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... ship for England and the West Indies with less hesitation than they had in riding on horseback or in chaises over dangerous and lonely roads . : The colonial domain thus comprised regions which differed conspicuously from one another in ...
... ship for England and the West Indies with less hesitation than they had in riding on horseback or in chaises over dangerous and lonely roads . : The colonial domain thus comprised regions which differed conspicuously from one another in ...
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... ships in every available market . One of them , Robert Morris , boasted that he " owned more ships than any other man in Amer- ica . " Many of these merchants were possessed of large wealth and were the owners of fine country houses ...
... ships in every available market . One of them , Robert Morris , boasted that he " owned more ships than any other man in Amer- ica . " Many of these merchants were possessed of large wealth and were the owners of fine country houses ...
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... river , formed arteries of supply for the markets and ships along the docks and , during certain times and seasons , afforded means of social intercourse between the business of the countinghouse 32 COLONIAL FOLKWAYS.
... river , formed arteries of supply for the markets and ships along the docks and , during certain times and seasons , afforded means of social intercourse between the business of the countinghouse 32 COLONIAL FOLKWAYS.
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... ship- yards , while Fredericksburg , at the head of naviga- tion on the Rappahannock , was constructed of wood and brick , its houses roofed with shingles painted to resemble slate . Winchester in the Shen- andoah Valley was described ...
... ship- yards , while Fredericksburg , at the head of naviga- tion on the Rappahannock , was constructed of wood and brick , its houses roofed with shingles painted to resemble slate . Winchester in the Shen- andoah Valley was described ...
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... ship ... the streets run N. & S. & E. & W. inter- secting each other at right angles , they are not paved , except the footways within the posts abt 6 feet wide , which are paved with brick in the princi- pal streets . " According to a ...
... ship ... the streets run N. & S. & E. & W. inter- secting each other at right angles , they are not paved , except the footways within the posts abt 6 feet wide , which are paved with brick in the princi- pal streets . " According to a ...
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