Connecticut Historical Collections: Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, with Geographical Descriptions, Volume 2 |
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... afterwards Sir Edmund Andross , to be governor of New York and all his territories in these parts . Andross was a mere tool of the duke , and a tyrant of the people . By virtue of the patent to the Duke of York , he laid claim to the ...
... afterwards Sir Edmund Andross , to be governor of New York and all his territories in these parts . Andross was a mere tool of the duke , and a tyrant of the people . By virtue of the patent to the Duke of York , he laid claim to the ...
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... afterwards Governor Treat , received a ball through the brim of his hat ; that he was the last man who left the fort , in the dusk of the evening , com- manding the rear of the army . The burning of the wigwams , the shrieks and cries ...
... afterwards Governor Treat , received a ball through the brim of his hat ; that he was the last man who left the fort , in the dusk of the evening , com- manding the rear of the army . The burning of the wigwams , the shrieks and cries ...
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... afterwards Governor of Massa- chusetts , to assist agent Dummer in his defence of the colony , and in pleading for the continuance of the law respecting intestate estates . These agents conducted the affairs of the colony with such ...
... afterwards Governor of Massa- chusetts , to assist agent Dummer in his defence of the colony , and in pleading for the continuance of the law respecting intestate estates . These agents conducted the affairs of the colony with such ...
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... afterwards , William Penn obtained a grant of lands on the west side of the Delaware river , extending northward to the 43d degree of lati- tude ; this covered part of the territory embraced in the Connecticut charter . For nearly a ...
... afterwards , William Penn obtained a grant of lands on the west side of the Delaware river , extending northward to the 43d degree of lati- tude ; this covered part of the territory embraced in the Connecticut charter . For nearly a ...
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... afterwards the celebrated traveller . Mr. Goodwin , then a lad , performed the duties of carrier about town . Two lines only of these verses are recollected , viz : " As is man's life , so is the first of January , Short , fleeting ...
... afterwards the celebrated traveller . Mr. Goodwin , then a lad , performed the duties of carrier about town . Two lines only of these verses are recollected , viz : " As is man's life , so is the first of January , Short , fleeting ...
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