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Page 31
... sent a boat on shore for the purpose of fishing . The tradition is , that his men first landed on Coney island , which lies near to Long island , and now makes a part of King's county . On the same day the na- tives came on board of his ...
... sent a boat on shore for the purpose of fishing . The tradition is , that his men first landed on Coney island , which lies near to Long island , and now makes a part of King's county . On the same day the na- tives came on board of his ...
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... sent a boat , manned with five hands , to explore what appeared to be the mouth of a river , at the distance of about four leagues from the ship . This was , no doubt , the strait between Long and Staten islands , gene- rally called the ...
... sent a boat , manned with five hands , to explore what appeared to be the mouth of a river , at the distance of about four leagues from the ship . This was , no doubt , the strait between Long and Staten islands , gene- rally called the ...
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... sent a boat , with five hands , ( the mate , who had the command of the expedition , being one , ) to explore , and sound the river higher up . The boat proceeded eight or nine leagues beyond where the ship lay at anchor ; but finding ...
... sent a boat , with five hands , ( the mate , who had the command of the expedition , being one , ) to explore , and sound the river higher up . The boat proceeded eight or nine leagues beyond where the ship lay at anchor ; but finding ...
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... sent one of their company on land , who presently returned , and brought a great platter full of venison , dressed by themselves ; and they caused him to eat with them . Then they made him reverence , and departed . " On the twenty ...
... sent one of their company on land , who presently returned , and brought a great platter full of venison , dressed by themselves ; and they caused him to eat with them . Then they made him reverence , and departed . " On the twenty ...
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... sent hither by the East - In- dia Company , for the purpose of trading in furs , which , it is well known , continued , for a number of years , to be the principal object of commercial at- traction to this part of the new world . In ...
... sent hither by the East - In- dia Company , for the purpose of trading in furs , which , it is well known , continued , for a number of years , to be the principal object of commercial at- traction to this part of the new world . In ...
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