Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes, Founded in 1732: Its Institutions and Churches, Embracing Collateral Incidents and Biographical Sketches of Many Persons and Events Connected Therewith1902 - Vincennes (Ind.) - 288 pages |
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... passed under the control of the State of Virginia , through the agency of Colonel George Rogers Clark , whose skill and daring had not been surpassed by any military officer in American history . The subject is full of interesting inci ...
... passed under the control of the State of Virginia , through the agency of Colonel George Rogers Clark , whose skill and daring had not been surpassed by any military officer in American history . The subject is full of interesting inci ...
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... passed under the sway of Great Britain , but not long to remain so . The re - establishment of the English with increased forces and Indian allies all around the post , Clark's situation at Kaskaskia became critical , if not really ...
... passed under the sway of Great Britain , but not long to remain so . The re - establishment of the English with increased forces and Indian allies all around the post , Clark's situation at Kaskaskia became critical , if not really ...
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... passed to the United States Government , when a United States army officer was placed in charge of the post ; then the pretty compliment to the Secretary of War , General Knox , was suggested by General Harmar to Major Hamtranck : " Let ...
... passed to the United States Government , when a United States army officer was placed in charge of the post ; then the pretty compliment to the Secretary of War , General Knox , was suggested by General Harmar to Major Hamtranck : " Let ...
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... passing away , and dismantling them was the order of the day , if the condition of Fort Knox was truly represented by Count Volney when he wrote of it in 1796. At that time the Red Man was turning his face toward the West , to return no ...
... passing away , and dismantling them was the order of the day , if the condition of Fort Knox was truly represented by Count Volney when he wrote of it in 1796. At that time the Red Man was turning his face toward the West , to return no ...
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... northeast of the city one mile . days and months ; but with the passing away of. CAMP KNOX . SITE OF A GARRISON OF UNITED STATES ARMY , ESTABLISHED IN 1803. † SUPPOSED LAST TERRITORIAL LEGISLATIVE MEETING HALL . OLD VINCENNES . 71.
... northeast of the city one mile . days and months ; but with the passing away of. CAMP KNOX . SITE OF A GARRISON OF UNITED STATES ARMY , ESTABLISHED IN 1803. † SUPPOSED LAST TERRITORIAL LEGISLATIVE MEETING HALL . OLD VINCENNES . 71.
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Page 41 - Drizzly and dark weather. 18th. At break of day heard Gov. Hamilton's morning gun. Set off and marched down the river. Saw some fine land. About two o'clock came to the bank of the Wabash; made rafts for four men to cross and go up to town and steal boats. But they spent day and night in the water to no purpose, for there was not one foot of dry land to be found.
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Page 43 - Williams, with two men, went to look for a passage, and were discovered by two men in a canoe, but could not fetch them to. The whole army being over, we thought to get to town that night — so plunged into the water, sometimes to the neck, for more than one league, when we stopped on a hill of the same name— >- there being no dry land on any side for many leagues.
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Page 43 - Set off to cross the plain called Horse-shoe Plain, about four miles long, all covered with water breast high.