. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. THE SETTLEMENT 29 holder there and not many years after the settlement ofSpringfield the fierce struggle going on in England for politi-cal and religious liberty ended in a civil war, which cost KingCharles his crown and life. The fact that the settlers herehad land for the using of it made them all farmers, whatevercalling they had followed in the old country. To cultivatethe soil was the most natural and easy thing to do. At firstthere was no m

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. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. THE SETTLEMENT 29 holder there and not many years after the settlement ofSpringfield the fierce struggle going on in England for politi-cal and religious liberty ended in a civil war, which cost KingCharles his crown and life. The fact that the settlers herehad land for the using of it made them all farmers, whatevercalling they had followed in the old country. To cultivatethe soil was the most natural and easy thing to do. At firstthere was no minister (we are spef?king of all the early times)

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