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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... travellers ; but the kindness and hospitality , with the good sense and intelligence , I generally met with , led me to conclude that some of my country- men had not stated correctly the American character . There is one peculiarity ...
... travellers ; but the kindness and hospitality , with the good sense and intelligence , I generally met with , led me to conclude that some of my country- men had not stated correctly the American character . There is one peculiarity ...
Page 220
... Travellers may also be annoyed at times , with the national foible of gascon- ading , which has led some of their ... travelled some stages nearly at the rate of ten miles an hour . In passing through Salem , on my way to Portland , the ...
... Travellers may also be annoyed at times , with the national foible of gascon- ading , which has led some of their ... travelled some stages nearly at the rate of ten miles an hour . In passing through Salem , on my way to Portland , the ...
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... travelled in a light waggon , drawn by one horse , though they are sometimes drawn by two horses abreast , as the usual mode of travelling in the country . I found a few Indian families in the neighbourhood of Shediac , and these of the ...
... travelled in a light waggon , drawn by one horse , though they are sometimes drawn by two horses abreast , as the usual mode of travelling in the country . I found a few Indian families in the neighbourhood of Shediac , and these of the ...
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... easy passage from the north - east of Asia , to the north - west of America . ' In February 1826. I set off in a horse sleigh , the usual mode of travelling in winter , for 256 MILICETTE TRIBE . Fredericstown ; which is about eighty.
... easy passage from the north - east of Asia , to the north - west of America . ' In February 1826. I set off in a horse sleigh , the usual mode of travelling in winter , for 256 MILICETTE TRIBE . Fredericstown ; which is about eighty.
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... travelling waggon for Burlington Bay , Lake Ontario , where the Mohawk chief , Mr. Brandt , resided . He received me with much kind hospitality , and the next morning accompanied me to the River Ouse , or Grand River , where several ...
... travelling waggon for Burlington Bay , Lake Ontario , where the Mohawk chief , Mr. Brandt , resided . He received me with much kind hospitality , and the next morning accompanied me to the River Ouse , or Grand River , where several ...
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