Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: ReminiscencesMoore, Wilstach, Keys & Company, printers, 1858 - 640 pages |
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... land , intending to purchase at the sales . The land - office was at Cincinnati , and General James Find- lay was the Receiver . The spring of the year , after a severe winter , had come ; the sales were to take place the next winter ...
... land , intending to purchase at the sales . The land - office was at Cincinnati , and General James Find- lay was the Receiver . The spring of the year , after a severe winter , had come ; the sales were to take place the next winter ...
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... land . " The General rode on dripping wet to his brigade that mus- tered that day . But the end was not yet . Time rolled on ; the pigs grew to be well fatted hogs . Betty mounted her pony ; the little boys started the hogs for ...
... land . " The General rode on dripping wet to his brigade that mus- tered that day . But the end was not yet . Time rolled on ; the pigs grew to be well fatted hogs . Betty mounted her pony ; the little boys started the hogs for ...
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... land in Dearbon county . Judge Holman was on the bench . Mr. Caswell had to leave for Columbus next day , and wished to deliver over the case to me , as the sole attorney for Longworth . Mr. Caswell left before the case was reached on ...
... land in Dearbon county . Judge Holman was on the bench . Mr. Caswell had to leave for Columbus next day , and wished to deliver over the case to me , as the sole attorney for Longworth . Mr. Caswell left before the case was reached on ...
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... lands , and I went for home gifts to actual settlers . My position was the most acceptable to the masses . We met in Allenville , Switzerland county , on one occasion . The whole country was there . The judge was speaking , and for the ...
... lands , and I went for home gifts to actual settlers . My position was the most acceptable to the masses . We met in Allenville , Switzerland county , on one occasion . The whole country was there . The judge was speaking , and for the ...
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... land of my birth , to press once more to my heart my aged mother and drop a tear on the grave of my sainted father . Farewell , farewell . " And he sank overpowered to his seat , while the whole congregation responded with sympathizing ...
... land of my birth , to press once more to my heart my aged mother and drop a tear on the grave of my sainted father . Farewell , farewell . " And he sank overpowered to his seat , while the whole congregation responded with sympathizing ...
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