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Excerpt from History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886: With Genealogies of Families That Held Real Estate or Made Any Considerable Stay in the Town During the First Two Centuries
Made by white men upon Massachusetts soil. Its coast had been explored in 1614 by Captain John Smith, of Virginia fame, who gave the first detailed account of this part of the world, and drew a map of the coast from the Penobscot to Cape Cod. He gave the names also of the principal Indian tribes with which he came in contact. He tells us that the country of that tribe called the Massachu setts is the Paradise Of all those parts; the sea coast, as you pass, shewes all along large corne fields.
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Made by white men upon Massachusetts soil. Its coast had been explored in 1614 by Captain John Smith, of Virginia fame, who gave the first detailed account of this part of the world, and drew a map of the coast from the Penobscot to Cape Cod. He gave the names also of the principal Indian tribes with which he came in contact. He tells us that the country of that tribe called the Massachu setts is the Paradise Of all those parts; the sea coast, as you pass, shewes all along large corne fields.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William Smith Tilden
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331745788
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm
Page Count - 551
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William Smith Tilden
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333710828
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm
Page Count - 553
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