A Journey Through Texas, Or, A Saddle-trip on the Southwestern Frontier, with a Statistical AppendixBrookhaven Press, 1859 - Počet stran: 516 |
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Strana 24
... usually make the observation in descending the Ohio , that the free side shows all the thrift and taste . It is a customary joke to call their attention to this , and encourage them to dilate upon it when the boat's head has been turned ...
... usually make the observation in descending the Ohio , that the free side shows all the thrift and taste . It is a customary joke to call their attention to this , and encourage them to dilate upon it when the boat's head has been turned ...
Strana 44
... usually , about 1,000 inhabitants , but this summer had been entirely de- populated by the yellow fever . Of 300 who remained , 120 , we were told , dicd . Most of the runaway citizens had returned , when we passed , though the last ...
... usually , about 1,000 inhabitants , but this summer had been entirely de- populated by the yellow fever . Of 300 who remained , 120 , we were told , dicd . Most of the runaway citizens had returned , when we passed , though the last ...
Strana 55
... usually a plantation . The road could hardly be called a road . It was only a way where people had passed along before . Each man had taken such a path as suited him , turning aside to avoid , on high ground , the sand , on low ground ...
... usually a plantation . The road could hardly be called a road . It was only a way where people had passed along before . Each man had taken such a path as suited him , turning aside to avoid , on high ground , the sand , on low ground ...
Strana 59
... usually pur- chase " land warrants , " or " head rights , " giving a title to a cer- tain number of acres of the public domain , and choose , i . e . , " locate , " the particular spot for themselves . COTTON HAULING . We met , in ...
... usually pur- chase " land warrants , " or " head rights , " giving a title to a cer- tain number of acres of the public domain , and choose , i . e . , " locate , " the particular spot for themselves . COTTON HAULING . We met , in ...
Strana 92
... usually been selected from the field hands , must be detached to follow the fortunes of the seller . When , on the other hand , the land is sold simply , the whole body of slaves move away , leaving frequently wives and children on ...
... usually been selected from the field hands , must be detached to follow the fortunes of the seller . When , on the other hand , the land is sold simply , the whole body of slaves move away , leaving frequently wives and children on ...
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