History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time ; a History of the Indians that Formerly Resided Within Its Limits ; Geographical Descriptions, Early Customs, Biographical Sketches, &c., &c., with an Introd., Containing a Brief History of the State, from the Discovery of the Mississippi River Down to the Year 1817, to the Whole of which is Added an Appendix, Containing Tabular Views, &c |
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... that he should soon go to the Shawanee town and see his friends ; and while painting the colonel he told him that his head should be shaved - i . e . , he should be adopted as soon as he arrived at Wyandot town . INTRODUCTION . 21.
... that he should soon go to the Shawanee town and see his friends ; and while painting the colonel he told him that his head should be shaved - i . e . , he should be adopted as soon as he arrived at Wyandot town . INTRODUCTION . 21.
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... Wyandot town . As soon as the prisoners were painted , they were conducted towards the town , Captain Pipe walking by the side of Crawford , and treat- ing him with the utmost kindness , while the prisoners , with the exception of Dr ...
... Wyandot town . As soon as the prisoners were painted , they were conducted towards the town , Captain Pipe walking by the side of Crawford , and treat- ing him with the utmost kindness , while the prisoners , with the exception of Dr ...
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... Wyandots and Senecas - Naval fight - The Wyandots settle upon the Sandusky - Treaty with the Indians - Grant of land to ... Wyandot or Huron tribe . According to a tradition of this nation , their home was once , on the north side of the ...
... Wyandots and Senecas - Naval fight - The Wyandots settle upon the Sandusky - Treaty with the Indians - Grant of land to ... Wyandot or Huron tribe . According to a tradition of this nation , their home was once , on the north side of the ...
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... Wyandots , finding they were in danger of being exter- minated , concluded to leave their country and go far to the ... Wyandot villages and took nearly all of them ; but it so happened at this time , that nearly all the young men had ...
... Wyandots , finding they were in danger of being exter- minated , concluded to leave their country and go far to the ... Wyandot villages and took nearly all of them ; but it so happened at this time , that nearly all the young men had ...
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... Wyandot men they had killed and roasted , as they said , " for their beef , " and as they danced , they shouted their victory and told how good their Wyandot beef was . They continued their dance until the latter part of the night , and ...
... Wyandot men they had killed and roasted , as they said , " for their beef , " and as they danced , they shouted their victory and told how good their Wyandot beef was . They continued their dance until the latter part of the night , and ...
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Page 228 - Provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article ; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. ARTICLE VI. All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adoption of this Constitution shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution as under the Confederation.
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