The New Régime, 1765-1767, Volume 2 |
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Account Acct acquainted America arrived Batteaus Baynton Wharton Belt Boats British Cahokia Capt Captain Chartres Chiefs Colonel Colony Commander Commissary contrevents Copy Creek Croghan Delawares Deputies desire Detroit deux encamped Endorsed English Expence Farmar Father ferrures FORT CAVENDISH Fort de Chartres Fort Pitt Forts Franklin French Garrison Gen¹ George Croghan give Governor honor humble Servant hundred Illinois Country Indian Affairs informed Inhabitants Island Johnson MSS Kaskaskia Lakes Land Letter Lieut Livres Lord Lord Shelburne Lordships Majesty Majesty's March Miles Mississippi Morning Mouth Navigation Number O'Clock obliged Officers Ohio Orleans party Peace Peltry Pensacola Philadelphia pierre de taille Pitt Pondiac present Province Provisions qu'il received Regiment River Samuel Wharton sent Service settled Settlement Shawanese Shelburne side Sir William Johnson Six Nations Stirling taille garnies take possession Thomas Gage THOS GAGE thro toises Trade Tribes Troops Village Wharton & Morgan York
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Page 234 - America do presume for the present, and until our further pleasure be known, to grant warrants of survey or pass patents for any lands beyond the heads or sources of any of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic Ocean from the west or northwest...
Page 235 - And we do further strictly enjoin and require all persons whatever, who have either wilfully or inadvertently seated themselves upon any lands within the countries above described, or upon any other lands, which not having been ceded to, or purchased by us, are still reserved to the said Indians as aforesaid, forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements.
Page 73 - I am, with great regard, dear Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, B. FRANKLIN.
Page 193 - In Witness whereof they have hereunto set their Hands & Seals the Day & Year first above written — EDWARD MORTON (seal) Sealed & delivered in the Presence of Us — THOS LAURENCE Junr CORNELIUS BARNES.
Page 46 - I have settled my peace with you before I came here, and now deliver my pipe to be sent to Sir William Johnson, that he may know I have made peace, and taken the king of England for my father, in presence of all 'the nations now assembled, and whenever any of those nations go to visit him, they may smoke out of it with him in peace.
Page 372 - George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c...
Page 248 - REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING A BRITISH COLONY AT THE ILLINOIS WITH SOME PROPOSALS FOR CARRYING THE SAME INTO IMMEDIATE EXECUTION.
Page 78 - I am with great Regard, Dear Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, THO* GAGE.
Page xvii - His Britannic majesty, on his side, agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabitants of Canada ; he will, consequently, give the most precise and most effectual orders, that his new Roman Catholic subjects may profess the worship of their religion, according to the rites of the Romish Church, as far as the laws of Great Britain permit.
Page 36 - ... which embroiled the several nations in a war with their brethren, the English, were now so near a happy conclusion, and that peace was established in their country. The Twightwee village is situated on both sides of a river, called St.