A Journal of a Mission to the Indians of the British Provinces, of New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and the Mohawks, on the Ouse, Or Grand River, Upper Canada |
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Page 206
... soil . The Author has added his remarks upon the climate , country , and population , which fell under his own immediate observation , which he trusts ( with the map prefixed ) will afford accurate information , and prove interesting to ...
... soil . The Author has added his remarks upon the climate , country , and population , which fell under his own immediate observation , which he trusts ( with the map prefixed ) will afford accurate information , and prove interesting to ...
Page 213
... is a melancholy fact that they find it more advantageous to breed slaves in the western parts of Virginia and Georgia , than to raise the appropriate produce of the soil , and there are 214 SLAVERY . seasons when many hundreds , if not.
... is a melancholy fact that they find it more advantageous to breed slaves in the western parts of Virginia and Georgia , than to raise the appropriate produce of the soil , and there are 214 SLAVERY . seasons when many hundreds , if not.
Page 218
... soil , as of climate . From the richness of its natural productions , it has been justly called A treasury of nature , ' holding out every en- couragement to industry , and all that can engage the enterprize of man . Should the people ...
... soil , as of climate . From the richness of its natural productions , it has been justly called A treasury of nature , ' holding out every en- couragement to industry , and all that can engage the enterprize of man . Should the people ...
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... soil ; and I saw an acre of wheat which one of the chiefs had sown , on receiving the above assistance , with seed corn , that pro- mised to reward his active industry , by a plentiful crop . These Indians , though located within the ...
... soil ; and I saw an acre of wheat which one of the chiefs had sown , on receiving the above assistance , with seed corn , that pro- mised to reward his active industry , by a plentiful crop . These Indians , though located within the ...
Page 228
... soil , and has the great road of communication passing through it to the adjoining province of Nova Scotia . The Indians formerly resorted to it , in con- siderable numbers , it was their rendezvous in starting or returning from the ...
... soil , and has the great road of communication passing through it to the adjoining province of Nova Scotia . The Indians formerly resorted to it , in con- siderable numbers , it was their rendezvous in starting or returning from the ...
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