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... Wilmington , a town which eventually be- came the capital seat of the colony . But even the Cape Fear settlers , though laying out plantations along the river and its branches , never passed farther 20 COLONIAL FOLKWAYS.
... Wilmington , a town which eventually be- came the capital seat of the colony . But even the Cape Fear settlers , though laying out plantations along the river and its branches , never passed farther 20 COLONIAL FOLKWAYS.
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... Wilmington on the re- moval to that town of the center of social and polit- ical life . No people in the Southern Colonies were more devoted than they to their plantation life or took greater pride in the beauty and wholesome- ness of ...
... Wilmington on the re- moval to that town of the center of social and polit- ical life . No people in the Southern Colonies were more devoted than they to their plantation life or took greater pride in the beauty and wholesome- ness of ...
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... Wilmington on the Delaware was a very young town in 1750 , " all the houses being new and built of brick . " Newcastle , the capital , was a poor town of little importance . There were but few towns in Maryland . Annapolis , the capi ...
... Wilmington on the Delaware was a very young town in 1750 , " all the houses being new and built of brick . " Newcastle , the capital , was a poor town of little importance . There were but few towns in Maryland . Annapolis , the capi ...
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... Wilmington was now rapidly advancing to the leading place in the prov- ince , because of its secure harbor , easy communi- cation with the back country , accessibility to the other parts of the colony , fresh water , and im- proved ...
... Wilmington was now rapidly advancing to the leading place in the prov- ince , because of its secure harbor , easy communi- cation with the back country , accessibility to the other parts of the colony , fresh water , and im- proved ...
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... Wilmington : " I live very much retired for want of a social set , who will drink claret and smoke tobacco till four in the morning ; the gentlemen of this town might be so if they pleased , but an intollerable itch for gaming prevails ...
... Wilmington : " I live very much retired for want of a social set , who will drink claret and smoke tobacco till four in the morning ; the gentlemen of this town might be so if they pleased , but an intollerable itch for gaming prevails ...
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