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Page 71
... plantations to drive away the English . At night , there came a sloop with Spaniards , who ignorantly rowed or sailed upon the reef ; but Maertman was aware of this ( as it was close by his ship ) , and sent his boat armed to them , and ...
... plantations to drive away the English . At night , there came a sloop with Spaniards , who ignorantly rowed or sailed upon the reef ; but Maertman was aware of this ( as it was close by his ship ) , and sent his boat armed to them , and ...
Page 88
... plantation , a mile and a half , or two miles above the fort , as there was there a fine location , and full thirty - one morgens of maize- land , where there were no trees to remove ; and hay - land lying all together , sufficient for ...
... plantation , a mile and a half , or two miles above the fort , as there was there a fine location , and full thirty - one morgens of maize- land , where there were no trees to remove ; and hay - land lying all together , sufficient for ...
Page 89
... plantation , and five miles from the fort . There was also much maize - land , but too stony to be ploughed . The 25th , opposite Tapaen , lies a place called Wick- quaes - geck , where there is much maize - land , but stony or sandy ...
... plantation , and five miles from the fort . There was also much maize - land , but too stony to be ploughed . The 25th , opposite Tapaen , lies a place called Wick- quaes - geck , where there is much maize - land , but stony or sandy ...
Page 116
... plantation , forty Indians were in the same manner attacked in their sleep , and mas- sacred there in the same manner as the Duke of Alva did in the Netherlands , but more cruelly . This is indeed a dis- grace to our nation , who have ...
... plantation , forty Indians were in the same manner attacked in their sleep , and mas- sacred there in the same manner as the Duke of Alva did in the Netherlands , but more cruelly . This is indeed a dis- grace to our nation , who have ...
Page 124
... plantation upon Staten Island , but it was destroyed through the acts of the governor , who had provoked a war with the Indians , so that I came here to seek a passage to London , and thence to my Patria . He said I must remain the ...
... plantation upon Staten Island , but it was destroyed through the acts of the governor , who had provoked a war with the Indians , so that I came here to seek a passage to London , and thence to my Patria . He said I must remain the ...
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