A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande ValleyGeorge Banta publishing Company, 1917 - 200페이지 A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley by Frank Cushman Pierce, first published in 1917, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... sides of the river than Mr. Pierce . He , therefore , has performed a distinct service to the cause of history in thus putting into this little book the story , brief though it is . George Banta . A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE ...
... sides of the river than Mr. Pierce . He , therefore , has performed a distinct service to the cause of history in thus putting into this little book the story , brief though it is . George Banta . A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE ...
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... side , or say , four square leagues of 4,428 acres each . Then , fixing them as nearly as possible so that there should be an equal number of an equal size on each side of the towns and on each side of the river , 111 porciones of an ...
... side , or say , four square leagues of 4,428 acres each . Then , fixing them as nearly as possible so that there should be an equal number of an equal size on each side of the towns and on each side of the river , 111 porciones of an ...
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... side and extending from the east line of the Reynosa porciones to the south of the Rio Grande , or say , to the beach of the Gulf of Mexico . At the time of the arrival of the Spaniards east of the range of mountains which exists about ...
... side and extending from the east line of the Reynosa porciones to the south of the Rio Grande , or say , to the beach of the Gulf of Mexico . At the time of the arrival of the Spaniards east of the range of mountains which exists about ...
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... Texas rangers also met a force of the Mexicans just north of the Loma Alta and in an engagement several men were killed on each side . Taylor with his army , except some fifty men left A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley 27.
... Texas rangers also met a force of the Mexicans just north of the Loma Alta and in an engagement several men were killed on each side . Taylor with his army , except some fifty men left A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley 27.
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... side of the road from Point Isabel , and with the remainder of the infantry protected behind the banks of the Resaca ... sides , quite a chaparral of mesquite , ebony , and other native woods . Ridgeley's battery was with great ...
... side of the road from Point Isabel , and with the remainder of the infantry protected behind the banks of the Resaca ... sides , quite a chaparral of mesquite , ebony , and other native woods . Ridgeley's battery was with great ...
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1st Lieut 1st Lt 2nd Lieut 3rd U. S. Cavalry afterwards American arrived Article August Bagdad bandits Battalion Adjutants battle Brazos de Santiago Brigade Brown Cameron County Capt Captain captured Charles citizens command Company Confederates Cortina crossed Cruz Don Porfirio Escobedo Federal fired forces Fort Brown Frank garrison George Government Harlingen HIDALGO COUNTY Imperialists Indians INFANTRY Colonel Iowa Iturbide James John June Kenedy killed land Laredo Lieutenant-Colonel Major March Matamoros Mexican Republic Mexican side Mexico City Mifflin Kenedy miles north miles northwest miles south miles west Monterrey north from Brownsville northwest from Brownsville officers Point Isabel port Present population prisoners ranch rangers Resaca Reynosa Ringgold Barracks Rio Grande City river San Benito Second Lieutenants soldiers STARR COUNTY Street Tamaulipas Tampico Taylor territory Texas side town treaty troops U. S. Infantry United Valley Vera Cruz Villistas west from Brownsville William wounded ZAPATA COUNTY
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148 페이지 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.
185 페이지 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States. But they shall be under the obligation to make their election within one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty; and those who shall remain in the said territories after the expiration of that year, without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans, shall be considered to have elected...
183 페이지 - And, in order to preclude all difficulty in tracing upon the ground the limit separating Upper from Lower California, it is agreed that the said limit shall consist of a straight line drawn from the middle of the Rio Gila, where it unites with the Colorado, to a point on the coast of the Pacific Ocean distant one marine league due south of the southernmost point of the port of San Diego...
193 페이지 - ... altogether incompatible with the nature of the difference, or the circumstances of the case.
184 페이지 - Gila, to and from their possessions situated north of the boundary line defined in the preceding article; it being understood that this passage is to be by navigating the Gulf of California and the River Colorado, and not by land, without the express consent of the Mexican government.
148 페이지 - At the proposal of the Russian Imperial Government, made through the minister of the Emperor residing here, a full power and instructions have been transmitted to the minister of the United States at St. Petersburg, to arrange, by amicable negotiation, the respective rights and interests of the two Nations on the north-west coast...
196 페이지 - ... of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and by the President of the Mexican Republic, with the previous approbation of its General Congress; and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the city of Washington, or at the seat of government of Mexico, in four months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if practicable.
187 페이지 - ... of its influence and power, to rescue them and return them to their country, or deliver them to the agent or representative of the Mexican Government.
183 페이지 - Diego, and proceed to run and mark the said boundary in its whole course to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Norte. They shall keep journals and make plans of their operations ; and the result agreed upon by them shall be deemed a part of this treaty, and shall have the same force as if it were inserted therein.
194 페이지 - ... all women and children, scholars of every faculty, cultivators of the earth, artisans, manufacturers, and fishermen, unarmed and inhabiting unfortified towns, villages, or places, and in general all others whose occupations are for the common subsistence and benefit of mankind, shall be allowed to continue their respective employments, and shall not...