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  • Soe that itt may undoubtedly [be expected that unless the defects of administration be remedied] that in steed of a plantacion it will shortly gett the name of a slaughterhouse ....

    Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 Thomas Proctor Hughes

  • The General Court of Plymouth very early passed the following order: "Noe dwelling-howse shal be builte above halfe a myle from the meeting-howse in any newe plantacion without leave from the Court, except mylle-howses and ffermehowses."

    History of the United States, Volume 1 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880

  • K you intende to settle at your new plantacion, in case it be agreed, on all hands, that that place shall belonge to the government of Connecticott, & not to the Bay, I would not have you strive about it, but ioyne with them in the worke of God, as one of them; and hereby you may be a meanes to reconcile the Indians amongst themselv [es].

    Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

  • Plimraoth plantacion may giue vs some light herein.

    Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

  • This buiseynes is not to be delayed, if he can justefy his actions it were to bee wished but not possible, Lett me craue your fauour & the Courts so ffarr as you shall seey my cause honest & just, & boeth the Court & your selfe & the whole plantacion shall euer oblige me to be Yours euer to my power Mathewe Cradock.

    Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

  • I may not omitt to accquaynt you with one passage touching the generall, nameley of one Mr. Cleve and Mr. Tucker who this last yeerc were with me and pretended great good to our plantacion & great ffauour they could haue at Court,

    Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

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