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Page 15
... settlement was materially strengthened and encouraged by the arrival of fifty - seven more emigrants under the conduct of Mr. Vatt . Among the new - comers were several mechanics whose knowledge , industry , and skill were at once ...
... settlement was materially strengthened and encouraged by the arrival of fifty - seven more emigrants under the conduct of Mr. Vatt . Among the new - comers were several mechanics whose knowledge , industry , and skill were at once ...
Page 16
... settlement . To the women were given thread , worsted , and knitting needles ; and they were required to employ " their leisure time in making Stockings and Caps for their Family , or in mending their Cloaths and Linnen . " In this ...
... settlement . To the women were given thread , worsted , and knitting needles ; and they were required to employ " their leisure time in making Stockings and Caps for their Family , or in mending their Cloaths and Linnen . " In this ...
Page 18
... settlement were urged upon their serious consideration . He also assured them that in clearing the forests , and in bringing the lands on the bank of the Savannah river under cultivation they would encounter the same diseases which ...
... settlement were urged upon their serious consideration . He also assured them that in clearing the forests , and in bringing the lands on the bank of the Savannah river under cultivation they would encounter the same diseases which ...
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... settlement : " Old Ebenezer , where the Saltzburghers settled at first , lies twenty - five miles west of Savannah . A small Creek runs by the Town , down to the River , and many Brooks run between the little Hills : But the soil is a ...
... settlement : " Old Ebenezer , where the Saltzburghers settled at first , lies twenty - five miles west of Savannah . A small Creek runs by the Town , down to the River , and many Brooks run between the little Hills : But the soil is a ...
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... settlement , gave manifest token of substantial growth and prosperity . erected were larger and more comfortable than those which had been built in the old town . Gardens and farms were cleared , enclosed , and brought under creditable ...
... settlement , gave manifest token of substantial growth and prosperity . erected were larger and more comfortable than those which had been built in the old town . Gardens and farms were cleared , enclosed , and brought under creditable ...
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