The Loyal West in the Times of the Rebellion: Also, Before and Since: Being an Encyclopedia and Panorama of the Western States, Pacific States and Territories of the Union. Historical, Geographical, and PictorialF. A. Howe, 1865 - 764 pages |
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... possession of the country , de Gourges retired to his fleet . Florida , excepting for a few years , remained under the Spanish crown , suffering inuch in its early history , from the vicissitudes of war and piratical incursions , until ...
... possession of the country , de Gourges retired to his fleet . Florida , excepting for a few years , remained under the Spanish crown , suffering inuch in its early history , from the vicissitudes of war and piratical incursions , until ...
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... possession of the country in the name of the King of France , in honor of whom he called it Louisiana . In 1685 , he also took formal possession of Texas , and founded a colony on the Colorado ; but La Salle was assassinated , and the ...
... possession of the country in the name of the King of France , in honor of whom he called it Louisiana . In 1685 , he also took formal possession of Texas , and founded a colony on the Colorado ; but La Salle was assassinated , and the ...
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... stronger title of discovery and possession . The result of the mission proving unsatisfactory , the English , although it was a time of peace , raised a force to expel the invaders from the Ohio and its tributaries . 16 OUTLINE HISTORY .
... stronger title of discovery and possession . The result of the mission proving unsatisfactory , the English , although it was a time of peace , raised a force to expel the invaders from the Ohio and its tributaries . 16 OUTLINE HISTORY .
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... possession of the upper Ohio . In the spring , they established several posts in that region , prominent among which was Fort Burd , or Redstone Old Fort , on the site of Brownsville . Owing to the treachery of Gov. Lyttleton , in 1760 ...
... possession of the upper Ohio . In the spring , they established several posts in that region , prominent among which was Fort Burd , or Redstone Old Fort , on the site of Brownsville . Owing to the treachery of Gov. Lyttleton , in 1760 ...
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... possession fourteen years . At this period , Louisiana had five thousand whites , and twenty - five hundred blacks . Agriculture was improving in all the nine cantons , par- ticularly in Illinois , which was considered the granary of ...
... possession fourteen years . At this period , Louisiana had five thousand whites , and twenty - five hundred blacks . Agriculture was improving in all the nine cantons , par- ticularly in Illinois , which was considered the granary of ...
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LOYAL WEST IN THE TIMES OF THE John Warner 1798-1885 Barber,Henry 1816-1893 Howe,Making of America Project No preview available - 2016 |
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