History of Wyoming, in a Series of Letters, from Charles Miner, to His Son William Penn Miner ...J. Crissy, 1845 - 592 páginas |
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... settled on the east side of the river , in the lower part of the Wyoming valley . The Shawanese * * Gov. Cass thus speaks of the Shawanese . " Their history is involved in much obscurity . Their language is Algonquin , and closely ...
... settled on the east side of the river , in the lower part of the Wyoming valley . The Shawanese * * Gov. Cass thus speaks of the Shawanese . " Their history is involved in much obscurity . Their language is Algonquin , and closely ...
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... settled upon their lands , so now the Government of the eastern shore of the lake , to which they have given their name . It is said that this tribe was exterminated by the victorious Iroquois . But it is more probable , that a series ...
... settled upon their lands , so now the Government of the eastern shore of the lake , to which they have given their name . It is said that this tribe was exterminated by the victorious Iroquois . But it is more probable , that a series ...
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... settlement was thus in a few minutes cleared of its inhabitants . By the exertions and per- suasions of the missionary , Shebosh , who , alone , remained at Gna- denhutten , most of the fugitive converts returned the next day . They now ...
... settlement was thus in a few minutes cleared of its inhabitants . By the exertions and per- suasions of the missionary , Shebosh , who , alone , remained at Gna- denhutten , most of the fugitive converts returned the next day . They now ...
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... settled there , presented to our troops a most melancholy scene , which had been acted not above two days before their arrival ; and by the way the savages came to Wyoming , it appears they were the same party that committed the ravages ...
... settled there , presented to our troops a most melancholy scene , which had been acted not above two days before their arrival ; and by the way the savages came to Wyoming , it appears they were the same party that committed the ravages ...
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... settled , an association , under the name of the colony of Connecticut , purchased out the right of Lord Say and Seal , Lord Brook , and others , for 16,000 pounds sterling . In 1662 , April 20 , king Charles the 2nd renewed and ...
... settled , an association , under the name of the colony of Connecticut , purchased out the right of Lord Say and Seal , Lord Brook , and others , for 16,000 pounds sterling . In 1662 , April 20 , king Charles the 2nd renewed and ...
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