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... ment so interesting in itself , and so intimately blended with the early settlement of this State ; the Society has obtained some very rare and valuable manuscripts . These contain long and minute accounts of the manners and customs of ...
... ment so interesting in itself , and so intimately blended with the early settlement of this State ; the Society has obtained some very rare and valuable manuscripts . These contain long and minute accounts of the manners and customs of ...
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... ment of the colony of Georgia . We have also , from an early date , claimed a connection with our New England countrymen , more endearing than the ties of fellowship which bind the inhabitants of a com- mon country ; while the colony ...
... ment of the colony of Georgia . We have also , from an early date , claimed a connection with our New England countrymen , more endearing than the ties of fellowship which bind the inhabitants of a com- mon country ; while the colony ...
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... ment for the navy . He exemplified , in an eminent degree , the great principle of charity and brotherly love , which cha- racterized the craft of which he was a brother ; for Ogle- thorpe was a mason . Possessed of knowledge , wealth ...
... ment for the navy . He exemplified , in an eminent degree , the great principle of charity and brotherly love , which cha- racterized the craft of which he was a brother ; for Ogle- thorpe was a mason . Possessed of knowledge , wealth ...
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... ment . * This provision was supported , however , by two plausible reasons , viz . the great expense at which the Trus- tees had effected the settlement of the colony ; and the necessity that the occupants should be persons capable of ...
... ment . * This provision was supported , however , by two plausible reasons , viz . the great expense at which the Trus- tees had effected the settlement of the colony ; and the necessity that the occupants should be persons capable of ...
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... ment of Sir James Wright as Governor of Georgia that she emerged from the long state of depression into which she had sunk , became sensible of her vast resources , and of the means of bringing them into activity and usefulness . The ...
... ment of Sir James Wright as Governor of Georgia that she emerged from the long state of depression into which she had sunk , became sensible of her vast resources , and of the means of bringing them into activity and usefulness . The ...
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