The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon: Containing a Narrative of the Wars of Kentucke — John Shaqi
The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon: Containing a Narrative of the Wars of KentuckeFilson, John
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The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon: Containing a Narrative of the Wars of Kentucke
Filson, John
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820; Indian captivities -- Kentucky; Kentucky -- History -- To 1792; Pioneers -- Kentucky -- Biography
What thanks, what ardent and ceaseless thanks are due to that
all-superintending Providence which has turned a cruel war into peace,
brought order out of confusion, made the fierce savages placid, and
turned away their hostile weapons from our country! May the same
Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands,
with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition. Let peace,
descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the
joyful nations; and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings
from her copious hand.
This account of my adventures will inform the reader of the most
remarkable events of this country.--I now live in peace and safety,
enjoying the sweets of liberty, and the bounties of Providence, with
my once fellow-sufferers, in this delightful country, which I have seen
purchased with a vast expence of blood and treasure, delighting in the
prospect of its being, in a short time, one of the most opulent and
powerful states on the continent of North America; which, with the love
and gratitude of my country-men, I esteem a sufficient reward for all my
toil and dangers.
Fayette county, Kentucke.
DANIEL BOON
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