New England had just terminated a disastrous war of extermination; the Dutch were scarcely ever at peace with the Algonquins; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extended as far as Richmond. Penn came without arms; he... Life and Books: Or, Records of Thought and Reading - Page 38de John Frederick Boyes - 1859 - 256 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Thomas William M. Marshall - 1864 - 522 pages
...received the same treatment. "New England," he says, and we shall see presently how true it was, "waged a disastrous war of extermination; the Dutch were...hostilities and massacres which extended as far as Richmond, Fenn came without arms; he declared his purpose to abstain from violence ; lie liad no message but... | |
| James D. McCabe - 1874 - 974 pages
...William Penn and his children as long as the moon and the sun shall endure." They kept their word. " Penn came without arms ; he declared his purpose to...from violence ; he had no message but peace ; and i.ot a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian." The scene of the treaty was at Shackamaxon,... | |
| James D. McCabe - 1874 - 972 pages
...William Pean and his children as long as the moon and the sun shall endure." They kept their word. " Penn came without arms; he declared his purpose to...abstain from violence; he had no message but peace; and ..ot a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian." The scene of the treaty was at Shackamaxon,... | |
| George Bancroft - 1876 - 622 pages
...recall to their own memory, and repeat to their children or to the stranger, the words of William Penn. New England had just terminated a disastrous war of...extermination ; the Dutch were scarcely ever at peace with the Algonkins ; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extended as far as... | |
| George Bancroft - 1878 - 624 pages
...recall to their own memory, and repeat to their children or to the stranger, the words of William Penn. New England had just terminated a disastrous war of...extermination ; the Dutch were scarcely ever at peace with the Algonkins ; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extended as far as... | |
| Charles Edwards Lester - 1883 - 612 pages
...recall to their own memory, and repeat to their children, or to the stranger, the words of William Penn. New England had just terminated a disastrous war of...message but peace ; and not a drop of Quaker blood has ever been shed by an Indian to this day.' ' From this time, Penn became a beloved name. He made... | |
| John Jacob Anderson - 1885 - 556 pages
...recall to their own memory, and repeat to their children, or to the stranger, the words of William Penn. New England had just terminated a disastrous war of...extermination"; the Dutch were scarcely ever at peace with the Algon 'quins ; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extended as far... | |
| James Anson Farrer - 1885 - 340 pages
...America, 272 ; Wallace's Travels on the Amazon, 326. Red men and of White. ' Penn,' says the historian ' came without arms ; he declared his purpose to abstain...from violence, he had no message but peace, and not one drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian.'1 For more than seventy years, from 1682 to 1754,... | |
| George Bancroft - 1886 - 568 pages
...recall to their own memory, and repeat to their children or to the stranger, the words of William Penn. New England had just terminated a disastrous war of...from violence ; he had no message but peace ; and lot a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian. The Quakers, ignorant of the homage which their... | |
| James Pyle Wickersham - 1886 - 726 pages
...Pennsylvania, as long as controlled by Quaker influences, remained undisturbed. The words of Bancroft are : " Penn came without arms ; he declared his purpose to...message but peace ; and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian." As a sect the Friends have ever been distinguished for their acts of charity... | |
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