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... Period . - Laws for restraining Indulgence in Dress and Amusements . - Remarkable Men . - Sir William Phipps . - Cotton Mather . - Benjamin Franklin . 295 CONTENTS . CHAPTER XXIX . Provision made for Education . viii CONTENTS .
... Period . - Laws for restraining Indulgence in Dress and Amusements . - Remarkable Men . - Sir William Phipps . - Cotton Mather . - Benjamin Franklin . 295 CONTENTS . CHAPTER XXIX . Provision made for Education . viii CONTENTS .
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... period . It was by this com- pany that the first settlement was formed where Albany now stands , on a spot then called by the Indians Schaunaugh - ta - da , or Once the Pine Plains . The Dutch here built a fort , which was commanded by ...
... period . It was by this com- pany that the first settlement was formed where Albany now stands , on a spot then called by the Indians Schaunaugh - ta - da , or Once the Pine Plains . The Dutch here built a fort , which was commanded by ...
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... period at which any census appears to have been taken , up to 1830 , the last year of the decennial numbering of the people , may be seen from the following figures : In 1790 it was 3498 ; in 1800 , 5349 ; in 1810 , 9356 ; in 1820 ...
... period at which any census appears to have been taken , up to 1830 , the last year of the decennial numbering of the people , may be seen from the following figures : In 1790 it was 3498 ; in 1800 , 5349 ; in 1810 , 9356 ; in 1820 ...
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... periods of census : In 1701 1731 • · • 30,000 In 1749 . 50,395 1771 . · 100,000 163,000 This was the slow rate at which the population of the state in- creased anterior to the revolution , and while it was merely a Brit- ish colony ...
... periods of census : In 1701 1731 • · • 30,000 In 1749 . 50,395 1771 . · 100,000 163,000 This was the slow rate at which the population of the state in- creased anterior to the revolution , and while it was merely a Brit- ish colony ...
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... period , were 28,950 bushels of flour , and 13,296 bushels of wheat ; being an increase of 15,861 bushels of flour , and 12,296 bushels of wheat over the previous year . " TOLLS ON THE STATE CANALS . - The tolls collected on the New ...
... period , were 28,950 bushels of flour , and 13,296 bushels of wheat ; being an increase of 15,861 bushels of flour , and 12,296 bushels of wheat over the previous year . " TOLLS ON THE STATE CANALS . - The tolls collected on the New ...
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