A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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... places stoney . * Temperature . — The temperature is similar to that of Massachusetts ; and , though cold in winter , is ge- nerally very healthy . Frost and snow continue three months ; the winter commencing about the first of No ...
... places stoney . * Temperature . — The temperature is similar to that of Massachusetts ; and , though cold in winter , is ge- nerally very healthy . Frost and snow continue three months ; the winter commencing about the first of No ...
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... places . In East Hartford and Middleton there are several quarries of fine red stone , which is soft and easily worked , but soon becomes hard , by exposure to the weather . * Serpentine on From Mr Martin Stanley . Milford hills , near ...
... places . In East Hartford and Middleton there are several quarries of fine red stone , which is soft and easily worked , but soon becomes hard , by exposure to the weather . * Serpentine on From Mr Martin Stanley . Milford hills , near ...
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... place of Jonathan Belcher , formerly governor of this and New Jersey province . An elm near this place was long held sacred , in which , during a moment of imminent danger , the charter of the province was CONNECTICUT . 17.
... place of Jonathan Belcher , formerly governor of this and New Jersey province . An elm near this place was long held sacred , in which , during a moment of imminent danger , the charter of the province was CONNECTICUT . 17.
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... places where the air was pure . Character and Manners . - A great majority of the inhabitants ( almost entirely of English descent ) are farmers , who lead a very industrious and temperate life . Dr Morse observes , " that they are fond ...
... places where the air was pure . Character and Manners . - A great majority of the inhabitants ( almost entirely of English descent ) are farmers , who lead a very industrious and temperate life . Dr Morse observes , " that they are fond ...
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... place oftener than once in eight or ten years . By a law of 1667 , three years voluntary separation constitutes a divorce ; which has been encouraged by this very law intended for its suppression . Divorces are now com- mon , and often ...
... place oftener than once in eight or ten years . By a law of 1667 , three years voluntary separation constitutes a divorce ; which has been encouraged by this very law intended for its suppression . Divorces are now com- mon , and often ...
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