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Elements of useful knowledge Volume 1; volume 1. containing a historical and geographical account of the United States - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1806 Excerpt: ...brought under the jurisdiction of Connecticut. But in December 1664, the general court rt New Haven consented to the union, and thus was formed the late colony, now state of Connecticut---a union which, by its happy consequences, has proved how idle were the fears of the people about a consolodation. Of the Union of P/ymouth with Massachusetts. Massachusetts and Plymouth continued to be distinct colonies, until long after the restoration of king Charles. The charter of Massachusetts was vacated by legal process in England, in the year 1685; and the colony subjected to the arbitrary government of Sir Edmund Andros, until the revolution in favor of king William, when he was siezed and sent to England, and the colony resumed their old charter government. In 1692, a new charter was obtained, consirming the privileges of 'the colony, and comprehending the colony of Plymouth in the fame government. Since that time Plymouth's been a county of the colony, now state, of 'Of the Settlement of Providence. A clergyman, named Roger Williams, who arrived with the colony of Massachusetts in 1630, became disgusted and removed to Plymouth, where he assisted the Rev. Mr. Smith, for-two years. In consequence of some discontent, he left that town and went to Salem, where he was chosen to succeed Mr. Shelton. But he was charged by the magistrates with holding dangerous doctrins, his settlement was opposed and he was banished. He sirst went to Seekonk, now Rehoboth, and purchased a tract of land of the sachem; but as this was within the jurisdiction of Plymouth, he was desired to remove. Accordingly, in the spring of 1635, he entered into an agreement with Miantonomy and Canonicus, sachem 'of the Narragansets, sixed his residence at Mooshawsick, and called the place Providence. ...
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