History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 - Cambria County (Pa.) |
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... James II had succeeded Charles II as King of England . Penn strove to use his influence for the persecuted dissenters , which included the Roman Catho- lics , and at first James assented , but political measures demanded the re ...
... James II had succeeded Charles II as King of England . Penn strove to use his influence for the persecuted dissenters , which included the Roman Catho- lics , and at first James assented , but political measures demanded the re ...
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... James Martin , William Proctor , Colonel Thomas Smith , James Wells , John Malott , Robert Scott , and Captain James Francis Moore . When Samuel Adams and his party of " Indians " threw the cargo of tea into the Boston harbor , it ...
... James Martin , William Proctor , Colonel Thomas Smith , James Wells , John Malott , Robert Scott , and Captain James Francis Moore . When Samuel Adams and his party of " Indians " threw the cargo of tea into the Boston harbor , it ...
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... James Corrowan ; Joshua Craig , resided in Cumberland county in 1820 ; John Crips , Alexander Crugren , Thomas Cunningham , James Curran ; John Davis , afterward adjutant Flying Camp ; Cornelius Dilling ; William Donelin , re - enlisted ...
... James Corrowan ; Joshua Craig , resided in Cumberland county in 1820 ; John Crips , Alexander Crugren , Thomas Cunningham , James Curran ; John Davis , afterward adjutant Flying Camp ; Cornelius Dilling ; William Donelin , re - enlisted ...
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Henry Wilson Storey. James Vanzandt , Daniel Vanderslice , re - enlisted 1st Pa .; Thomas Vaughn , re - enlisted 1st Pa .; Solomon Walker , James Warford , Thomas Ward , Alexander Wilson ; George Whitman , enlisted June , 1775 ; re ...
Henry Wilson Storey. James Vanzandt , Daniel Vanderslice , re - enlisted 1st Pa .; Thomas Vaughn , re - enlisted 1st Pa .; Solomon Walker , James Warford , Thomas Ward , Alexander Wilson ; George Whitman , enlisted June , 1775 ; re ...
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... James Clark , George Clements , John Conrey , Michael Corwin ; Samuel Crossan , missing since Aug. 27 , 1776 ; James Dailey , Jeremiah Dawson ; Peter Devlin , missing since Aug. 27 , 1776 ; John Dougherty ; Timothy Dreiskel , missing ...
... James Clark , George Clements , John Conrey , Michael Corwin ; Samuel Crossan , missing since Aug. 27 , 1776 ; James Dailey , Jeremiah Dawson ; Peter Devlin , missing since Aug. 27 , 1776 ; John Dougherty ; Timothy Dreiskel , missing ...
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Page 1 - ... distance from New Castle, northward and westward unto the beginning of the fortieth degree of northern latitude, and then by a straight line westward to the limits of longitude above mentioned.
Page 290 - Regard to the Memory and Merits of his late Father in divers Services, and particularly to his Conduct, Courage, and Discretion under our dearest Brother JAMES Duke of York, in that signal Battle and Victory fought and obtained against the Dutch Fleet, commanded by the Heer Van Opdam, in the Year 1665...
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Page 8 - And all the lands lying on the West side of the said River to the setting of the Sun, and to extend from the mouth of the said River Northward, up the same to the Hills or mountains...
Page 363 - ... families sitting out in their rude gardens; cows gazing upward with a stupid indifference; men in their shirt-sleeves looking on at their unfinished houses, planning out tomorrow's work; and we riding onward, high above them, like a whirl-wind.
Page 363 - Occasionally the rails are laid upon the extreme verge of a giddy precipice; and looking from the carriage window the traveller gazes sheer down, without a stone or scrap of fence between, into the mountain depths below.
Page 363 - It was very pretty travelling thus, at a rapid pace along the heights of the mountain in a keen wind , to look down into a valley full of light and softness : catching glimpses , through the treetops, of scattered cabins; children running to the doors; dogs bursting...
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