History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Llinois: From the First Settlement in 1834 to the Civil WarW.P. Lamb, printer, 1900 - 386 sider |
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... main body , under command of Colonel Cum- mings , to the site of Beloit , then a deserted Winnebago village . At that point orders came from the general in chief command for the army to march down Rock river to Fort Armstrong on Rock ...
... main body , under command of Colonel Cum- mings , to the site of Beloit , then a deserted Winnebago village . At that point orders came from the general in chief command for the army to march down Rock river to Fort Armstrong on Rock ...
Side 27
... Maine , March 16 , 1809. He resided in his native state until 1834 , when he started for the west by way of Boston , Albany , Buf- falo , Cleveland , Cincinnati , Louisville and St. Louis . St. Louis he conversed with the soldiers who ...
... Maine , March 16 , 1809. He resided in his native state until 1834 , when he started for the west by way of Boston , Albany , Buf- falo , Cleveland , Cincinnati , Louisville and St. Louis . St. Louis he conversed with the soldiers who ...
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... Main street was opened . Mr. Blake's cabin was built in the grove on the claim which he had chosen . During the autumn and winter Mr. Kent made trips to Chicago and Galena . He employed a number of workmen , who had come from Galena ...
... Main street was opened . Mr. Blake's cabin was built in the grove on the claim which he had chosen . During the autumn and winter Mr. Kent made trips to Chicago and Galena . He employed a number of workmen , who had come from Galena ...
Side 33
... Main street , as it yet remains in some places . South of the depot of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad , on the West side , and from ten rods west of Main street , the land was low , only a little above the creek , with the ...
... Main street , as it yet remains in some places . South of the depot of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad , on the West side , and from ten rods west of Main street , the land was low , only a little above the creek , with the ...
Side 35
... main part was about eighteen feet square , built of oak logs . It had a puncheon floor , two windows and a door . The cellar was simply an excavation under the centre . " Such a house , " says Mr. Thurston , " may be built with an axe ...
... main part was about eighteen feet square , built of oak logs . It had a puncheon floor , two windows and a door . The cellar was simply an excavation under the centre . " Such a house , " says Mr. Thurston , " may be built with an axe ...
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appointed April August autumn bank Baptist became Beloit Belvidere Black Hawk Boone Boone county born brick brother building built CHAPTER Charles Chicago citizens Clark Colonel Congregational church corner county commissioners county seat court house Daniel daughter death Dickerman died district Driscoll Duncan Ferguson early East side elected February feet ford Galena George Germanicus Germanicus Kent Goodhue Haight Haskell held Henry Horsman hundred dollars Illinois Indian James Jason Marsh John Judge July June Kishwaukee land later legislature Lincoln Manny miles Miller Miss November Ogle county organization pastor Pecatonica Pecatonica river Potter purchased railroad removed residence Richard Montague Robertson Rock river Rock river valley Rockford House Rockford township Rockton seminary September settlers Spafford Stephen Mack territory Thomas thousand dollars town township Unitarian village vote West Rockford West side Whig Wight William Winnebago county Wisconsin York
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Side 253 - Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the 'south side of the altar.
Side 339 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both"!
Side 309 - For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trernbleth at rny word.
Side 262 - Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state, contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted...
Side 321 - I do occupy a good position there*, and I think that I can get along with the way things are done there now. But these collegetrained men, who have devoted their whole lives to study, are coming West, don't you see? And they study their cases as we never do. They have got as far as Cincinnati now. They will soon be in Illinois.
Side 261 - The standard of good behavior for the continuance in office of the judicial magistracy, is certainly one of the most valuable of the modern improvements in the practice of government.
Side 21 - I guess I surpassed him in charges upon the wild onions. If he saw any live fighting Indians, it was more than I did, but I had a good many bloody struggles with the mosquitoes ; and, although I never fainted from loss of blood, I can truly say I was often very hungry.
Side 21 - Farewell, my nation ! Black Hawk tried to save you, and avenge your wrongs. He drank the blood of some of the whites. He has been taken prisoner, and his plans are stopped. He can do no more. He is near his end. His sun is setting, and he will rise no more. Farewell to Black Hawk.
Side 20 - My warriors fell around me; it began to look dismal. I saw my evil day at hand. The sun rose dim on us in the morning, and at night it sank in a dark cloud, and looked like a ball of fire. That was the last sun that shone on Black Hawk.
Side 259 - Ohio; and all indictments shall conclude, " against the peace and dignity of the same." ARTICLE IV. OF ELECTIONS AND ELECTORS. SECTION 1. In all elections, all white male inhabitants above the age of twenty-one years, having resided in the State one year next preceding the election, and who have paid or are charged with a State or county tax, shall enjoy the right of an elector...