History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts


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History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, With Genealogical Registers by Justin Winsor, first published in 1849, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.




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Copy of the Old Records of the Town of Duxbury, Mas. from 1642 to 1770. Made in the Year 1892...


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The Empire of Necessity


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Documents an early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno," tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates.




Copy of the Old Records of the Town of Duxbury, Mass


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This book is a copy of the old records of the town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, dating back to the 1600s. It provides a unique look into the early history of the town and the lives of its residents. The records include information on births, deaths, marriages, and other notable events. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in genealogy or the early history of Massachusetts. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.