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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... kind of letter as is here sent to you . It is believed that it will be a large assembly ; but let not this keep you back ; everything will be done without rumor . The Lord Jesus grant His blessing to it . " From your poor and humble ...
... kind of letter as is here sent to you . It is believed that it will be a large assembly ; but let not this keep you back ; everything will be done without rumor . The Lord Jesus grant His blessing to it . " From your poor and humble ...
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... kind of gambling , the In- dians were thus crowded out of it . To still the clamors of these injured people recourse was had to as great abuses as had already been practiced . Crimes were sought to be clouded by bold strat- agem . The ...
... kind of gambling , the In- dians were thus crowded out of it . To still the clamors of these injured people recourse was had to as great abuses as had already been practiced . Crimes were sought to be clouded by bold strat- agem . The ...
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... kind of work , grad- ually became convinced that without an able and efficient assis- tant he could not do justice to the multifarious demands on his time and strength , and therefore , in 1745 , urgently desired that his brethren in ...
... kind of work , grad- ually became convinced that without an able and efficient assis- tant he could not do justice to the multifarious demands on his time and strength , and therefore , in 1745 , urgently desired that his brethren in ...
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... kind of manitou , and seeing it in company with the stranger , they doubted not of his divine origin also , and shrunk from their object and returned to report what they had seen to their brethren in the village . Zinzendorf's reception ...
... kind of manitou , and seeing it in company with the stranger , they doubted not of his divine origin also , and shrunk from their object and returned to report what they had seen to their brethren in the village . Zinzendorf's reception ...
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... kind of advantage of the Delawares . Embit- tered by the loss of their lands and the deceit of the English the Delawares united with the French and waged a terrible and cruel war against the entire line of the frontier . The Governor of ...
... kind of advantage of the Delawares . Embit- tered by the loss of their lands and the deceit of the English the Delawares united with the French and waged a terrible and cruel war against the entire line of the frontier . The Governor of ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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
Pasajes populares
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.