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Page 12
... town of Darien . A position exposed and hazardous from its nearer proximity to the Spaniards . The description which was given of these deep deserts and gloomy wilds , excited the poetic imagination of Gold- smith in that graphic ...
... town of Darien . A position exposed and hazardous from its nearer proximity to the Spaniards . The description which was given of these deep deserts and gloomy wilds , excited the poetic imagination of Gold- smith in that graphic ...
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... of peace . * He legislated for them- he fought - he never forgot them . When at the period their battles - * His visit to the Coweta Towns . of the Revolution the sword of England was tendered to 22 Judge Law's Oration .
... of peace . * He legislated for them- he fought - he never forgot them . When at the period their battles - * His visit to the Coweta Towns . of the Revolution the sword of England was tendered to 22 Judge Law's Oration .
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... town , amounting to only one hundred and seventy men capable of bearing arms , were called out . The inhabitants were in the greatest consternation and alarm the inflamed savages roamed through the streets menacing hostility . The ...
... town , amounting to only one hundred and seventy men capable of bearing arms , were called out . The inhabitants were in the greatest consternation and alarm the inflamed savages roamed through the streets menacing hostility . The ...
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... town was by hered- itary succession in some one tribe ; but as that succession was always in the female line , so in process of time it passed through the different tribes . In the centre of the town was the public square , surrounded ...
... town was by hered- itary succession in some one tribe ; but as that succession was always in the female line , so in process of time it passed through the different tribes . In the centre of the town was the public square , surrounded ...
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... Town . The wide extent of their rice trade ; the amazing increase of their stock of negroes and of cattle ; and the encouraging essays they have made in wine and silk , render South Carolina a new country to the geographers . Neither of ...
... Town . The wide extent of their rice trade ; the amazing increase of their stock of negroes and of cattle ; and the encouraging essays they have made in wine and silk , render South Carolina a new country to the geographers . Neither of ...
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