How New England was Made

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D. Lothrop Company, 1890 - 267 strani
 

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Stran 143 - I did, for which he gave me a shilling. I offered the money to my master, but he bade me keep it; and with it I bought a piece of horse flesh. Afterwards he asked me to make a cap for his boy, for which he invited me to dinner. I went, and he gave me a pancake, about as big as two fingers. It was made of parched wheat, beaten, and fried in bear's grease, but I thought I never tasted pleasanter meat in my life.
Stran 69 - ... wolf at the door," at that instant they spied a ship arrived at the harbour's mouth, laden with provisions for them all.
Stran 166 - I give these books for the founding of a college in this colony...
Stran 68 - My dear wife, we are here in a paradise. Though we have not beef and mutton etc., yet (God be praised) we want them not ; our Indian corn answers for all. Yet here is fowl and fish in great plenty.
Stran 217 - We complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we could. We told the captain, and he laughed at us. Yesterday our works were destroyed for the third time, and we will bear it no longer.
Stran 242 - I know not what I shall do ; the rebels have done more in one night than my whole army would have done in months ;"f nor that in his cooler moments he wrote to Lord Dartmouth, — " It must have been the employment of at least twelve thousand men.
Stran 233 - Under this tree Washington first took command of the American Army, July 3d, 1775.
Stran 55 - THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY IN NEW ENGLAND.
Stran 217 - ... they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves, if we could. We told the captain of this, and he laughed at us. Yesterday, our works were destroyed for a third time ; and, sir, we will bear it no longer.
Stran 98 - ... wampum for damages ; and not getting a satisfactory answer, he attacked the Indians, killed a score of them, seized their ripe corn, and burned and spoiled what he could. But such reprisals served only to enrage the red men. Lyon Gardiner, commander of the Saybrook fort, complained to Endicott : " You come hither to raise these wasps about my ears ; then you will take wing and flee away.

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