Tragedies of the Wilderness: Or, True and Authentic Narratives of Captives, who Have Been Carried Away by the Indians from the Various Frontier Settlements of the United States, from the Earliest to the Present Time. Illustrating the Manners and Customs, Barbarous Rites and Ceremonies, of the North American Indians, and Their Various Methods of Torture Practised Upon Such as Have, from Time to Time, Fallen Into Their HandsAntiquarian bookstore and institute, 1844 - 354 страници |
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... fort Pitt , since the year 1755 , to the present date , 1799. - Written by himself . PREFACE . I was strongly urged to publish the following work immediately after my return from captivity , which was nearly forty years ago ; but , as ...
... fort Pitt , since the year 1755 , to the present date , 1799. - Written by himself . PREFACE . I was strongly urged to publish the following work immediately after my return from captivity , which was nearly forty years ago ; but , as ...
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... fort Du Quesne , and gave me an equal share , which was about two or three ... fort Du Quesne . The night after we joined another camp of In- dians , with nearly ... Pitt now stands . We then made a halt on the bank of the Alleghany , and ...
... fort Du Quesne , and gave me an equal share , which was about two or three ... fort Du Quesne . The night after we joined another camp of In- dians , with nearly ... Pitt now stands . We then made a halt on the bank of the Alleghany , and ...
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... fort ' Pitt was afterwards erected . Upon receiving this news , a number of runners were sent off by the French commander at Detroit to urge the different tribes of Indian warriors to repair to fort Du Quesne . Some time in July , 1758 ...
... fort ' Pitt was afterwards erected . Upon receiving this news , a number of runners were sent off by the French commander at Detroit to urge the different tribes of Indian warriors to repair to fort Du Quesne . Some time in July , 1758 ...
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... fort , which General Forbes came and took possession of , without further opposition , late in the year 1758 , and at this time began to build fort Pitt . When Tecaughretanego had heard the particulars of Grant's defeat , he said that ...
... fort , which General Forbes came and took possession of , without further opposition , late in the year 1758 , and at this time began to build fort Pitt . When Tecaughretanego had heard the particulars of Grant's defeat , he said that ...
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... fort Pitt early next spring , and as security that they would do this , they delivered to us six of their chiefs as hos- tages . Upon this we settled a cessation of arms for six months , and promised , upon their fulfilling the ...
... fort Pitt early next spring , and as security that they would do this , they delivered to us six of their chiefs as hos- tages . Upon this we settled a cessation of arms for six months , and promised , upon their fulfilling the ...
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Страница 42 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; But with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, Saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Страница 26 - I am feeble and sore broken : I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Страница 29 - I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Страница 27 - Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Страница 31 - Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
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Страница 21 - ... blood, the house on fire over our heads, and the bloody heathen ready to knock us on the head if we stirred out. Now might we hear mothers and children crying out for themselves and one another, "Lord, what shall we do?