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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 522 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 106 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8 104 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 92 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 46 0 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 46 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition. 38 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 28 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition. 22 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Colonial history. (search)
whom I baptized, and one of C. Mather's Diary. my own flock, and one of my dearest friends. And, uttering a midnight cry, he wrestled with God to awaken the churches to some remarkable thing. A religions excitement was resolved on. I obtained of the Lord that he would use me, says the infatuated man, to be a herald of his kingdom now approach- Midnight Cry. ing; and, in the gloom of winter, among a people 1692. desponding at the loss of their old liberties, and their ill success against Quebec, the wildest imaginations might prevail. It must be remarked that, in modern times, the cry of witchcraft had been raised by the priesthood rarely, I think never, except when free inquiry was advancing. Many a commission was empowered to punish alike heresy and witchcraft. The bold inquirer was sometimes burned as a wizard, and sometimes as an insurgent against the established faith. In France, where there were most heretics, there were most condemnations for witchcraft. Rebellion, it
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Chapter 20: (search)
barefoot Hurons, 1634 who were returning from Quebec to their country. The journey, by way of the their way, by rivers, lakes, and forests, from Quebec to the heart of the Huron wilderness. There, youthful heroines stepped on Aug. 1. shore at Quebec, they stooped to kiss the earth which Relatioad been estab- 1637 lished in the vicinity of Quebec; and the name of Silleri is the monument to thn months, an escort of thirty conducted him to Quebec, 1647. June 15. full of health and joy. Th within fourteen years from the restoration of Quebec, France, advancing rapidly towards a widely exong a missionary 1655. among the Hurons, left Quebec for their territory, he was accompanied by Clas? Our lives, said Mesnard, are not safe. In Quebec, and in France, men trembled for the missionar Every personal motive seemed to retain him at Quebec; but powerful instincts impelled him to the enld have borne their greetings to the castle of Quebec;— already they stand by the Wisconsin. The gu[20 more...]
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Chapter XXI (search)
. Exulting in their success, they returned to Quebec. In the east, blood was first shed at CocheHertel met the war party, under Portneuf, from Quebec, and, with them and a reenforcement from Castisecurity, Oct. 10. was preparing to return to Quebec, he heard that an Abenaki, hurrying through tf the fourteenth of October, Frontenac reached Quebec. The inhabitants of the vicinity were assembllve hundred men were to aid in the conquest of Quebec; from the central provinces, fifteen hundred wsona- Charlevoix, II. 351-361 bly received in Quebec; and the measures of defence began by a renewauted the defence of Montreal. Descending to Quebec, Vaudreuil found Abenaki volunteers assemblingshould secure his vessels during the winter at Quebec. Fearing the ice in the river, freezing to thimpossible to proceed. Had we arrived safe at Quebec, wrote the admiral, ten or twelve thousand me the north-east. The failure of the attack on Quebec left Nicholson n option but to retreat, and Mo[3 more...]
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Chapter XXII (search)
etween Lakes Huron. Erie, and Ontario, had been the dwelling-place of the Chap. XXII.} five confederated tribes of the Hurons. After their defeat by the Five Nations, a part descended the St. Lawrence, and their progeny may still be seen near Quebec; a part were adopted, on equal terms, into the tribes of their conquerors; the Wyandots fled beyond Lake Superior, and hid themselves in the dreary wastes that divided the Chippewas from their western foes. In 1671, they retreated before the powe expressed by the alphabet of European use. The tribes vary in their capacity or their custom of expressing sounds: the Oneidas always changed the letter r; the rest of the Iroquois tribes rejected the letter l. The Algonquins Huron Grammar, in Quebec Lit. and Hist. have no f; the whole Iroquois family never use the semivowel m, and want the labials entirely. The Cherokees, also, employing the semivowels, are in like Trans. II. 94, 95. manner destitute of the labials. Of the several dialect
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Chapter XXIII (search)
y forts. The red men became alarmed. Away went their 1717 1720 chiefs across the forests to Quebec, to ask if France had indeed surrendered the country, of which they themselves were the rightfulhe Kennebec. They sent deputies to carry the hatchet and chant the war-song among the Hurons of Quebec, and in every village of the Abenakis. The war-chiefs met at Norridgewock, and the work of destgin, is not too early. Thus began the commonwealth of Indiana. Travellers, as they passed from Quebec to Mobile or New Orleans, pitched their tents on the banks of the Wabash; till, at last, in 174cort of fourteen Canadians, went fearlessly from Dauphine Island, by way of the Mobile River, to Quebec, and returned to the banks of the Mississippi with his family. The most successful colonists ofpedition against the Chickasas, receiving aid not from Illinois only, but even from Montreal and Quebec, and from France, made its rendezvous in Arkan- 1739. sas, on the St. Francis River. In the la
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Q. (search)
Q. Quakerism, II. 326. A plebeian sect, 330. A universal religion, 336. Inner Light, 337. Its method that of Descartes, 338. Repels superstition, 340. Is primitive Christianity, 343. Agrees with Plato, 344. Its rule of conduct 344. No hireling ministry, 348. An absolute democracy, 352. Quakers persecuted in Massachusetts, I. 451. In North Carolina, II. 153. In Virginia, 201. In Maryland, 237. In New Jersey, 357. Their legislation, 359. In Pennsylvania, 389. Quebec founded, I. 28. Capitulates to the English, 334. A college and hospital built, III. 126. A New England fleet before it, 185. Threatened, 222.
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., U. (search)
U. Uchees, III. 247. Uncas, I. 399. Underhill, John, I. 399; II. 292. Ursuline convent at Quebec, III. 127. Utrecht, peace of, III. 225.