 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...  The Library of American Biography - Pagina 20door Jared Sparks - 1847Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1786 - 838 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | 1796 - 982 pagina’s
...in Kentucky. " I r was on the firft of May, in the year 1769, that I refigned. my domeilic happinefs for a time, and left my family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin Rivtr, in North Carolina, to wander through the wildernefs of America, in quelt of the country of Kentucky,... | |
 | James Turner Morehead - 1841 - 200 pagina’s
...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."... | |
 | William Henry Bogart - 1857 - 492 pagina’s
...be gathered up more interestingly when we have just listened to his own story. " It was on the first of May, in the year 1769, that I resigned my domestic...habitation on the Yadkin River, in North Carolina, to wander*through the wilderness of America, in quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John... | |
 | John Frost - 1860 - 416 pagina’s
...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, to wander through the wilderness of America, in (255) quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks - 1863 - 182 pagina’s
...adventures, and scenes of life, from my first movement to this country until this day. It was on the first of May, in the year 1769, that I resigned my domestic...time, and left my family and peaceable habitation s on the Yadkin river, in North Carolina, to wander through the wilderness of America, in quest of... | |
 | Frederick Bartlett Goddard - 1869 - 684 pagina’s
...and gratify his love of adventure by exploring its vast solitndes. " It was," he says, " on the first of May, in the year 1769, that I resigned my domestic...family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin River, to wander through the wilderness of America in quest of the country of Kentucky." After two years of... | |
 | Americus - 1869 - 212 pagina’s
...love of adventure, by exploring its vast solitudes. .' It was," he said, "on the 1st of May, 1703, that I resigned my domestic happiness for a time,...left my family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin 117 Eiver, to wander throngh the wilderness of America in quest of the country of Kentucky." After... | |
 | 1876 - 696 pagina’s
...account books. In one of Boone's letters he says: ''It was 011 the first of May, in the year 1768, that I resigned my domestic happiness for a time,...family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin river, to wander through the wilderness in quest of the country of Centucke." It is not spelled like this;... | |
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