An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies, Količina 3editor; J. Ridgeway, 1795 |
Iz vsebine knjige
Zadetki 1–5 od 100
Stran 13
William Winterbotham. council . Instead of four hundred miles on the fea coaft , they were reduced , in the space of thirty years , to about one hundred miles . Their trade with foreigners was totally fuppreffed , and , when car- ried to ...
William Winterbotham. council . Instead of four hundred miles on the fea coaft , they were reduced , in the space of thirty years , to about one hundred miles . Their trade with foreigners was totally fuppreffed , and , when car- ried to ...
Stran 14
... that he should be allowed a tract of country twelve miles fquare , lying in the forks of the Ohio and Green rivers : a tract of his own chufing . Virginia Virginia gave a farther reward and encouragement at this time 14 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
... that he should be allowed a tract of country twelve miles fquare , lying in the forks of the Ohio and Green rivers : a tract of his own chufing . Virginia Virginia gave a farther reward and encouragement at this time 14 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
Stran 15
... miles from any other fettled country . The years 1783 and 1784 brought out vaft numbers of emigrants from all parts of America , particularly the latter year , when it was fuppofed that in Kentucky alone , not lefs than twelve thousand ...
... miles from any other fettled country . The years 1783 and 1784 brought out vaft numbers of emigrants from all parts of America , particularly the latter year , when it was fuppofed that in Kentucky alone , not lefs than twelve thousand ...
Stran 27
... miles diftant , to the west . ward , from any other fettlement in his own State , and was equally distant from the then fettled parts of Kentucky . E 2 Hence it will readily readily be fuppofed , that himself and party were in OF THE ...
... miles diftant , to the west . ward , from any other fettlement in his own State , and was equally distant from the then fettled parts of Kentucky . E 2 Hence it will readily readily be fuppofed , that himself and party were in OF THE ...
Stran 34
... miles , and its breadth one hun- dred and ten . It is bounded on the north by the State of Pennsyl- vania ; on the caft by the State of Delaware ; and on the fouth - eaft and fouth by the Atlantic ocean ; and a line drawn from the ocean ...
... miles , and its breadth one hun- dred and ten . It is bounded on the north by the State of Pennsyl- vania ; on the caft by the State of Delaware ; and on the fouth - eaft and fouth by the Atlantic ocean ; and a line drawn from the ocean ...
Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
acre Affembly againſt alfo almoſt alſo America befides beſt branches bufhels cafe confiderable conftitution courſe creek cultivated Cumberland river diſtance ditto eaſtern eſpecially eſtabliſhed expenſe fafe faid falt fame feafon fecond feed feet fettled fettlement fettlers feven feveral fhall fhillings and fix-pence fhould fide fince firſt fituation fixty flax fmall foil fome foon four fouth fouthern fpecies fpring fruit fubject fuch fufficient fugar fummer Georgia governor grafs Great-Britain greateſt ground grow hemp houfes Houſe hundred increaſe Indian inhabitants interfection iſlands itſelf James river Kentucky land lefs Miffiffippi miles moft moſt mountains muſt navigation neceffary New-York North-Carolina obferved occafion Ohio paffed Pennſylvania perfons plant planter Potomack pounds prefent preferve produce purchaſe purpoſe quantity raiſed refidence refpect rifes river ſeaſon ſeveral ſhall ſmall ſome ſtand ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tobacco town trees uſed veffels vines Virginia weft weſtern wine
Priljubljeni odlomki
Stran 48 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties or privileges, or outlawed or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Stran 48 - ... to be allowed counsel ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him ; to have process for his witnesses ; to examine the witnesses for and against him on oath ; and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury without whose unanimous consent he ought not to be found guilty.
Stran 65 - Pennsylvania as a free and independent state, and that I will not at any time do or cause to be done any matter or thing that will be prejudicial or injurious to the freedom and independence thereof, as declared by Congress; and also that I will discover and make known to some...
Stran 113 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Stran 216 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Stran 140 - That in ancient times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Bigbone licks, and began an universal destruction of the bear, deer, elks, buffaloes, and other animals which had been created for the use of the Indians...
Stran 118 - History, by apprising them of the past, will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men...
Stran 118 - Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories ; and to render even them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain degree. This indeed is not all that is necessary, though it be essentially necessary.
Stran 220 - ... inhabitants of any one county within the state twelve months immediately preceding the day of any election, and possessed of a freehold within the same county of fifty acres of land, for six months next before and at the day of election, shall be entitled to vote for a member of the Senate ;
Stran 64 - Judge), that I will not, directly or indirectly, receive the profits or any part of the profits, of any other office during the term of my acting as . SEC.