History of Wyoming: In a Series of Letters, from Charles Miner, to His Son William Penn Miner |
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Page 106
... Sheriff of Northampton county , was the civil magistrate . These three constituted the Chief Executive Directory , to conduct the Proprietaries ' affairs at Wyoming . To these , a lease had been executed for a hundred acres of land for ...
... Sheriff of Northampton county , was the civil magistrate . These three constituted the Chief Executive Directory , to conduct the Proprietaries ' affairs at Wyoming . To these , a lease had been executed for a hundred acres of land for ...
Page 108
... Sheriff Jennings clapped a writ on their shoulders . " Gentlemen , in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , you are my prisoners ! " " Laugh where we must , be candid where we can . " The Yankees were decidedly outwitted . By ...
... Sheriff Jennings clapped a writ on their shoulders . " Gentlemen , in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , you are my prisoners ! " " Laugh where we must , be candid where we can . " The Yankees were decidedly outwitted . By ...
Page 110
... Sheriff Jen- nings , though absent , had not been idle , but having recruited their forces , appeared on the plains on the 20th of May . After recon- noitering the position of the Yankees , finding it too strong , and their number too ...
... Sheriff Jen- nings , though absent , had not been idle , but having recruited their forces , appeared on the plains on the 20th of May . After recon- noitering the position of the Yankees , finding it too strong , and their number too ...
Page 111
... Sheriff Jennings of Northampton , was clothed ostensibly with the direction , and to him the Governor issued his orders . They conclude thus : " It is however , warmly recommended to you , to exercise on this unhappy occasion , the ...
... Sheriff Jennings of Northampton , was clothed ostensibly with the direction , and to him the Governor issued his orders . They conclude thus : " It is however , warmly recommended to you , to exercise on this unhappy occasion , the ...
Page 112
... Sheriff Jennings , and his pacific cohort , descended from the passes of the mountain , and displayed in formidable array on the plains before Fort Durkee . Their commander captured , menaced by a force so imposing , above all , that ...
... Sheriff Jennings , and his pacific cohort , descended from the passes of the mountain , and displayed in formidable array on the plains before Fort Durkee . Their commander captured , menaced by a force so imposing , above all , that ...
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