The History of Augusta: First Settlements and Early Days as a Town, Including the Diary of Mrs. Martha Moore Ballard (1785 to 1812) |
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... ( March 16 , 1621 ) , at Plymouth , an uncouth savage came out of the depths of the forest to the little log hamlet on the hillside by the brook ; " he had a bow and two arrows , and though it was but the middle of March , his only ...
... ( March 16 , 1621 ) , at Plymouth , an uncouth savage came out of the depths of the forest to the little log hamlet on the hillside by the brook ; " he had a bow and two arrows , and though it was but the middle of March , his only ...
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... March 3 , we read that " the committee for the Kennebec brought in an account into the court for the year 1644 , which came that year to but thirty pounds ; and also an account how it was disbursed for the country's use , which the ...
... March 3 , we read that " the committee for the Kennebec brought in an account into the court for the year 1644 , which came that year to but thirty pounds ; and also an account how it was disbursed for the country's use , which the ...
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... March , 1655 , a general court was held " to treat and conclude about the letting the trade in Ken- nebecke . " After a full consideration of the subject , the magis- trates " agreed and sett the trade unto Mr. William Bradford , Sen ...
... March , 1655 , a general court was held " to treat and conclude about the letting the trade in Ken- nebecke . " After a full consideration of the subject , the magis- trates " agreed and sett the trade unto Mr. William Bradford , Sen ...
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... March , 1776 , he fled from the presence of the popular wrath to Halifax , with his family , and in the following July sailed for England . While in Halifax he wrote in a letter : 11 The entire will is printed in Hanson's History of ...
... March , 1776 , he fled from the presence of the popular wrath to Halifax , with his family , and in the following July sailed for England . While in Halifax he wrote in a letter : 11 The entire will is printed in Hanson's History of ...
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... March , 1772 ; a year later , however - the year of the destruction of the tea in Boston harbor , he had fallen in the regard of his townsmen . At the annual town meeting held 15th March , 1773 , John Jones was elected to the office of ...
... March , 1772 ; a year later , however - the year of the destruction of the tea in Boston harbor , he had fallen in the regard of his townsmen . At the annual town meeting held 15th March , 1773 , John Jones was elected to the office of ...
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