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... Williamsburg , an " elegant and spacious " house in the same city , stock in the Baltimore Iron Works , and several farms in Mary- land . It was not at all uncommon for men in one town or colony to own land in another , for even in New ...
... Williamsburg , an " elegant and spacious " house in the same city , stock in the Baltimore Iron Works , and several farms in Mary- land . It was not at all uncommon for men in one town or colony to own land in another , for even in New ...
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... Williamsburg . In these towns many of the planters had houses which they occu- pied during the greater part of the year or at any rate when the Assembly was in session and life was gay and festive . Such other centers of popu- lation as ...
... Williamsburg . In these towns many of the planters had houses which they occu- pied during the greater part of the year or at any rate when the Assembly was in session and life was gay and festive . Such other centers of popu- lation as ...
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... Williamsburg , and Charleston . Governor Johns- ton , who was largely responsible for the transfer of government from New Bern to the Cape Fear River , said in 1748 : " We still continue vastly be- hind the rest of the British ...
... Williamsburg , and Charleston . Governor Johns- ton , who was largely responsible for the transfer of government from New Bern to the Cape Fear River , said in 1748 : " We still continue vastly be- hind the rest of the British ...
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... Williamsburg , the capi- tal of Virginia and the seat of William and Mary College , built partly of brick and partly of wood , and resembling , it seemed to Lord Adam Gordon , a good country town in England . Norfolk , which was built ...
... Williamsburg , the capi- tal of Virginia and the seat of William and Mary College , built partly of brick and partly of wood , and resembling , it seemed to Lord Adam Gordon , a good country town in England . Norfolk , which was built ...
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... characterize all . Such buildings as the Governor's palace at Williamsburg , Tryon's palace at New Bern , and the Government House at Annapolis were handsome buildings provided with conven- iences for entertainment , COLONIAL HOUSES 59.
... characterize all . Such buildings as the Governor's palace at Williamsburg , Tryon's palace at New Bern , and the Government House at Annapolis were handsome buildings provided with conven- iences for entertainment , COLONIAL HOUSES 59.
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