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... Military methods 76 Tools of the British 81 888 Adoption 97 , 370 29 Councils 113 Cruelties . 198 Troubles from Tennes- see 246 Treaties . .263 Massacres . • 303 Barbarians 314 Last raid in Kentucky . 331 34 Habits • 370 Headley , John ...
... Military methods 76 Tools of the British 81 888 Adoption 97 , 370 29 Councils 113 Cruelties . 198 Troubles from Tennes- see 246 Treaties . .263 Massacres . • 303 Barbarians 314 Last raid in Kentucky . 331 34 Habits • 370 Headley , John ...
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... military defenses are found in the mound - fortifications of Fayette , Pendleton , Boone , and other counties , which some antiquarian writers assume to be part of a great line of similar works , which is traced from the lakes , south ...
... military defenses are found in the mound - fortifications of Fayette , Pendleton , Boone , and other counties , which some antiquarian writers assume to be part of a great line of similar works , which is traced from the lakes , south ...
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... military warrants , in Woodford and Fayette counties , and along the Ohio river to the falls . In the latter part of July , Hancock Taylor , whose brother Richard was the father of President Zachary Taylor , while surveying near the ...
... military warrants , in Woodford and Fayette counties , and along the Ohio river to the falls . In the latter part of July , Hancock Taylor , whose brother Richard was the father of President Zachary Taylor , while surveying near the ...
Page 67
... military genius , and his devoted patri- otism , made him , in the obscure field of the mighty West , a hero only less than Washington by the limited theater of his opportunities . Clark made his first adventure westward in company with ...
... military genius , and his devoted patri- otism , made him , in the obscure field of the mighty West , a hero only less than Washington by the limited theater of his opportunities . Clark made his first adventure westward in company with ...
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... military chieftains . All classes were represented in these advance guards of pioneers , who ventured to the fertile and expansive wilderness to repair their fortunes or to build their homes . The importance of the Kentucky district of ...
... military chieftains . All classes were represented in these advance guards of pioneers , who ventured to the fertile and expansive wilderness to repair their fortunes or to build their homes . The importance of the Kentucky district of ...
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