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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... tracts are near the coast , and on the sides of the Connecticut river , and the Quinebaug , an eastern branch of the Thames . Along the valley of the Con- necticut river , the soil is a fine sandy loam , with a clayey bottom . This ...
... tracts are near the coast , and on the sides of the Connecticut river , and the Quinebaug , an eastern branch of the Thames . Along the valley of the Con- necticut river , the soil is a fine sandy loam , with a clayey bottom . This ...
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... tract situated between the latter river and Bay of Narraganset , which Charles 1. had granted to the Count of Warwick , in 1630 , was , some years afterwards , purchased from him by Lord Say , Lord Brook , and other gentlemen ; who sent ...
... tract situated between the latter river and Bay of Narraganset , which Charles 1. had granted to the Count of Warwick , in 1630 , was , some years afterwards , purchased from him by Lord Say , Lord Brook , and other gentlemen ; who sent ...
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... Tract Society " has been lately established . The " Ministers Annuity Society , " incorporated in May 1814 , meets annually in Hartford for the purpose of providing annuities for the widows and children of de- ceased ministers . There ...
... Tract Society " has been lately established . The " Ministers Annuity Society , " incorporated in May 1814 , meets annually in Hartford for the purpose of providing annuities for the widows and children of de- ceased ministers . There ...
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... tract towards the south , at Balstow , on the head waters of Little Egg Harbour River ; and in the south - western parts , where it is re- newed by deposition from water . Brown scaly iron ore abounds near the surface , in the northern ...
... tract towards the south , at Balstow , on the head waters of Little Egg Harbour River ; and in the south - western parts , where it is re- newed by deposition from water . Brown scaly iron ore abounds near the surface , in the northern ...
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... tract of land on which Elizabethtown now stands was purchased from certain Indian chiefs in 1669 ; and four towns began to be formed , Elizabeth , Newark , Middleton , and Shrews- bury , by settlers from New England , and the west end ...
... tract of land on which Elizabethtown now stands was purchased from certain Indian chiefs in 1669 ; and four towns began to be formed , Elizabeth , Newark , Middleton , and Shrews- bury , by settlers from New England , and the west end ...
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