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Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young (1887)

Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York : John D. Williams · leaf 108

An illustration from Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young, 1887, leaf 108 — been fourteen days in perform-ing the journey from Salem. We found theplace to contain about a thousand people, allthe houses being of wood, and most of thembuilt of logs. The town, however, had abustling and thriving appearance, notwith- INDIANS. 95 standing that the stumps of the forest werestill… … New York, but they have dwindled down toa very small number. At the time of myjourney, they consisted of several thousands,and were still a formidable race. They wereat peace with the white people, and seemed 96 WIT BOUGHT. > to behold their hunting-grounds turned intomeadows and wheat fields,…

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