Proceedings of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, Том 8Torch Press, 1915 Vol. for 1922-1923 and 1923-1924 includes Directory of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. |
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... slaves , set out on horseback , with their meager belongings and supplies packed on other horses , for the British settlements on the Savannah . In the course of their wanderings , which lasted five months , they traveled over the ...
... slaves , set out on horseback , with their meager belongings and supplies packed on other horses , for the British settlements on the Savannah . In the course of their wanderings , which lasted five months , they traveled over the ...
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... slaves . It is said that he celebrated the birthday of George III throughout his life , and forbade the commemoration of the Fourth of July on his plantations . His name is perpetuated in that of " Guntown " in Lee County . Among the ...
... slaves . It is said that he celebrated the birthday of George III throughout his life , and forbade the commemoration of the Fourth of July on his plantations . His name is perpetuated in that of " Guntown " in Lee County . Among the ...
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... slaves from Louisiana and Florida , and abandon the practice of taking scalps in war . In return for these concessions the Creeks and Seminole were to receive the rights of trade at the most advantageous places . That Panton sacrificed ...
... slaves from Louisiana and Florida , and abandon the practice of taking scalps in war . In return for these concessions the Creeks and Seminole were to receive the rights of trade at the most advantageous places . That Panton sacrificed ...
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... slaves . More than one in the South had come to realize the danger of re- moving slaves from the border states . To continue do- ing this would be merely playing into the hands of the Abolitionists ; for free labor would come in to take ...
... slaves . More than one in the South had come to realize the danger of re- moving slaves from the border states . To continue do- ing this would be merely playing into the hands of the Abolitionists ; for free labor would come in to take ...
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... slaves would rise until only the wealthy could own them . " The consequence would be estates of enormous magnitude at variance with the general weal and not altogether consistent with the genius of repub- lican institutions . " ' " The ...
... slaves would rise until only the wealthy could own them . " The consequence would be estates of enormous magnitude at variance with the general weal and not altogether consistent with the genius of repub- lican institutions . " ' " The ...
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