass , should empty themselves one into another , and then ...
... half a day in con- sidering the wonders of that prodigious cascade . " " I could not conceive how it came to pass that four great lakes , the least of which is 400 leagues in compass , should empty themselves one into another , and then ...
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... half a league broad . " After entering Lake Erie , his party coasted along the north coast , " being favored by the calms , " for it was August , 1687. " Upon the brink of this lake ( he says ) we frequently saw flocks of fifty or sixty ...
... half a league broad . " After entering Lake Erie , his party coasted along the north coast , " being favored by the calms , " for it was August , 1687. " Upon the brink of this lake ( he says ) we frequently saw flocks of fifty or sixty ...
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Page 525 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land ;*and should the public exigencies make it necessary for the common preservation to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
Page 527 - 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 526 - ... the United States in Congress assembled shall from time to time direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Page 526 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 256 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it; I have killed many; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace; but do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 525 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property rights and liberty they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made, for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Page 439 - ... to sail to all parts, countries, and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north...
Page 522 - ... share; and there shall, in no case, be a distinction between kindred of the whole and half blood; saving in all cases to the widow of the intestate, her third part of the real estate for life, and one-third part of the personal estate; and this law relative to descents and dower, shall remain in full force until altered by the legislature of the district.
Page 525 - 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, to wit: ART.
Page 455 - ... that it be earnestly recommended to those states, who have claims to the western country, to pass such laws, and give their delegates in Congress such powers, as may effectually remove the only obstacle to a final ratification of the articles of confederation; and that the legislature of Maryland be earnestly requested to authorize their delegates in Congress to subscribe the said articles.— -Journals of Congress, VI.