The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... sent out a fleet of four vessels carrying 400 settlers , with provisions , cattle and building material . Meanwhile , about a month before , a British fleet of three ships had sailed from England , under the command of David Kirke ...
... sent out a fleet of four vessels carrying 400 settlers , with provisions , cattle and building material . Meanwhile , about a month before , a British fleet of three ships had sailed from England , under the command of David Kirke ...
Page 57
... sent envoys to the Iroquois in order to dissuade them from raising the hatchet against New France's allies . The astute Iroquois seemed to agree . But soon afterwards they suddenly fell on the Ottawas and the Illinois ; and it was re ...
... sent envoys to the Iroquois in order to dissuade them from raising the hatchet against New France's allies . The astute Iroquois seemed to agree . But soon afterwards they suddenly fell on the Ottawas and the Illinois ; and it was re ...
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... sent one of their men with a warrant to Fort William , but Selkirk had refused to recognise its authority . Representations were made to the Colonial Office , and a peremptory despatch was sent to Sherbrooke ordering Selkirk's arrest ...
... sent one of their men with a warrant to Fort William , but Selkirk had refused to recognise its authority . Representations were made to the Colonial Office , and a peremptory despatch was sent to Sherbrooke ordering Selkirk's arrest ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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