I think I can clearly say that before these present troubles broke out, the English did not possess one foot of land in this colony but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. The Literary Panorama - Page 2591809Full view - About this book
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1805 - 504 pages
...present trouble* broke out, the English did not possess one foot of land in this colony, but what wJi fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors....made a law, that none should purchase or receive of gilt any land of the Indians, -without the knowledge and allowance of our Court. And lest yet they... | |
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1805 - 516 pages
...present troubles broke «ut, the English did not possess cr.e foot of laud in this colony, but what w^£ fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first made a law, that none skouM purchase or receive of giit any land of the Indians, -without the knowledge and allowance of... | |
| 1809 - 672 pages
...clearly say, that 'before these present troubles broke out, the Engluh did not possess one font of bind m this colony, but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. We lirit made a law, that none should purchase ot receive of gift any laud of the Indium, without the... | |
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1813 - 432 pages
...say, that before these present troubles broke out, the English did not possess one foot of land in this colony, but what was fairly obtained by honest...purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first made i\ law, that now should purchase or receive of gift any land of the Indians, without the knowledge... | |
| William Hubbard - Indians of North America - 1814 - 382 pages
...say, that before these present troubles broke out, the English did not possess one foot of land in this colony, but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors : Nay, because some of our people are of a covetous disposition, and the Indians are in their straits... | |
| James Wallis Eastburn, Robert Charles Sands - King Philip's War, 1675-1676 - 1820 - 378 pages
...say, that before these present troubles broke out, the English did not possess ono foot of land in this colony, but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors. We first in«d» * law, that none should purchase, or receive of gift, any Imid of the Indians, without the... | |
| David Tenney Kimball - Ipswich (Mass.) - 1823 - 120 pages
...say, that before these present troubles broke out, the English did not possess one foot of land in this colony, but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors." — [Hubbard's Indian Wars.] This probably was equally true with respect to the Massachusetts colony.... | |
| Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 338 pages
...clearly say, that before the present troubles broke out, the English did not possess one foot of land in this colony, but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors : Nay, because some of our people are of a covetous disposition, and the Indians are in straits, easily... | |
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