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 - Indians of North America |
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... ib . Civil divisions , and popula- Books relating to this state ib . tion of each 71 Constitution 72 CHAP . XVI . Foreigners 75 DELAWARE . Judiciary 122 Page Aspect of the country , and Fishes 143 nature vi CONTENTS .
... ib . Civil divisions , and popula- Books relating to this state ib . tion of each 71 Constitution 72 CHAP . XVI . Foreigners 75 DELAWARE . Judiciary 122 Page Aspect of the country , and Fishes 143 nature vi CONTENTS .
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... Delaware Bay ; east , by New York and the Atlantic Ocean ; west , by Penn- sylvania and Delaware . Its length , from north to south , is 160 miles . From the Hudson river on the east , to the Delaware on the west , its least breadth ...
... Delaware Bay ; east , by New York and the Atlantic Ocean ; west , by Penn- sylvania and Delaware . Its length , from north to south , is 160 miles . From the Hudson river on the east , to the Delaware on the west , its least breadth ...
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... Delaware it is all sandy ; on the opposite side it is all loam and clay . Along the river Rariton , about New Brunswick and Amboy , the country is in general beautifully variegated , and the soil is uncommonly rich . Salt meadows ...
... Delaware it is all sandy ; on the opposite side it is all loam and clay . Along the river Rariton , about New Brunswick and Amboy , the country is in general beautifully variegated , and the soil is uncommonly rich . Salt meadows ...
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... Delaware Bay forms the south - western boundary . 2. New York Bay lies to the east of Bergen Neck . 3. Newark Bay , which lies west of the latter , is five miles in length , and two in breadth . * Smith , p . 170 . + Do. p . 419 Do. p ...
... Delaware Bay forms the south - western boundary . 2. New York Bay lies to the east of Bergen Neck . 3. Newark Bay , which lies west of the latter , is five miles in length , and two in breadth . * Smith , p . 170 . + Do. p . 419 Do. p ...
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... Delaware Bay , into which it empties . 5. The Muscanecunk , another branch of the Delaware , is forty miles in length . The sea coast is indented with a number of small streams , or creeks . Lakes . On the top of a mountain , in Morris ...
... Delaware Bay , into which it empties . 5. The Muscanecunk , another branch of the Delaware , is forty miles in length . The sea coast is indented with a number of small streams , or creeks . Lakes . On the top of a mountain , in Morris ...
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