The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 19Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... turned over to the English . Still distrusted by the whites , he was tried , found guilty , condemned to death , and turned over to Uncas , who killed him near Norwich , Conn . He was buried there and a monument placed on the site in ...
... turned over to the English . Still distrusted by the whites , he was tried , found guilty , condemned to death , and turned over to Uncas , who killed him near Norwich , Conn . He was buried there and a monument placed on the site in ...
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... turned more easily and quickly , but it could fire only one shot every seven or eight minutes . Af- ter about two hours it ran into shallow water ( where the Virginia , because of its greater draft , could not follow ) to replenish its ...
... turned more easily and quickly , but it could fire only one shot every seven or eight minutes . Af- ter about two hours it ran into shallow water ( where the Virginia , because of its greater draft , could not follow ) to replenish its ...
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... turned to massive speculation in western lands . Overextended , he went bankrupt in 1797 , with unpaid debts of $ 3 million . He was confined to debtors ' prison from 1798 to 1801. After his release he lived quietly until his death in ...
... turned to massive speculation in western lands . Overextended , he went bankrupt in 1797 , with unpaid debts of $ 3 million . He was confined to debtors ' prison from 1798 to 1801. After his release he lived quietly until his death in ...
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