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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... cent . deferred stock , Three per cent . stock , Bank stock , 127,153 115,480 50,038 129,200 421,871 Adding the school fund of 1,201,065 , the whole amount is 1,622,936 dollars . This fund was created from the sale of public lands in ...
... cent . deferred stock , Three per cent . stock , Bank stock , 127,153 115,480 50,038 129,200 421,871 Adding the school fund of 1,201,065 , the whole amount is 1,622,936 dollars . This fund was created from the sale of public lands in ...
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... cent formation . Shells and bones of an enormous size have been found in different places , at the depth of fifty feet , where the water is of a brackish taste . Temperature . The climate resembles that of the southern parts of New York ...
... cent formation . Shells and bones of an enormous size have been found in different places , at the depth of fifty feet , where the water is of a brackish taste . Temperature . The climate resembles that of the southern parts of New York ...
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... cent . of pure copper . Copper ore is also met with at New Brunswick , and at Rocky Hill , in Somer- set county . Antimony is said to have been discovered in 1808. Lead ore , in the township of Hopewell , four miles from Trenton . Black ...
... cent . of pure copper . Copper ore is also met with at New Brunswick , and at Rocky Hill , in Somer- set county . Antimony is said to have been discovered in 1808. Lead ore , in the township of Hopewell , four miles from Trenton . Black ...
Page 55
... cents a yard , would amount to 1,673,000 dol- lars a - year . The whole manufactures of New Jersey , in 1810 , were valued at 7,057,594 dollars , besides the work of mahogany saw - mills , amounting to 6000 dol- lars . D Animal ...
... cents a yard , would amount to 1,673,000 dol- lars a - year . The whole manufactures of New Jersey , in 1810 , were valued at 7,057,594 dollars , besides the work of mahogany saw - mills , amounting to 6000 dol- lars . D Animal ...
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... cent . of this metal , and to con- tain a small portion of silver . This ore is also found in the Bald Eagle valley , and on the Conostoga creek , nine miles from Lancaster . Black lead , or plumbago , is found in Buck's county , in ...
... cent . of this metal , and to con- tain a small portion of silver . This ore is also found in the Bald Eagle valley , and on the Conostoga creek , nine miles from Lancaster . Black lead , or plumbago , is found in Buck's county , in ...
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