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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... Upper House , is composed of the governor , deputy - governor , and twelve assistants , or counsellors ; the other , called the Lower House of the Representatives of the people . These united form the general court , or assembly , and ...
... Upper House , is composed of the governor , deputy - governor , and twelve assistants , or counsellors ; the other , called the Lower House of the Representatives of the people . These united form the general court , or assembly , and ...
Page 59
... upper parts of this state , though lying under the same latitude as Naples in Italy , and Montpellier in France , are far from enjoying a similar climate . The low maritime , the hilly , and the moun- tainous tracts , are all liable to ...
... upper parts of this state , though lying under the same latitude as Naples in Italy , and Montpellier in France , are far from enjoying a similar climate . The low maritime , the hilly , and the moun- tainous tracts , are all liable to ...
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... upper parts of timber . Houses . - Along the borders of the Susquehannah , the houses are of stone , brick , or wood ; generally , in the older towns , to the eastward , in Reading , Lancas- ter , and Easton , they are of stone ; in the ...
... upper parts of timber . Houses . - Along the borders of the Susquehannah , the houses are of stone , brick , or wood ; generally , in the older towns , to the eastward , in Reading , Lancas- ter , and Easton , they are of stone ; in the ...
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... upper part of the state , comprising a surface of from sixty to eighty square miles , in which Wilmington is situated , resembles Pennsylvania . Along the river Delaware , and to the distance of eight or ten miles from its banks , the ...
... upper part of the state , comprising a surface of from sixty to eighty square miles , in which Wilmington is situated , resembles Pennsylvania . Along the river Delaware , and to the distance of eight or ten miles from its banks , the ...
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... upper branches of the Roanoke river , called the Staunton and Dan , water the southern parts of this state . legislature of the state have proposed to form a con- nection between this river and the Chesapeak Bay . 2. James river ...
... upper branches of the Roanoke river , called the Staunton and Dan , water the southern parts of this state . legislature of the state have proposed to form a con- nection between this river and the Chesapeak Bay . 2. James river ...
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