Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Band 1J. Pennington, 1853 - 426 Seiten |
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... parties ; the strongest did not wish to obey , but to keep the land , and therefore sent deputies to England to ... party was in prison without friends or money . Finally , when a bill of exchange for seventy pounds sterling arrived ...
... parties ; the strongest did not wish to obey , but to keep the land , and therefore sent deputies to England to ... party was in prison without friends or money . Finally , when a bill of exchange for seventy pounds sterling arrived ...
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... party and settled there , at first also without the permission of the Proprietary of Pennsylvania or his Com- missioners ; also against the consent of the Indians , from whom the land had not yet been purchased . There was no one among ...
... party and settled there , at first also without the permission of the Proprietary of Pennsylvania or his Com- missioners ; also against the consent of the Indians , from whom the land had not yet been purchased . There was no one among ...
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... ( an evil spirit ) has power in this valley , that some of them could call him by name and brought him sac- rifices , by which he could be appeased . I asked if any of our party could do this , or knew his name . They answered 10.
... ( an evil spirit ) has power in this valley , that some of them could call him by name and brought him sac- rifices , by which he could be appeased . I asked if any of our party could do this , or knew his name . They answered 10.
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... party was landed here , the other there , in dry places , but still had to pass sundry hollows and ditches in water up to the breast , for the land is very uneven . I went first in the canoe ; four of us , of whom two In- dians , went ...
... party was landed here , the other there , in dry places , but still had to pass sundry hollows and ditches in water up to the breast , for the land is very uneven . I went first in the canoe ; four of us , of whom two In- dians , went ...
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... party so that I could reach Onontago , the end of my journey . Because the business related especially to the allied Six Nations , for whose sake their brother Thomas Penn had taken such an interest in the affair , and had sent me such ...
... party so that I could reach Onontago , the end of my journey . Because the business related especially to the allied Six Nations , for whose sake their brother Thomas Penn had taken such an interest in the affair , and had sent me such ...
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acres afternoon alms house American army appointed arrived Bald Eagle Creek brethren British British army called camp Capt Captain Charles Thomson command Commissioners council Court Creek Delaware encamped enemy Ensign fire Francis Francis Daniel Pastorius Fred French friends gave George Germantown Governor grant Haas half Hatborough heard Henry horse Horsham Indians inhabitants Irvine James John land letter Lieut line of march living Logan Mary meeting miles militia Monday Mooreland morning Nicholas Moore o'clock officers paid passed Penn Pennepack Pennsylvania Regiment persons Peter Philadelphia pounds preached present prisoners Province Province of Pennsylvania quarters rain received river road Robert Magaw Samuel sent Sept snow soldiers Sunday Susquehanna Susquehanna river taken Thomas Thomas Penn to-day town township tract wagon wampum Washington wife William William Penn Willow Grove wood yesterday York
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Seite 141 - But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task, or very negligent about the performance. They rarely afford any other account than might be collected from...
Seite 284 - And I do solemnly, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by English Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation whatsoever...
Seite 123 - A more beautiful or precious morsel of ethics I have never seen ; it is a document in proof that I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus...
Seite 408 - Otis was a flame of fire; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American Independence was then and there born.
Seite 123 - say nothing of my religion. It is known to my God and myself alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life ; if that has been honest and dutiful to society, the religion which has regulated it cannot be a bad one.
Seite 62 - Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight, and in the seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne, by the Grace of God. of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith, etc.
Seite 399 - I had the curiosity to learn how far he could be heard, by retiring backwards down the street towards the river; and I found his voice distinct till I came near Front Street, when some noise in that street obscured it.
Seite 284 - ... the Pope, or any other authority or person whatsoever, or without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever, or without thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God, or man, or absolved of this declaration, or any part thereof, although the Pope, or any other person or persons, or power whatsoever, should dispense with or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning.
Seite 80 - Barrister at Law, by his Learned and generous Defence of the Rights of Mankind, and the Liberty of the Press...
Seite 284 - That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me...