Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography: Lodge-PickensJames Grant Wilson, John Fiske D. Appleton, 1888 |
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... river , and soon afterward married . When twenty - one years old he accompanied Col. Henry Bouquet as sergeant in his expedition against the northern Indians , and in 1774 he served in the Dunmore war . In 1775 he joined Daniel Boone ...
... river , and soon afterward married . When twenty - one years old he accompanied Col. Henry Bouquet as sergeant in his expedition against the northern Indians , and in 1774 he served in the Dunmore war . In 1775 he joined Daniel Boone ...
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... river , and in 1744 he established another at Sina- mary . Condamine mentions in his " Relation abrégée " that on setting out for Surinam he was furnished by the missionary with several Indian canoers . His works on two " Relations ...
... river , and in 1744 he established another at Sina- mary . Condamine mentions in his " Relation abrégée " that on setting out for Surinam he was furnished by the missionary with several Indian canoers . His works on two " Relations ...
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... river to the central African lakes . The expedition sailed from Sury on 19 Sept. , 1875 , took possession of the coast and several fortified towns , and occupied and fortified Comf , on Juba river . On 1 Sept. , 1877 , Chaillé - Long ...
... river to the central African lakes . The expedition sailed from Sury on 19 Sept. , 1875 , took possession of the coast and several fortified towns , and occupied and fortified Comf , on Juba river . On 1 Sept. , 1877 , Chaillé - Long ...
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... river and the Rocky mountains , and of the sources of the Mississippi in 1823-4 , receiving the brevet of lieutenant - colonel . The highest summit of the Rocky mountains was named Long's peak in his honor . He was engaged in surveying ...
... river and the Rocky mountains , and of the sources of the Mississippi in 1823-4 , receiving the brevet of lieutenant - colonel . The highest summit of the Rocky mountains was named Long's peak in his honor . He was engaged in surveying ...
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... River in 1848 , but in 1853 became the pastor of a Unitarian congregation in Brooklyn , N. Y. In 1860 he resigned his charge and went abroad . On his return he resided at Cambridge , Mass . , continu- ing to preach , but having no ...
... River in 1848 , but in 1853 became the pastor of a Unitarian congregation in Brooklyn , N. Y. In 1860 he resigned his charge and went abroad . On his return he resided at Cambridge , Mass . , continu- ing to preach , but having no ...
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