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Title: American pioneer : a monthly periodical, devoted to the objects of the Logan historical society; or, to collecting and publishing sketches relative to the early settlement and successive improvement of the country
Year: 1842 (1840s)
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Subjects: Indians of North America Local history Local history
Publisher: (Cincinnati, Ohio : John S. Williams)
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ed by sir Henry Vane, and the presentcharter of Rhode Island obtained. England declares war against Holland, which occasions a stip-ulation of peace between the Dutch of Manhadoes and theUnited colonies of New England. The Christian Indians of Massachusetts form a town, whichthey call Natik. The general court of Rhode Island forbid the purchase of In-dian lands without permission from them. 1652. Bennet chosen governor of Virginia, although driven from the colony under the administration of Berkeley. The commerce of Virginia, restricted by act of parliament byCharles, is modified by parliament. Virginia stipulates for freedom with the authorities of the En-glish commonwealth. In May, the great charter of the Bay company was unrolledand read before the general court in Boston. Ninigrets visit to New York occasions alarm in New England,which still remains under suspicions of treachery. 1653. The liberty of prophecying was refused except upon the license of four elders or a county court.
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AMERICAN PIONEER. I)£Dot£^ to tl)e ^rutl) a)\b Justice of Cjistory. VOL. II. OCTOBER. 1843. NO. X. OUR CABIN; OR, LIFE IN THE WOODS. (See Frontispiece.)CHAPTER I. PAUEIfTAGE AND InFANCT. Cause of writing—Extraction and name—Restlessness of the Welch—Our fathers birth,marriage, &c.—Our mothers marriage—Our fathers misfortunes—Our youthful pros-pects—Our nurse—His piety, indulgence, early memory, early habits and waywarddisposition. To be suspected of crimes and misdemeanors, sometimes sets those atcommitting them who never before thought of it. Such is our case, althoughwhat we have reference to is neither a crime nor misdemeanor. We neverthought of saying a word about ourself, or family, until suspected of doingit in the sketches and notices of persons of the same name. It was not be-cause we lacked that love of distinction which others of our race feel, whenthey have any thing to be proud of, either personally or by bequest, that pre-vented us from intending it,

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