Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 8Harper, 1902 |
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... land . An iron 32 - pounder , which had been lying in the mud near the shore , and from that circumstance was called the " Old Sow , " was placed in battery on a bluff with three other heavy guns ; and a company of artillery had four ...
... land . An iron 32 - pounder , which had been lying in the mud near the shore , and from that circumstance was called the " Old Sow , " was placed in battery on a bluff with three other heavy guns ; and a company of artillery had four ...
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... land . At noon six British vessels and forty bateaux appeared off Sackett's Harbor , having over 1,000 land troops , under the command of When , in May , 1813 , the British au- thorities heard of the depletion of the military force at ...
... land . At noon six British vessels and forty bateaux appeared off Sackett's Harbor , having over 1,000 land troops , under the command of When , in May , 1813 , the British au- thorities heard of the depletion of the military force at ...
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... land al- leged to have been purchased from the natives , and this in 1894 completed its labors , confirming about 75,000 acres of land to Germans , 36,000 to British , and 21,000 to Americans , though much of this land has since changed ...
... land al- leged to have been purchased from the natives , and this in 1894 completed its labors , confirming about 75,000 acres of land to Germans , 36,000 to British , and 21,000 to Americans , though much of this land has since changed ...
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... land , accompanied the harbor an interval of only about by several of my staff , and go to the front twelve minutes elapsed . Following the and consult with General Shafter . A Oquendo , at a distance of about 1,200 discussion of the ...
... land , accompanied the harbor an interval of only about by several of my staff , and go to the front twelve minutes elapsed . Following the and consult with General Shafter . A Oquendo , at a distance of about 1,200 discussion of the ...
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... land in Yerba Buena , and built banished many others . Order was soon a small frame - house on present south restored , but in 1856 another vigilance committee was organized , which did its work thoroughly . San Francisco contains a ...
... land in Yerba Buena , and built banished many others . Order was soon a small frame - house on present south restored , but in 1856 another vigilance committee was organized , which did its work thoroughly . San Francisco contains a ...
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