 | Noah Webster - 1790 - 448 páginas
...who have fallen in battles, fought on the fpot of interment. Some afcribe them to the cuftom, faid to prevail among the Indians, of collecting at certain periods the bones of ail their dead, wherever depofited at the time of death. Others again fuppofed them the general fepulchre... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 páginas
...who have fallen in battles fought on the fpot of interment. Some afcribcd them to the cuftom, faid to prevail among the Indians, of collecting at certain periods the bones of all their dead, wherefoever depofited at the time of death. Others again fuppofed them the general fepulchres for towns,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 páginas
...in battles fought on the fpot of interment. Some »Evans, Some afcribed them to the cüftom, faîd to prevail among the Indians, of collecting,, at certain periods the* bones of all their dead, wherefoever depofited at the time of death, others again fuppofed them the general fepulchres for towns,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 páginas
...matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones.of those who have fallen in bat* Evansties fought on the spot of interment. Some ascribed them...time of death. Others again supposed them the general sepulchres for towns, conjectured to have been on or near these grounds ; and this opinion was supported... | |
 | Thomas Smith - 1804 - 356 páginas
...origin of their construction are now enveloped in impenetrable obscurity. Some have supposed, that they covered the bones of those who have fallen in battles fought on the spot of interment. Some ascribe them to the custom, said to prevail among the Indians, of collecting, at certain periods, the... | |
 | 1812 - 594 páginas
...repositories of the dead is obvious ; but on what particular occasion constructed, is matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have fallen in battle, fought on the spot of interment. Some ascribed them to the custom, said to prevail among the... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 688 páginas
...dead has been obvious to all ; but on what particular occasion constructed, was matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...wheresoever deposited at the time of death. Others again sup. posed them the general sepulchres for towns, conjectured to have been on or near these grounds... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 712 páginas
...dead has been obvious to all ; but on what particular occasion constructed, was matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...wheresoever deposited at the time of death. Others again sup. posed them the general sepulchres for towns, conjectured to have been on or near these grounds... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 710 páginas
...dead has been obvious to all ; but on what particular occasion constructed, was matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...ascribed them to the custom said to prevail among the In. dians, of collecting at certain periods the bones of all their dead, wheresoever deposited at the... | |
 | 1816 - 740 páginas
...who have fallen in battles, fought on the loot of interment. Some afcribed them to the cuftom faid to prevail among the Indians, of collecting, at certain periods, the bones of all their dead, wherefoever depofited at the time of death. Others again fuppofed them the general fepulchres for towns,... | |
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Some ascribed them to the custom, said to prevail among the Indians, of collecting, at certain periods, the bones of all their dead, wheresoever deposited at the time of death. 
