Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 3M'Carty and Davis, 1834 |
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Page 51
... land is excellent , both to sow and plant , and there grow upon it all sorts of rare fruit trees . No words can be found to describe the fertility of this land ; indeed it may well be called a land flowing with milk and honey . At ...
... land is excellent , both to sow and plant , and there grow upon it all sorts of rare fruit trees . No words can be found to describe the fertility of this land ; indeed it may well be called a land flowing with milk and honey . At ...
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... land , situated in Bucks county , being the fourth part of the manor of Perkasie , were conveyed to the trustees by Thos . Penn , on the condition that , if the institution should fail of success , the land should revert to himself or ...
... land , situated in Bucks county , being the fourth part of the manor of Perkasie , were conveyed to the trustees by Thos . Penn , on the condition that , if the institution should fail of success , the land should revert to himself or ...
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... land and to adjust terms of trade . It is to be observed that he here discriminates between these two kinds of treaties . By adjusting terms of trade , " he un- doubtedly meant settling the intercourse between the In- dians and the ...
... land and to adjust terms of trade . It is to be observed that he here discriminates between these two kinds of treaties . By adjusting terms of trade , " he un- doubtedly meant settling the intercourse between the In- dians and the ...
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THE TRANSLATORS PREFACE | v |
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In what manner at what time and by what European Nations | 24 |
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