Story of Lee County, Iowa, Volumen 1Nelson Commins Roberts, Samuel W. Moorhead S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1914 |
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... Edwards , commissioners on the part of the United States , concluded a treaty of peace and friendship with the Sioux of Minnesota and Upper Iowa . At the same place , on September 13 , 1815 , the same commissioners negotiated a treaty ...
... Edwards , commissioners on the part of the United States , concluded a treaty of peace and friendship with the Sioux of Minnesota and Upper Iowa . At the same place , on September 13 , 1815 , the same commissioners negotiated a treaty ...
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... Edwards , to a Fox maiden . A few of the children of these marriages were given the advantages of the white man's education and civilization , but the great majority of them were reared among the Indians and adopted Indian customs . It ...
... Edwards , to a Fox maiden . A few of the children of these marriages were given the advantages of the white man's education and civilization , but the great majority of them were reared among the Indians and adopted Indian customs . It ...
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... within one year , showing how title was obtained . Edward Johnstone , David T. Brigham and Thomas S. Wilson were named in the act as commissioners to take testimony regarding said titles . Any tract of land , HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 57.
... within one year , showing how title was obtained . Edward Johnstone , David T. Brigham and Thomas S. Wilson were named in the act as commissioners to take testimony regarding said titles . Any tract of land , HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 57.
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... Edward Johnstone and Hugh T. Reid , then law partners , and it is said that the petition filed by the plaintiffs was drawn by Francis Scott Key , author of " The Star Spangled Banner , " who was the attorney for the New York Land ...
... Edward Johnstone and Hugh T. Reid , then law partners , and it is said that the petition filed by the plaintiffs was drawn by Francis Scott Key , author of " The Star Spangled Banner , " who was the attorney for the New York Land ...
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... Edwards , on the east side . of the river . The year 1831 witnessed a number of new arrivals in what is now Lee County . Samuel Brierly , whose son , James , was a member of the first Territorial Legislature of Iowa , brought his family ...
... Edwards , on the east side . of the river . The year 1831 witnessed a number of new arrivals in what is now Lee County . Samuel Brierly , whose son , James , was a member of the first Territorial Legislature of Iowa , brought his family ...
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