The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The winning of the WestP. F. Collier, 1896 - 19 pages V. 1, 2, 3, 4 -- The winning of the West. v. 5, 6 -- The naval war of 1812. v. 7 -- Hunting the grisly and other sketches. v. 8 -- The wilderness hunter. v. 9 -- Hunting trips of a ranchman; Hunting trips on the Prairies and in the mountains. v. 10 -- American ideals; Administration-civil service. v. 12 -- The strenuous life. v. 13, 14, 15, 16 -- Presidential addresses and state papers. |
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Page 8
... North Carolina an- nulled his rights , she promised him a large but in- definitely located piece of land in their place . He tried to undersell the State in the land market , and undoubtedly his offers had been among the main causes ...
... North Carolina an- nulled his rights , she promised him a large but in- definitely located piece of land in their place . He tried to undersell the State in the land market , and undoubtedly his offers had been among the main causes ...
Page 19
... North Carolina ; where he did all he could on the patriot side . See Gates MSS . Sept. 7 , 1780 . Cumberland stations was Mansker's ( usually called Kasper's or Gaspers The War in the Northwest 19.
... North Carolina ; where he did all he could on the patriot side . See Gates MSS . Sept. 7 , 1780 . Cumberland stations was Mansker's ( usually called Kasper's or Gaspers The War in the Northwest 19.
Page 21
... North Carolina . They suffered no loss in the mat- ter , for they had merely given Henderson promises to pay when his title was made good . 13 It is to Putnam that we owe the publication of the com- pact of government , and the full ...
... North Carolina . They suffered no loss in the mat- ter , for they had merely given Henderson promises to pay when his title was made good . 13 It is to Putnam that we owe the publication of the com- pact of government , and the full ...
Page 22
... North Carolina . The marked difference between the Transylvania and the Cumberland " constitutions , ' " and the close agreement of the latter with the Watauga articles , assuredly point to Robertson as the chief author . from ...
... North Carolina . The marked difference between the Transylvania and the Cumberland " constitutions , ' " and the close agreement of the latter with the Watauga articles , assuredly point to Robertson as the chief author . from ...
Page 24
... North Carolina would immediately make it part of the State , erecting it into a county . Robertson was elected chairman of the Court , and colonel of the militia , being thus made both civil and military com- mandant of the settlement ...
... North Carolina would immediately make it part of the State , erecting it into a county . Robertson was elected chairman of the Court , and colonel of the militia , being thus made both civil and military com- mandant of the settlement ...
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