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Page 35
Before his arrival in America , Penn had thought of this city he was to found , and
resolved to give it the name of Philadelphia — a Greek word signifying brotherly
love — as a token of the principles in which he intended to govern his province .
Before his arrival in America , Penn had thought of this city he was to found , and
resolved to give it the name of Philadelphia — a Greek word signifying brotherly
love — as a token of the principles in which he intended to govern his province .
Page 41
Shortly after Penn's arrival in America , he received tidings that measures were
pending before the privy council , for bringing all of the proprietary governments
under the crown . Penn located in Philadelphia , declaring it his intention to live ...
Shortly after Penn's arrival in America , he received tidings that measures were
pending before the privy council , for bringing all of the proprietary governments
under the crown . Penn located in Philadelphia , declaring it his intention to live ...
Page 54
He did not arrive on the scene until after the indented slave had been sold ; but
he soon heard the story of the captive from Sedgemore and his child . Robert
Stevens ' heart at once went out to these unfortunates , and he resolved on a
scheme ...
He did not arrive on the scene until after the indented slave had been sold ; but
he soon heard the story of the captive from Sedgemore and his child . Robert
Stevens ' heart at once went out to these unfortunates , and he resolved on a
scheme ...
Page 63
Under a wide - spreading chestnut near the planter's mansion , stood three
horses ready saddled . A faithful negro slave was holding them , and the little
maid , clothed for a long journey , awaited her father's arrival . A fourth horse was
near on ...
Under a wide - spreading chestnut near the planter's mansion , stood three
horses ready saddled . A faithful negro slave was holding them , and the little
maid , clothed for a long journey , awaited her father's arrival . A fourth horse was
near on ...
Page 102
... a most exciting incident occurred at Hartford , during the visit of Charles
Stevens to that city . This historical incident has about it all the rosy hues of
romance . On the very day of the arrival of Charles Stevens at Hartford , while he
was talking ...
... a most exciting incident occurred at Hartford , during the visit of Charles
Stevens to that city . This historical incident has about it all the rosy hues of
romance . On the very day of the arrival of Charles Stevens at Hartford , while he
was talking ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 7 Columbian Historical Novels, John Roy Musick |
| Author | John Roy Musick |
| Publisher | R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2015 |
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