The Slave States of America, Том 1Fisher, Son & Company, 1842 |
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... Night journey to Macon ; description of Macon ; history and locality - Plan of the city and public buildings - Georgia Female College - Churches and sects - Hard - shell Baptists- Universalists - Culture of cotton lands-- Employment of ...
... Night journey to Macon ; description of Macon ; history and locality - Plan of the city and public buildings - Georgia Female College - Churches and sects - Hard - shell Baptists- Universalists - Culture of cotton lands-- Employment of ...
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... Night - scene in the woods - Arrival at Columbus - Discomfort of the large American hotels - Stay at Colum- bus - Falls of the Chathahooche - Confectionaries - Dirks and bowie- knives sold by druggists - Story of a negro female slave ...
... Night - scene in the woods - Arrival at Columbus - Discomfort of the large American hotels - Stay at Colum- bus - Falls of the Chathahooche - Confectionaries - Dirks and bowie- knives sold by druggists - Story of a negro female slave ...
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... night- scene on the river's banks - Morning song of birds - Concert of the woods - Trees of noble size and splendid foliage - Effects of clearing lands , on health and temperature - Peculiar position of “ coloured ladies " 459 as ...
... night- scene on the river's banks - Morning song of birds - Concert of the woods - Trees of noble size and splendid foliage - Effects of clearing lands , on health and temperature - Peculiar position of “ coloured ladies " 459 as ...
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... night - Solemn stillness of the forest - Immense fires - Pitchy darkness succeeding - Song of the nightingale― Myriads of fireflies ........ 491 CHAP . XXXIV . Description of Columbus - Destruction of the Court House by incendiarism ...
... night - Solemn stillness of the forest - Immense fires - Pitchy darkness succeeding - Song of the nightingale― Myriads of fireflies ........ 491 CHAP . XXXIV . Description of Columbus - Destruction of the Court House by incendiarism ...
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... as we did not arrive there till late on the night of the 17th , though the passage is often effected in three days ; and taking it altogether , it was one of the most disagreeable passages I ever remember to have experienced .
... as we did not arrive there till late on the night of the 17th , though the passage is often effected in three days ; and taking it altogether , it was one of the most disagreeable passages I ever remember to have experienced .
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Abolitionism Abolitionists acres agreeable Alabama American appearance Augusta bales banks Bart beautiful benevolent British building called Charleston chiefly church classes colony coloured Columbus cotton Creek cultivation dollars Doric order England English erected exports families favour feet female forest French frequent Georgia greater number Gulf of Mexico honour hour House increased Indians inhabitants institutions interest John labour ladies land large number legislature less Louisiana M'Intosh Macon manner ment miles Milledgeville Mississippi Mobile mound Natchez nearly negroes night North o'clock Orleans party passed passengers persons plantations planters population port Presbyterian present produce quarter resident river road Savannah seamen seen settlers ships side silk slavery slaves Society soil South Carolina Southern spirit square miles steam-vessels stream streets Talbotton Texians tion town trees Union United vessels Whig whole woods York
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