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... born 1585 ; secretary of the Virginia Colony 1610– 1612. Wrote " Wracke and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates , " and Historie of Travaile into Virginia . " 66 GEORGE SANDYS ( 1577-1644 ) . Removed to America in 1621 , and became treasurer ...
... born 1585 ; secretary of the Virginia Colony 1610– 1612. Wrote " Wracke and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates , " and Historie of Travaile into Virginia . " 66 GEORGE SANDYS ( 1577-1644 ) . Removed to America in 1621 , and became treasurer ...
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... born into the world , was lifted from the earth by the genius of the country , and , in the statutes of the land , received , as its birthright , a pledge of the public care for its morals and its mind . " 1 In order that the Scriptures ...
... born into the world , was lifted from the earth by the genius of the country , and , in the statutes of the land , received , as its birthright , a pledge of the public care for its morals and its mind . " 1 In order that the Scriptures ...
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... born in Lincolnshire , England , in 1580 , the son of a well - to - do farmer . He received a moderate edu- cation in the schools of Alford and Louth . His parents died when he was a lad of fifteen ; and though they left him a com ...
... born in Lincolnshire , England , in 1580 , the son of a well - to - do farmer . He received a moderate edu- cation in the schools of Alford and Louth . His parents died when he was a lad of fifteen ; and though they left him a com ...
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... born Feb. 12 , 1663 , in Boston . On the side of his mother , who was a daughter of the celebrated pulpit - orator John Cotton , he like- wise inherited talents of no usual order . After receiving his preparatory training in the free ...
... born Feb. 12 , 1663 , in Boston . On the side of his mother , who was a daughter of the celebrated pulpit - orator John Cotton , he like- wise inherited talents of no usual order . After receiving his preparatory training in the free ...
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... born in this country , who could not read and write . During this period seven colleges - Yale , Princeton , King's ( now Columbia ) , Brown , Queen's ( after- wards Rutgers ) , Dartmouth , and Hampden - Sidney — were founded . In 1704 ...
... born in this country , who could not read and write . During this period seven colleges - Yale , Princeton , King's ( now Columbia ) , Brown , Queen's ( after- wards Rutgers ) , Dartmouth , and Hampden - Sidney — were founded . In 1704 ...
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