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
... claim included the Cumberland country , and when 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 ...
... claim included the Cumberland country , and when 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 ...
Page 20
... claims . Robertson warned them that they would soon suffer from the savages ; and his words speed- ily came true - whereupon the outlying cabins were deserted and all gathered within the stockades . In ' April roving parties of ...
... claims . Robertson warned them that they would soon suffer from the savages ; and his words speed- ily came true - whereupon the outlying cabins were deserted and all gathered within the stockades . In ' April roving parties of ...
Page 21
... claim was annulled by the legislature , and the satisfaction - piece of 200,000 acres allotted him was laid off elsewhere ; so his contracts with the settlers came to nothing , and they eventually got title in the usual way from North ...
... claim was annulled by the legislature , and the satisfaction - piece of 200,000 acres allotted him was laid off elsewhere ; so his contracts with the settlers came to nothing , and they eventually got title in the usual way from North ...
Page 40
... claim of the various settlers3 and laying off the bounty lands promised to the Continental troops . * Haywood . Six hundred and forty acres were allowed by pre - emption claim to each family settled before June 1 , 1780 ; after that ...
... claim of the various settlers3 and laying off the bounty lands promised to the Continental troops . * Haywood . Six hundred and forty acres were allowed by pre - emption claim to each family settled before June 1 , 1780 ; after that ...
Page 41
... claim as illegal ; they evidently had clear ideas as to what was good public policy . A man making oath that another had threatened his life , the latter was taken and put under bonds . Another man produced a note of hand for the ...
... claim as illegal ; they evidently had clear ideas as to what was good public policy . A man making oath that another had threatened his life , the latter was taken and put under bonds . Another man produced a note of hand for the ...
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