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... acres to its territory . Diligent in his office , firm in his resolves , loyal in his opinions , courteous in his manners , and possessed of a vigorous and well - balanced mind , he ruled the province more by suasion and argument than ...
... acres to its territory . Diligent in his office , firm in his resolves , loyal in his opinions , courteous in his manners , and possessed of a vigorous and well - balanced mind , he ruled the province more by suasion and argument than ...
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... conveniences for all those that come over there , till they have built them a house . The honorable trustees have a beautiful garden there , consisting of ten acres , where are a great many white 40 A New Voyage to Georgia .
... conveniences for all those that come over there , till they have built them a house . The honorable trustees have a beautiful garden there , consisting of ten acres , where are a great many white 40 A New Voyage to Georgia .
Page 41
... acre , but they have other lots a small distance out of town , consisting of five acres , which is designed for plantations . I do not in the least question , but by the great assistance they have had from England , which has been laid ...
... acre , but they have other lots a small distance out of town , consisting of five acres , which is designed for plantations . I do not in the least question , but by the great assistance they have had from England , which has been laid ...
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... acres at most , and inquiring the name of it , found it had none ; so one in our company named it after his , by throwing a bottle of rum against the largest pine tree , and it goes after his name to this day . We slept there that night ...
... acres at most , and inquiring the name of it , found it had none ; so one in our company named it after his , by throwing a bottle of rum against the largest pine tree , and it goes after his name to this day . We slept there that night ...
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... acre of their overflowed land . It very rarely overflows but in the winter time , when their crop is off . I must confess I saw the finest corn growing there , that ever I saw in my life , as likewise wheat and hemp . We lodged there ...
... acre of their overflowed land . It very rarely overflows but in the winter time , when their crop is off . I must confess I saw the finest corn growing there , that ever I saw in my life , as likewise wheat and hemp . We lodged there ...
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