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... ferry tavern and a few houses were all that fore- shadowed the future greatness of Jersey City . Al- bany was as yet a town of dirty and crooked streets , with its houses badly built , chiefly of wood , and unattractive in appearance ...
... ferry tavern and a few houses were all that fore- shadowed the future greatness of Jersey City . Al- bany was as yet a town of dirty and crooked streets , with its houses badly built , chiefly of wood , and unattractive in appearance ...
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... Ferry , in South Carolina , by six negroes , " four of whom had nothing on but their kind of breeches , scarce sufficient for cover- " When a servant or negro ran away , he put on everything that he had or could steal , and such a ...
... Ferry , in South Carolina , by six negroes , " four of whom had nothing on but their kind of breeches , scarce sufficient for cover- " When a servant or negro ran away , he put on everything that he had or could steal , and such a ...
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... ferry landings . They not only offered accommoda- tions for man and beast but frequently served also for council and assembly meetings , social gather- ings , merchants ' associations , preaching , the acting of plays ; and their ...
... ferry landings . They not only offered accommoda- tions for man and beast but frequently served also for council and assembly meetings , social gather- ings , merchants ' associations , preaching , the acting of plays ; and their ...
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... ferries , and build causeways and bridges wherever possible . New England soon became a network of roads and highways , with main routes connecting the important towns , country roads radiating from junction points , and lanes , pent ...
... ferries , and build causeways and bridges wherever possible . New England soon became a network of roads and highways , with main routes connecting the important towns , country roads radiating from junction points , and lanes , pent ...
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... ferry crossings ; a third over the Old Bay road to Springfield and thence south through Hart- ford and Meriden ; and a fourth , much used by Connecticut people , diagonally through the north- eastern part of the colony , crossing the ...
... ferry crossings ; a third over the Old Bay road to Springfield and thence south through Hart- ford and Meriden ; and a fourth , much used by Connecticut people , diagonally through the north- eastern part of the colony , crossing the ...
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