History of the United States,: From Their First Settlement as English Colonies, in 1607, to the Year 1808; Or, the Thirty-third of Their Sovereignty and Independence, Volume 1M. Carey and Son, no. 126, Chesnut Street, 1818 - Slavery |
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... kill the doctors , who had joined the conspiracy against him . " This threat was communicated to Dr. Ramsay ; but , conscious of having given no cause of offence , he disregarded it . On Saturday , the 6th day of May , Dr. Ramsay was ...
... kill the doctors , who had joined the conspiracy against him . " This threat was communicated to Dr. Ramsay ; but , conscious of having given no cause of offence , he disregarded it . On Saturday , the 6th day of May , Dr. Ramsay was ...
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... killed a number of the Spaniards . He collected his people , and prevented the destruction which threatened them . In the spring of 1495 , he carried on a war against the natives ; and with two hundred men , twenty horses , and as many ...
... killed a number of the Spaniards . He collected his people , and prevented the destruction which threatened them . In the spring of 1495 , he carried on a war against the natives ; and with two hundred men , twenty horses , and as many ...
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... killed the mur- derer , unless he were at a great distance . In this case , or when execution could not be done with his own hands , he sent his knife , by which it was effected . The Indians had no kind of coin ; but , they had a sort ...
... killed the mur- derer , unless he were at a great distance . In this case , or when execution could not be done with his own hands , he sent his knife , by which it was effected . The Indians had no kind of coin ; but , they had a sort ...
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... killed him and bore away his head . A second antagonist met the same fate . Smith then re- quested , that if the ... killing his master , he escaped into Rus- sia . When he returned to England , he formed the resolution to seek ad ...
... killed him and bore away his head . A second antagonist met the same fate . Smith then re- quested , that if the ... killing his master , he escaped into Rus- sia . When he returned to England , he formed the resolution to seek ad ...
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... killed , and twelve were taken prisoners . These paid one hundred bushels of corn for their ransom ; and , as the price of peace , loaded three English boats with that grain . Yeard- ley was succeeded by captain Argal , whose ...
... killed , and twelve were taken prisoners . These paid one hundred bushels of corn for their ransom ; and , as the price of peace , loaded three English boats with that grain . Yeard- ley was succeeded by captain Argal , whose ...
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