Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Massachusetts” in chapter 14 of George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition.:
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Thus far all went smoothly; it was a more difficult matter to gain possession of the prizes; the independ ent and inflexible colony of Massachusetts formed too serious an obstacle.
The grant for Massachusetts , it was argued, was surreptitiously obtained; the lands belonged to Robert Gorges by a prior deed; the intruders had made themselves a free people.
The general patent for New England was surrendere...
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† | Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) | 30,598 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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