History of Nashville, Tenn. ...John Wooldridge |
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Academy afterward Aldermen Andrew Andrew Hynes appointed April Association bank Baptist Church became Board branch branch bank Brown building Captain cents charter Chattanooga Cheatham citizens Colonel commenced committee Court Cumberland River Davidson Academy Davidson County Directors East Edgefield editor elected President Ephraim H erected established February feet Felix Grundy Felix Robertson Fogg George Governor graduates held hundred Indians institution Jackson James January Jenkins Whiteside John John Sevier John Tipton Joseph Judge July June Kentucky Legislature Lindsley located Lodge Louisville Mayor McNairy Medical Department medicine meeting Methodist miles month Nash Nichol North November October officers organized paper pastor Presbyterian present Professor published purchased Railroad Company resigned road Robert Robertson Secretary September Smith sold steam-boat Students subscription succeeded Tenn Thomas Thomas Crutcher tion town Treasurer trustees Union United University of Nashville Vice-president vote Ward West Tennessee William
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Page 165 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the Federal Constitution.
Page 178 - That the Government of a Territory organized by an act of Congress is provisional and temporary, and during its existence all citizens of the United States have an equal right to settle with their property in the Territory, without their rights, either of person or property, being destroyed or impaired by Congressional or Territorial legislation.
Page 64 - Journal of a Voyage, intended by God's permission, in the good boat Adventure, from Fort Patrick Henry, on Holston River, to the French Salt Springs on Cumberland River, kept by John Donelson.
Page 162 - That Congress doth consent that the territory, properly included within, and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State, to be called the " State of Texas," with a republican form of government, to be adopted by the people of said Republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in order that the same may be admitted as one of the States of this...
Page 67 - Upon examination he appears to have made a wonderful escape, for his boat is pierced in numberless places with bullets. It is to be remarked that Mrs. Peyton, who was the night before delivered of an infant, which was unfortunately killed...
Page 162 - Texas, with a republican form of government, to be adopted by the people of said republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in order that the same may be admitted as one of the States of this Union.
Page 87 - That an equal participation in the free navigation of the Mississippi is one of the inherent rights of the citizens of this State ; it cannot, therefore, be conceded to any prince, potentate, power, person, or persons, whatever.
Page 85 - And we do further declare it to be our royal will and pleasure, for the present as aforesaid, to reserve under our sovereignty, protection and dominion, for the use of the said Indians...
Page 68 - Our situation here is truly disagreeable. The river is very high and the current rapid, our boats not constructed for the purpose of stemming a rapid stream, our...
Page 64 - Early in the morning fired a four-pounder for the lost man, sent out sundry persons to search the woods for him, firing many guns that day and the succeeding night, but all without success, to the great grief of his parents and fellow travellers.