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Celoron, who accepted it, and repeated the same promise.
History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing -1775 Le Page du Pratz
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Celoron realized that he was on an historic mission.
The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars George McKinnon Wrong 1904
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Celoron moved toilsomely over the portage which led past the great cataract of Niagara and launched his canoes on Lake Erie.
The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars George McKinnon Wrong 1904
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Celoron spoke in the name of the King of France and he spoke in terms uncompromising enough.
The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars George McKinnon Wrong 1904
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This was the place of danger, for here English rivalry was strongest, and it was to cure this weakness that Celoron was now sent forth.
The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars George McKinnon Wrong 1904
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He chose Celoron, the most capable of the hardy young Canadian noblesse whom he had at hand, a man accustomed to the life of the forest, and sent with him this large party to assert against the English the right of France to the valley of the Ohio.
The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars George McKinnon Wrong 1904
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Celoron, of whom I shall speak later, planted his emblems of French possession.
The French in the Heart of America John Finley 1901
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A little farther up the shore, where Celoron made portage, it is only six or eight miles across, and here it is but a little more, and the "height of land" is hardly noticeable.
The French in the Heart of America John Finley 1901
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This was the path that Celoron followed homeward on his memorable plate-planting journey.
The French in the Heart of America John Finley 1901
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Governor Galissonnière had sent Celoron down the Ohio on that historic voyage of plate-planting, the news of which had finally reached the ears of the governor of Virginia, who with many planters of Virginia
The French in the Heart of America John Finley 1901
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