Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 7Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... York and Connecti- cut seemed to be settled by mutual con- cessions . A tract of land lying within the claimed boundary of Connecticut , 580 rods in width , consisting of 61,440 acres , and called from its figure " The Oblong , " was ...
... York and Connecti- cut seemed to be settled by mutual con- cessions . A tract of land lying within the claimed boundary of Connecticut , 580 rods in width , consisting of 61,440 acres , and called from its figure " The Oblong , " was ...
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... York ( 11 volumes ) ; Journals of the Legislative Councils of New York ( 2 vol- umes ) ; Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution ; Laws and Ordinances of New Netherland ( 2 volumes , 1638-74 ) . In 1845-48 he ...
... York ( 11 volumes ) ; Journals of the Legislative Councils of New York ( 2 vol- umes ) ; Historical Manuscripts relating to the War of the Revolution ; Laws and Ordinances of New Netherland ( 2 volumes , 1638-74 ) . In 1845-48 he ...
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... York in 1900 . Ogden , AARON , military officer ; born in Elizabethtown , N. J. , Dec. 3 , 1756 ; graduated at Princeton in 1773 ; taught school in his native village ; and in the winter of 1775-76 assisted in capturing , near Sandy ...
... York in 1900 . Ogden , AARON , military officer ; born in Elizabethtown , N. J. , Dec. 3 , 1756 ; graduated at Princeton in 1773 ; taught school in his native village ; and in the winter of 1775-76 assisted in capturing , near Sandy ...
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... York from that quarter caused Gen. Jacob Brown to be sent to Ogdensburg to garrison old Fort Presenta- tion , or Oswegatchie , at the mouth of the Oswegatchie River . Brown arrived on Oct. Ogden , HERBERT GOUVERNEUR , topog- 1 , and the ...
... York from that quarter caused Gen. Jacob Brown to be sent to Ogdensburg to garrison old Fort Presenta- tion , or Oswegatchie , at the mouth of the Oswegatchie River . Brown arrived on Oct. Ogden , HERBERT GOUVERNEUR , topog- 1 , and the ...
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... York to maintain the fight alone , until he and his band were made prisoners . The village was now in complete ... York City in 1722 ; graduated at Yale in 1748 ; missionary to the Indians in 1749 : chaplain to the Royal American ...
... York to maintain the fight alone , until he and his band were made prisoners . The village was now in complete ... York City in 1722 ; graduated at Yale in 1748 ; missionary to the Indians in 1749 : chaplain to the Royal American ...
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