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... creek , but could proceed little farther than a mile because of the shoal water . All the way we perceived the bottom of the creek full of the blue stones above mentioned , sufficient in quantity to build a large castle . At our return ...
... creek , but could proceed little farther than a mile because of the shoal water . All the way we perceived the bottom of the creek full of the blue stones above mentioned , sufficient in quantity to build a large castle . At our return ...
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... creek . On the eastern bank of that creek , six paces from the mouth , and just at the brink of the river Dan , stands a sugar tree , which is the beginning of my fine tract of land in Carolina , called the Land of Eden . I caused the ...
... creek . On the eastern bank of that creek , six paces from the mouth , and just at the brink of the river Dan , stands a sugar tree , which is the beginning of my fine tract of land in Carolina , called the Land of Eden . I caused the ...
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... creek . On our way we forded Buffalo creek , which also empties its waters into Hico river . The woods we rode through were open , and the soil very promising , great part thereof being low - grounds , full of tall and large trees . A ...
... creek . On our way we forded Buffalo creek , which also empties its waters into Hico river . The woods we rode through were open , and the soil very promising , great part thereof being low - grounds , full of tall and large trees . A ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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