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... Marietta . La Salle states that after he reached the Ohio , according to the anonymous account , but one very large river was passed on the north shore before reaching the falls . If he failed to recognize the Scioto as a very large ...
... Marietta . La Salle states that after he reached the Ohio , according to the anonymous account , but one very large river was passed on the north shore before reaching the falls . If he failed to recognize the Scioto as a very large ...
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... Marietta ) was on the frontier for nearly a period of three years , dating from the latter part of December , 1785 , and he spent a considerable portion of his time at Fort Harmar . His journal affords some interesting glimpses of life ...
... Marietta ) was on the frontier for nearly a period of three years , dating from the latter part of December , 1785 , and he spent a considerable portion of his time at Fort Harmar . His journal affords some interesting glimpses of life ...
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... Marietta settlement was made , was unsafe . The location of Fort Harmar , which we have seen was built in 1785-86 , doubtless had its influence upon the Ohio Company . Thomas Hutchins , the United States geographer , who had formerly ...
... Marietta settlement was made , was unsafe . The location of Fort Harmar , which we have seen was built in 1785-86 , doubtless had its influence upon the Ohio Company . Thomas Hutchins , the United States geographer , who had formerly ...
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... Marietta to the Miamis . They took an active part against the Americans in the war for independence and in the Indian war which followed , and a part of them , under the leadership of Tecumseh , joined the British in the War of 1812 ...
... Marietta to the Miamis . They took an active part against the Americans in the war for independence and in the Indian war which followed , and a part of them , under the leadership of Tecumseh , joined the British in the War of 1812 ...
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... Marietta , to insure safety in case of the manifestations of Indian hostility . The forti- fication known as Campus Martius ( military camp ) arose as an expression of this fear , as an evidence of the isolation of the colony and a ...
... Marietta , to insure safety in case of the manifestations of Indian hostility . The forti- fication known as Campus Martius ( military camp ) arose as an expression of this fear , as an evidence of the isolation of the colony and a ...
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Page 57 - It shall be his duty to keep and preserve the acts and laws passed by the Legislature, and the public records of the district, and the proceedings of the Governor in his executive department, and transmit authentic copies of such acts and proceedings every six months to the Secretary of Congress.
Page 59 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 441 - Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Page 57 - So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect representatives from their counties or townships to represent them in the General Assembly...
Page 382 - This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States; and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride.
Page 57 - The general assembly, or legislature, shall consist of the governor, legislative council, and a house of representatives. The legislative council shall consist of five members, to continue in office five years, unless sooner removed by Congress, any three of whom to be a quorum, and the members of...
Page 57 - The Governor, for the time being, shall be commander-in-chief of the militia, appoint and commission all officers in the same below the rank of general officers ; all general officers shall be appointed and commissioned by Congress.
Page 58 - And for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws and constitutions, are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory...
Page 58 - As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house assembled, in one room, shall have authority, by joint ballot, to elect a delegate to Congress, who shall have a seat in Congress, with a right of debating, but not of voting, during this temporary government.
Page 59 - There shall be formed in the said Territory not less than three nor more than five States; and the boundaries of the States, as soon as Virginia shall alter her act of cession and consent to the same...