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Eight years earlier , the second William Byrd , one of the farseeing men of his
time , had advertised for sale in town lots his property near the inspection houses
at Shoccoe ' s . This was the beginning of Richmond , the capital of Virginia .
Eight years earlier , the second William Byrd , one of the farseeing men of his
time , had advertised for sale in town lots his property near the inspection houses
at Shoccoe ' s . This was the beginning of Richmond , the capital of Virginia .
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Just as George Tilly , merchant and contractor of Boston , advertised good lots for
sale in 1744 , so John Laurens , Robert Hume , and Benjamin Whitaker in
Charleston a little later were dealing in houses , tenements , and plantations as a
side ...
Just as George Tilly , merchant and contractor of Boston , advertised good lots for
sale in 1744 , so John Laurens , Robert Hume , and Benjamin Whitaker in
Charleston a little later were dealing in houses , tenements , and plantations as a
side ...
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Among the gentry in a country where storms were frequent , electrical rods were
in use , and in 1763 one Alexander Bell ot Virginia advertised a machine for
protecting houses from being struck by lightning , though what his contrivance
was ...
Among the gentry in a country where storms were frequent , electrical rods were
in use , and in 1763 one Alexander Bell ot Virginia advertised a machine for
protecting houses from being struck by lightning , though what his contrivance
was ...
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An escaped negro was advertised as dressed in shirt , jacket , and breeches ,
woolen stockings , old shoes , and an old hat , and wearing a silver jewel in one
of his ears . Earrings or bobs in one or both ears were frequent negro
adornments .
An escaped negro was advertised as dressed in shirt , jacket , and breeches ,
woolen stockings , old shoes , and an old hat , and wearing a silver jewel in one
of his ears . Earrings or bobs in one or both ears were frequent negro
adornments .
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The goldsmiths advertised false teeth for sale . Spectacles or “ spactickels , ” as
one writer spells them , were ordinarily used when necessary , and ear trumpets
were occasionally resorted to by the deaf . Interesting and picturesque as are ...
The goldsmiths advertised false teeth for sale . Spectacles or “ spactickels , ” as
one writer spells them , were ordinarily used when necessary , and ear trumpets
were occasionally resorted to by the deaf . Interesting and picturesque as are ...
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 9 The Chronicles of America Series |
| Édition | abrégée |
| Publié | 1919 |
| Original provenant de | l'Université de Californie |
| Numérisé | 16 juil. 2008 |
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