The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the WestCollier, 1896 |
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... towns , the deed led to retaliatory raids . But now that vengeance had been taken , McGillivray declared that a stable peace would be secured , and he expressed " considerable concern " over the " tragical end " of Robertson's slain ...
... towns , the deed led to retaliatory raids . But now that vengeance had been taken , McGillivray declared that a stable peace would be secured , and he expressed " considerable concern " over the " tragical end " of Robertson's slain ...
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... towns the Indians swarmed out toward them in canoes . On Brown's boat was a swivel , and with this and the rifles of the men they might have made good their defence ; but as soon as the In- dians saw them preparing for resistance they ...
... towns the Indians swarmed out toward them in canoes . On Brown's boat was a swivel , and with this and the rifles of the men they might have made good their defence ; but as soon as the In- dians saw them preparing for resistance they ...
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... town on the Coosa River , and took prisoner a large number of Indian women and chil- dren . These were well treated , but were carefully guarded , and were exchanged for the white women and children who were in captivity among the In ...
... town on the Coosa River , and took prisoner a large number of Indian women and chil- dren . These were well treated , but were carefully guarded , and were exchanged for the white women and children who were in captivity among the In ...
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... towns met them , and either declined to do anything , or else signed an agreement which they had no power to enforce . A sample treaty of this kind was that entered into at Galphinton in 1785 . The Creeks had been solemnly summoned to ...
... towns met them , and either declined to do anything , or else signed an agreement which they had no power to enforce . A sample treaty of this kind was that entered into at Galphinton in 1785 . The Creeks had been solemnly summoned to ...
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... towns . The outlying settlers still lived in wooden forts or stations ; but where the popula- tion was thicker the terror of the Indians dimin- ished , and the people lived in the ordinary style of frontier farmers . Early in 1790 North ...
... towns . The outlying settlers still lived in wooden forts or stations ; but where the popula- tion was thicker the terror of the Indians dimin- ished , and the people lived in the ordinary style of frontier farmers . Early in 1790 North ...
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