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... became lieutenant general and viceroy of the territory whereof it was an important part . His term of office expired in 1635. Following him for 125 years , in 1760 , when the title passed to Great Britian , a result of Wolfe's victory ...
... became lieutenant general and viceroy of the territory whereof it was an important part . His term of office expired in 1635. Following him for 125 years , in 1760 , when the title passed to Great Britian , a result of Wolfe's victory ...
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... became a member of congress . Thus the life of the society quieted down and it remained dormant for some time until an attempt to revive it was made , some twenty - five years later , by Judge Benjamin F. H. Witherell , and Judge ...
... became a member of congress . Thus the life of the society quieted down and it remained dormant for some time until an attempt to revive it was made , some twenty - five years later , by Judge Benjamin F. H. Witherell , and Judge ...
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... became known to the white man , the Ottawas , a tribe of the Algonquin family , occupied the region now known as the Grand Traverse country . Their origin as a tribe is veiled in the * It may be objected that the Indians made and used ...
... became known to the white man , the Ottawas , a tribe of the Algonquin family , occupied the region now known as the Grand Traverse country . Their origin as a tribe is veiled in the * It may be objected that the Indians made and used ...
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... became the rule , rather than , as in the English border settlements , the exception to the rule . The salvation of souls , the aggrandizement of the Society of Jesus , and the glory of France were the objects aimed at by the leading ...
... became the rule , rather than , as in the English border settlements , the exception to the rule . The salvation of souls , the aggrandizement of the Society of Jesus , and the glory of France were the objects aimed at by the leading ...
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... became evident that he could not long survive . At the mouth of a little river , supposed to be somewhere north of the stream that bears his name , he peacefully passed away , and was buried by his faithful attendants , Pierre and ...
... became evident that he could not long survive . At the mouth of a little river , supposed to be somewhere north of the stream that bears his name , he peacefully passed away , and was buried by his faithful attendants , Pierre and ...
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Page 269 - Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
Page 220 - ... therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation : he that believeth shall not make haste.
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Page 435 - Abednego : therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated. And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Then these men were bound in their...
Page 315 - There was once a very beautiful young girl, who died suddenly on the day she was to have been married to a handsome young man. He was also brave, but his heart was not proof against this loss. From the hour she was buried there was no more joy or peace for him. He went often to visit the spot where the women had buried her and sat musing there, when, it was thought by some of his friends, he would have done better to try to amuse himself in the chase, or by diverting his thoughts in the war-path....
Page 444 - Courts shall receive a salary, payable quarterly. They shall be ineligible to any other than a judicial office during the term for which they are elected, and for one year thereafter. All votes for any person elected such Judge, for any office other than judicial, given either by the Legislature or the people, shall be void.
Page 452 - Jonathan Videto, Joseph Bailey, and William Smith, of Spring Arbor. At the Michigan yearly meeting mentioned above, a resolution, substantially as follows, was passed: Resolved, That a denominational school be established within the territorial limits of the yearly meeting; that a committee of three be appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, and that a convention be called at the village of Jackson to consider and adopt such constitution and by-laws and to take such other measures as shall...
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Page 443 - No general revision of the laws shall hereafter be made. When a reprint thereof becomes necessary, the Legislature, in joint convention, shall appoint a suitable person to collect together such acts and parts of acts as are in force, and, without alteration, arrange them under appropriate heads and titles. The laws so arranged shall be submitted to two commissioners, appointed by the Governor, for examination, and if certified by them to be a correct compilation of all general laws in force, shall...