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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 4 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 0 Browse Search
Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739. 2 0 Browse Search
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t for the Connecticut settlements, driving their cattle with them. They had a long and difficult journey. November 26, twelve of their number reached Boston after a ten days march, and the 10th of December the ship Rebecka brought back seventy more men and women who had wandered down to the mouth of the river in search of the vessels that were to bring them supplies. October 6, young John Winthrop arrived, commissioned to settle, hold, and govern for one year, the territory of Lords Say, Sele, and Brooke, and others, patentees of Connecticut. He had men, ammunition, and money at his command, and having a small fort at Saybrook, drove off a Dutch vessel sent to defend the Dutch claim to the river. The winter's severity bore heavily upon the emigrants to the new settlements. Many returned, and the Dorchester men alone lost some £ 2000 worth of cattle. The Colonists were increased by 3000 immigrants, So as like an hive of bees overstocked, there was a necessity that some shoul