A History of Vermont, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time: With a Geographical Account of the Country, and a View of Its Original Inhabitants. For the Use of Schools |
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... soon able to leap about . They were probably buried by some inundation of the river , and may have been there for centuries . In Thetford is a curious pond , covering about 9 acres . It lies on a flat , which descends on every side but ...
... soon able to leap about . They were probably buried by some inundation of the river , and may have been there for centuries . In Thetford is a curious pond , covering about 9 acres . It lies on a flat , which descends on every side but ...
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... honourable employment ? How is it carried on ? What is said of the war - whoop ? What attention is paid to discipline ? How are the prisoners disposed of ? OM The battle is soon decided , when the victorious 18 HISTORY OF VERMONT .
... honourable employment ? How is it carried on ? What is said of the war - whoop ? What attention is paid to discipline ? How are the prisoners disposed of ? OM The battle is soon decided , when the victorious 18 HISTORY OF VERMONT .
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... soon decided , when the victorious party strip and scalp the dead ; making a swift and sudden re- treat , they carry off the plunder , leaving the mangled bodies of their enemies naked and unburied . A herald goes forward to announce ...
... soon decided , when the victorious party strip and scalp the dead ; making a swift and sudden re- treat , they carry off the plunder , leaving the mangled bodies of their enemies naked and unburied . A herald goes forward to announce ...
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... soon began to combine to resist the authority of New - York , and when the officers came to execute their commands , they generally met with open opposition from the possessors , and were not suffered to proceed to drive the inhabitants ...
... soon began to combine to resist the authority of New - York , and when the officers came to execute their commands , they generally met with open opposition from the possessors , and were not suffered to proceed to drive the inhabitants ...
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... soon to be disappointed in all these hopes . For while the governor of New - York was calling upon them to submit to the royal decrees , he paid little or no regard to them himself , but still continued to 1. What did the settlers do at ...
... soon to be disappointed in all these hopes . For while the governor of New - York was calling upon them to submit to the royal decrees , he paid little or no regard to them himself , but still continued to 1. What did the settlers do at ...
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Page 86 - ... be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Page 84 - Therefore, no male person, born in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person, as a servant, slave or apprentice, after he arrives to the age of twenty-one years, nor female, in like manner, after she arrives to the age of eighteen years, unless they are bound by their own consent, after they arrive to such age, or bound by law, for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like.
Page 84 - ... be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments, or peculia[r] mode of religious worship...
Page 49 - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...
Page 84 - THAT all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 86 - That every member of society hath a right to be protected in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and therefore, is bound to contribute his proportion towards the expense of that protection, and yield his personal service, when necessary, or an equivalent thereto...
Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 94 - ... for the use of his creditors, in such manner as shall be hereafter regulated by law.
Page 86 - And, previous to any law being made to raise a tax, the purpose for which it is to be raised ought to appear evident to the legislature to be of more service to the community, than the money would be if not collected.
Page 86 - The freedom of deliberation, speech, and debate, in either house of the legislature, is so essential to the rights of the people, that it cannot be the foundation of any accusation or prosecution, action or complaint, in any other court or place whatsoever.