History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 - Cambria County (Pa.) |
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... continued to intercede for the oppressed people . This condition of affairs continued until the revolution of 1688 . William and Mary ascended the throne February 13 , 1689 , in full faith in the doctrine of the Church of England ...
... continued to intercede for the oppressed people . This condition of affairs continued until the revolution of 1688 . William and Mary ascended the throne February 13 , 1689 , in full faith in the doctrine of the Church of England ...
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... continued to press their complaints that the white man should forbear settling on the Indian lands over the " Allegheny hills , " and on the Juniata river . The friendly relations heretofore existing between the provincial people and ...
... continued to press their complaints that the white man should forbear settling on the Indian lands over the " Allegheny hills , " and on the Juniata river . The friendly relations heretofore existing between the provincial people and ...
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... continued to complain that they had not been treated properly , and barbaric acts of cruelty were being committed by them throughout Western Pennsylvania and elsewhere . The Penns desired to have peace , and there- fore invited the ...
... continued to complain that they had not been treated properly , and barbaric acts of cruelty were being committed by them throughout Western Pennsylvania and elsewhere . The Penns desired to have peace , and there- fore invited the ...
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... continued their survey to a point beyond the Monongahela river , when the actions of the Shawnees and Delawares became so vicious they were compelled to abandon the work and returned to Philadel- phia , where they were honorably ...
... continued their survey to a point beyond the Monongahela river , when the actions of the Shawnees and Delawares became so vicious they were compelled to abandon the work and returned to Philadel- phia , where they were honorably ...
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... continued to reside here until 1755. As to their character and nativity we give such informa- tion as is obtainable at this day as to who they were , where they came from , what they did , and when they took their de- parture . It will ...
... continued to reside here until 1755. As to their character and nativity we give such informa- tion as is obtainable at this day as to who they were , where they came from , what they did , and when they took their de- parture . It will ...
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Page 1 - Assignes, all that Tract or Parte of Land in America, with all the Islands therein conteyned, as the same is bounded on the East by Delaware River, from twelve miles...
Page 27 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
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...
Page 424 - Board of sixteen, made up in equal numbers from the membership of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. It is awarded for notable scientific or industrial achievement, and there is no restriction on account of nationality or sex.
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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