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... called by his name , and erecting on its bank a rude altar , said mass after the rites of the Catholic Church ; and being left alone at his own request , " he kneeled down by its side , and offering to the Mightiest solemn thanks and ...
... called by his name , and erecting on its bank a rude altar , said mass after the rites of the Catholic Church ; and being left alone at his own request , " he kneeled down by its side , and offering to the Mightiest solemn thanks and ...
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... called the Griffin , which in the summer of 1679 was launched on the Upper Niagara , being the first vessel that ever rode on the waters of Lake Eric . The roar of its artillery reverberated from shore to shore , arousing the savages in ...
... called the Griffin , which in the summer of 1679 was launched on the Upper Niagara , being the first vessel that ever rode on the waters of Lake Eric . The roar of its artillery reverberated from shore to shore , arousing the savages in ...
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... called it Louisiana . Having descended the Mississippi to the sea and informed himself about everything he wanted , he returned . On ascending the river a part of the company left behind settled at Kaskaskia and Cahokia , and their ...
... called it Louisiana . Having descended the Mississippi to the sea and informed himself about everything he wanted , he returned . On ascending the river a part of the company left behind settled at Kaskaskia and Cahokia , and their ...
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... called the Company of the Indies , the number of whose shares were immediately increased by him to a very large amount . Carrying on his system of colonization and trading with the utmost prodigality , John Law in 1720 , when at the 20 ...
... called the Company of the Indies , the number of whose shares were immediately increased by him to a very large amount . Carrying on his system of colonization and trading with the utmost prodigality , John Law in 1720 , when at the 20 ...
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... called Fort Massacre . It was occupied by the French until about 1750 , when it was aban- doned , and is now , like most of the ancient forts in America , but a heap of ruins . On the 18th of May , 1756 , another war broke out between ...
... called Fort Massacre . It was occupied by the French until about 1750 , when it was aban- doned , and is now , like most of the ancient forts in America , but a heap of ruins . On the 18th of May , 1756 , another war broke out between ...
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Page 189 - The fourth section enacts that after the date there mentioned "no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 158 - The General Assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her, or its property...
Page 161 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences ; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, against his consent ; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Page 161 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness.
Page 281 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet But hark!
Page 197 - ... any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction...
Page 151 - Governor ; but in all such cases, the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, to be entered on the journal of each House respectively.
Page 161 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
Page 139 - No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Page 138 - We, the people of the State of Illinois — grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations...