An Historical and Statistical Account of the Bermudas: From Their Discovery to the Present TimeT. C. Newby, 1848 - 346 pàgines |
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... period . Until the American revolution , the Islands were of little consequence to Great Britain , but after that event their importance became every day more apparent , and immense sums have since been expended in fortifying them . The ...
... period . Until the American revolution , the Islands were of little consequence to Great Britain , but after that event their importance became every day more apparent , and immense sums have since been expended in fortifying them . The ...
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... 1527. History of the East and West Indies , vol . iii , p . 39 ; also Winterbottom vol . iv , p . 287. Fenning , in his Geography , London , 1771 , fixes the period at 1503 . B From the appearance of the place they conclud- ed that.
... 1527. History of the East and West Indies , vol . iii , p . 39 ; also Winterbottom vol . iv , p . 287. Fenning , in his Geography , London , 1771 , fixes the period at 1503 . B From the appearance of the place they conclud- ed that.
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... period of the colonization of Virginia , an expedition of nine ships and five hundred men , was sent out , commanded by Sir Thomas Gates , Sir George Somers , and Captain Newport , the first to act as deputy - gover- nor under Lord ...
... period of the colonization of Virginia , an expedition of nine ships and five hundred men , was sent out , commanded by Sir Thomas Gates , Sir George Somers , and Captain Newport , the first to act as deputy - gover- nor under Lord ...
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... period , the former was christened Bermudas and the latter Bermuda . Before leaving the islands , Gates caused a cross to be made of the wood saved from the wreck of his ship , which he secured to a large cedar . A silver coin , with ...
... period , the former was christened Bermudas and the latter Bermuda . Before leaving the islands , Gates caused a cross to be made of the wood saved from the wreck of his ship , which he secured to a large cedar . A silver coin , with ...
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... period . This unwarrantable proceeding was strongly opposed by Lewis Hughes , one of the clergymen , who saw the impropriety and impolicy of the step . As the petition appears to have been an intrigue of the persons to whom it was ...
... period . This unwarrantable proceeding was strongly opposed by Lewis Hughes , one of the clergymen , who saw the impropriety and impolicy of the step . As the petition appears to have been an intrigue of the persons to whom it was ...
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