Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1859 |
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Stran 49
... trader , shrewd and sagacious , who had been frequently to the Ohio country with pack - horses and follow- ers , and made himself popular among the Indians by dispensing presents with a lavish hand . He was accompanied by Andrew Montour ...
... trader , shrewd and sagacious , who had been frequently to the Ohio country with pack - horses and follow- ers , and made himself popular among the Indians by dispensing presents with a lavish hand . He was accompanied by Andrew Montour ...
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... traders , " as Gist terms them . They regarded the latter with a jealous eye , suspecting him of some rivalship in trade , or designs on the Indian lands ; and intimated signifi- cantly that " he would never go home safe . " Gist knew ...
... traders , " as Gist terms them . They regarded the latter with a jealous eye , suspecting him of some rivalship in trade , or designs on the Indian lands ; and intimated signifi- cantly that " he would never go home safe . " Gist knew ...
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... trader , and had carried them away prisoners to Canada . Gist was well received by the people of Muskingum . They were indignant at the French violation of their territories , and the capture of their " English brothers . " They had not ...
... trader , and had carried them away prisoners to Canada . Gist was well received by the people of Muskingum . They were indignant at the French violation of their territories , and the capture of their " English brothers . " They had not ...
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... traders , and never to deal with them again on pain of his displeasure ; so saying , he laid down a wampum belt of uncommon size , by way of emphasis to his message . For once his eloquence was of no avail ; a chief rose indig- nantly ...
... traders , and never to deal with them again on pain of his displeasure ; so saying , he laid down a wampum belt of uncommon size , by way of emphasis to his message . For once his eloquence was of no avail ; a chief rose indig- nantly ...
Stran 57
... traders of your government to retire . You are not ignorant that all these lands belong to the King of France , and that the English have no right to trade in them . " He concluded by reiterating the threat made two years previously by ...
... traders of your government to retire . You are not ignorant that all these lands belong to the King of France , and that the English have no right to trade in them . " He concluded by reiterating the threat made two years previously by ...
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