On the Frontier with Colonel Antes: Or, The Struggle for Supremacy of the Red and White Races in PennsylvaniaS. Chew & sons, printers, 1900 - 513 páginas |
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... head men of the tribes had gone away , the few that remained sold to the proprietary all the lands lying between the mouth of the Susquehanna and Kittatinny hills , extending eastward as far as the heads of the branches or springs which ...
... head men of the tribes had gone away , the few that remained sold to the proprietary all the lands lying between the mouth of the Susquehanna and Kittatinny hills , extending eastward as far as the heads of the branches or springs which ...
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... head were consecrated men of learning and piety . When the hour came for their baptism of fire they did not shrink from the ordeal , but went triumphantly into the warring and seething flames . Their joyfulness was a prominent feature ...
... head were consecrated men of learning and piety . When the hour came for their baptism of fire they did not shrink from the ordeal , but went triumphantly into the warring and seething flames . Their joyfulness was a prominent feature ...
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... head , but was the agent engaged by Whitefield to build houses on his property . Immediately after the breach , John Nitschmann , the leader in it , was recalled to Europe , and Spangenberg returned to take charge of the affairs at ...
... head , but was the agent engaged by Whitefield to build houses on his property . Immediately after the breach , John Nitschmann , the leader in it , was recalled to Europe , and Spangenberg returned to take charge of the affairs at ...
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... heads of his oxen and began to weep in uncontrollable emotion , but neither his words . nor his tears moved Nitschmann . Then , with the brethren about him weeping and lamenting , Antes gave the word and the oxen were started on the ...
... heads of his oxen and began to weep in uncontrollable emotion , but neither his words . nor his tears moved Nitschmann . Then , with the brethren about him weeping and lamenting , Antes gave the word and the oxen were started on the ...
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... heads and deputies of the Six Nations on their way home from the Conference in Philadelphia . With these the Count ratified a covenant of friendship in behalf of the Brethren as their represen- tative , stipulating for permission for ...
... heads and deputies of the Six Nations on their way home from the Conference in Philadelphia . With these the Count ratified a covenant of friendship in behalf of the Brethren as their represen- tative , stipulating for permission for ...
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acres American arms army Assembly Bald Eagle Creek became belt Bethlehem brethren brother cabin called canoe Captain chief Colonel colonies Connecticut Connecticut party Conrad Weiser corn Council creek deer Delawares enemy English Fair Play men fire forest Fort Augusta Franklin Frederick French friends frontier gave Germantown Governor ground hand Henry Henry Antes horses hundred Hunter hunting Indians inhabitants Iroquois John justice killed King land Lenape lived logs Lycoming creek miles mill Moravian mountain Muncy Northumberland Northumberland county Onondaga party Paxton Boys peace Penn Pennsylvania persons Philadelphia pounds prisoners Proprietaries province purchased river Samuel Wallis savages scalps Senecas sent settled settlements settlers Shawanese Sheriff Shikellimy shillings side Six Nations skins spirit Sunbury Susquehanna tion took town treaty trees tribes valley wampum warriors West Branch wife William Dewees women woods Wyoming Zebulon Butler
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Página 91 - 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.
Página 375 - Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled.
Página 375 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
Página 315 - They are remarkably stout and hardy men ; many of them exceeding six feet in height. They are dressed in white frocks, or rifle shirts, and round hats. These men are remarkable for the accuracy of their aim ; striking a mark with great certainty at two hundred yards distance.
Página 125 - I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' 'No,' says he, 'I cannot give so much; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.
Página 391 - They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps ' Dundee's ' wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive *• Martyrs...
Página 123 - Satanas into their country, to take part with them, after they had concerted ill designs against us. We have done less than either the English or French that have usurped the lands of so many Indian nations, and chased them from their own country This belt preserves my words.
Página 322 - After dinner the dancing commenced, and generally lasted until the next morning. The figures of the dances were three and four handed reels, or square sets and jigs. The commencement was always a square four, which was followed by what was called jigging it off, that is, two of the four would single out for a jig, and were followed by the remaining couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting out...
Página 138 - The subjects of France inhabiting Canada, and others, shall hereafter give no hindrance or molestation to the Five Nations or cantons of Indians, subject to the dominion of Great Britain, nor to the other natives of America, who are friends to the same.