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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 456 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 154 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 72 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 64 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 58 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 54 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 44 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 40 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 38 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 36 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition.. You can also browse the collection for Delaware (Delaware, United States) or search for Delaware (Delaware, United States) in all documents.

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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 7: (search)
the west, sent their message to Fort Pitt, recounting the attacks on the English posts. We are sure, they added, giving their first summons, a party is coming to cut you and your people off; make the best of your way to some place of safety, as we would not desire to see you killed in our town. What goods and other effects you have, we assure you we will take care of, and keep them safe. Intelligence delivered, with a string of wampum, by King Beaver, with Shingas, Weindohela, &c. &c., Delaware chiefs, at Tuskarawa's, 27 May, 1763, 11 o'clock at night. Bouquet to Amherst, 10 June, 1763. Amherst to Secretary of State, 27 June, 1763. The next day Indians massacred and scalped a chap. VII.} 1763. May. whole family, Ecuyer to Bouquet, 29 May, 1753. Letter from Fort Pitt, of 2 June, in Weyman's New-York Gazette, 20 June, 1763. Ecuyer's Message to the chiefs of the Delawares. sparing neither woman nor child, and left behind them a tomahawk, Ecuyer to Bouquet, 30 May, 1763.
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 17: (search)
cognised the indispensable duty to grant requisite aids cheerfully and liberally, but only in a constitutional way, through its own assembly. Next in time, but first in the explicit declaration of rights, the Assembly of Rhode Island not only joined the union, but unanimously directed all the officers of the colony to proceed in all their duties as usual, without regard to the Stamp Act, and engaged chap XVII.} 1765. Sept. to indemnify them and save them harmless. In the same month, Delaware, by the spontaneous act of the representatives of each of its counties; Connecticut, with the calm approval of its assembly; Maryland, trusting in the express language of its charter, and by the earnest patriotism of its inhabitants, obtaining the consent of every branch of its legislature,—successively elected delegates to the general American Congress. In Massachusetts, Boston, under the guidance of Samuel Adams, set the example to other towns, and in his words denounced to its represe
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 18: (search)
w Jersey, where the lawyers were resolved to forego all business rather than purchase a stamp, to imitate the example of Delaware. Such a Congress, said Colden to the delegates from Massachusetts, is unconstitutional and unlawful; and I shall give thextorted, not to do any thing that should have the least tendency to put the Stamp Act into execution in Pennsylvania or Delaware; and he announced to the governor his resignation. If Great Britain can or will suffer such conduct to pass unpunished,nsylvania, Maryland, and South Carolina; delegates named by a written requisition from the individual representatives of Delaware and New Jersey, and the legislative Committee of Correspondence of New-York, met at New-York, in Congress. New Hampshiry, except Ogden; all those of Rhode Island; all of Pennsylvania, excepting Dickinson, who was absent but adhered; all of Delaware; and all of Maryland, with the virtual assent of New Hampshire, Connecticut, New-York, South Carolina, and Georgia, set