An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . gally enforced. Hence, in lOSO, theprovince was delivered in full right to the proprietors, whose objectwas to render the place an asylum for the persecuted Quakers,a considerable number of whom were soon assembled. It becamenecessary to gratify them by a constitution, based on principles ofIherty and even of equality ; and they made pretensions to theelection of their own governo
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . gally enforced. Hence, in lOSO, theprovince was delivered in full right to the proprietors, whose objectwas to render the place an asylum for the persecuted Quakers,a considerable number of whom were soon assembled. It becamenecessary to gratify them by a constitution, based on principles ofIherty and even of equality ; and they made pretensions to theelection of their own governor. - N 1682, Carteret, finding little satis- faction in his possession of New Jer-sey, sold all his rights to anotherbody of twellve Quakers, Penn beingagain one. The new owners, witha view to extend their influence, add-ed to their number twelve more ofdifferent professions—the principalof whom was the Duke of Perth, anobleman of great power in ScotlandHis object was to offer an asylum to the Presbyterians of that country,under the iniquitous persecutions to which they were like wild beasts from place to place, it was justly thoughtthat many would gladly accept a home in the New World. A cou.
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