It was on the first of May, in the year 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness for a time, and left my family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin River, in North Carolina, to wander through the wilderness of America, in quest of the country of... A History of the Daniel Boone National Forest, 1770-1970 - Sida 21efter Robert F. Collins - 1975 - 349 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| 1786 - 838 sidor
...C'etonel bimfclf. IT was on the firft of May, 1769, that I refigned my domcftic happinefs, and left Tny family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin River, in North Carolina, to wander through the wilderncfs of America, in quell of the country of Kentucke, in company with John Finley, John Stuart,... | |
| 1791 - 686 sidor
...river. WritI» ty biafdf. TT was on the id of May 1769 that I rtfigned ray domeftic happinefs, and l:ft my family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin river, in North Carolina, to wander through the wildernefs of America, in qutft of the country of Kentacke, in company with John Finley, Jobn Stuart,... | |
| John Filson - 1823 - 52 sidor
...of May 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness, and left my family and peaceable habitation of the Yadkin river, in North Carolina, to wander through...quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Money, and William Cool. On the 7th of June, after travelling... | |
| Amos Blanchard - 1831 - 634 sidor
...was on the first of May, 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness, and left my family and peaceful habitation on the Yadkin River, in North Carolina,...quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Money, and William Cool. On the seventh of June, after travelling... | |
| 1836 - 496 sidor
...17B2. WBITTEN BY HIMSELF. IT was on the first of May, 1769, that I resigned my domestick happiness, and left my family and peaceable habitation on the...quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Monay,and William Cool. On the seventh of June, after travelling... | |
| James Turner Morehead - 1841 - 200 sidor
...says Boone himself,t whose phraseology I prefer to adopt, " that I resigned my domestic happiness, and left my family and peaceable habitation on the...wilderness of America, in quest of the country of Kentucke, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Mooney, and William Cool."... | |
| 1843 - 488 sidor
...1769 to 1762. WBITTEM BY IT was on the first ofcMay, 1769, that I resigned my domestick happiness, and left my family and peaceable habitation on the...quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Monay,and William Cool. On the seventh of June, after travelling... | |
| William Gilmore Simms - 1845 - 448 sidor
..." It was on the first of May, 1769," that our hunter " resigned his domestic happiness for a time, to wander through the wilderness of America, in quest of the country of Kentucky." He assigns no motive for the pursuit. He urges no reason for this " resignation of domestic happiness."... | |
| Henry Trumbull - 1846 - 348 sidor
...1782 ; WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. IT was on the first of May, 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness, and left my family and peaceable habitation on the...quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Monay, and William Cool. On the 7th June, after travelling... | |
| Jared Sparks - 1847 - 464 sidor
...Filson, to whom Boone dictated this part of his life, " It was on the 1st of May, in the year 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness for a time,...of America, in quest of the country of Kentucky." Boone was not unfeeling or indifferent to the domestic relation. His affectionate wife, who was an... | |
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