A History of Indiana, from Its Earliest Exploration by Europeans to the Close of the Territorial Government, in 1816: Comprehending a History of the Discovery, Settlement, and Civil and Military Affairs of the Territory of the U. S. Northwest of the River Ohio, and a General View of the Progress of Public Affairs in Indiana, from L8l6 to L856 |
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... President Adams , in 1798 - terri- torial laws - territorial legislature organized in 1799 - acts of legisla- ture - territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio , divided , 378 CHAPTER XXX . Indian title to lands in ...
... President Adams , in 1798 - terri- torial laws - territorial legislature organized in 1799 - acts of legisla- ture - territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio , divided , 378 CHAPTER XXX . Indian title to lands in ...
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... MS . " Memoirs of General George Rogers Clark , com- posed by himself at the united desire of Presidents Jefferson and Madison . " + Kentucky . general meeting . But , unfortunately , it was late CLARK'S EXPEDITION . 115.
... MS . " Memoirs of General George Rogers Clark , com- posed by himself at the united desire of Presidents Jefferson and Madison . " + Kentucky . general meeting . But , unfortunately , it was late CLARK'S EXPEDITION . 115.
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... president of this new court ; and , in some instances , exercised a controlling influence over its proceedings . Adopting , in some measure , the usages and customs of the early commandants of French posts in the west , the magistrates ...
... president of this new court ; and , in some instances , exercised a controlling influence over its proceedings . Adopting , in some measure , the usages and customs of the early commandants of French posts in the west , the magistrates ...
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... President of Congress : " NEW YORK , 29th August , 1787 . " To His Excellency , the President of Congress , the petition of John Cleves Symmes , of New Jersey , showeth : " That your petitioner , encouraged by the resolutions of ...
... President of Congress : " NEW YORK , 29th August , 1787 . " To His Excellency , the President of Congress , the petition of John Cleves Symmes , of New Jersey , showeth : " That your petitioner , encouraged by the resolutions of ...
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... president of that body , when it was determined to erect a government in the country to the west , that had been ceded by Virginia to the United States ; and , in the year 1788 , the office of governor was in a great measure forced on ...
... president of that body , when it was determined to erect a government in the country to the west , that had been ceded by Virginia to the United States ; and , in the year 1788 , the office of governor was in a great measure forced on ...
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Page 178 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 274 - It is agreed that creditors on either side shall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in sterling money, of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted.
Page 598 - 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 386 - ... any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States...
Page 599 - 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 : Provided, The constitution and government, so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles...
Page 599 - 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 599 - 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 386 - President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them, or either or any of them, the hatred of the good people of the United States...
Page 97 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not.
Page 595 - And until the governor and judges shall adopt laws as hereinafter mentioned, estates in the said territory may be devised or bequeathed by wills in writing, signed and sealed by him or her in whom the estate may be, (being of full age,) and attested by three witnesses ; and real estates may be conveyed by lease and release, or bargain and sale, signed, sealed, and delivered by the person, being of full age, in whom the estate may be, and attested by two witnesses...