The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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... returned to South Carolina in 1773 , was admit- ted to the bar , and married the daughter of the wealthiest planter in the colony . In 1774 , through the influence of John Rut- ledge , Edward was elected to the South Carolina ...
... returned to South Carolina in 1773 , was admit- ted to the bar , and married the daughter of the wealthiest planter in the colony . In 1774 , through the influence of John Rut- ledge , Edward was elected to the South Carolina ...
Page 395
... returned to Rome , where he celebrated the triumph and received the surname Africanus , to which later Romans added Major to distinguish him from his grandson , whose cap- ture of Carthage in the Third Punic War ( 149– 146 B.C. ) won ...
... returned to Rome , where he celebrated the triumph and received the surname Africanus , to which later Romans added Major to distinguish him from his grandson , whose cap- ture of Carthage in the Third Punic War ( 149– 146 B.C. ) won ...
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... returned to North America as lieu- tenant governor of Upper Canada . On July 8 , 1792 , Simcoe established his capi- tal at Newark ( later Niagara ) but moved it in 1793 to Toronto . He encouraged settlement by American Loyalists and ...
... returned to North America as lieu- tenant governor of Upper Canada . On July 8 , 1792 , Simcoe established his capi- tal at Newark ( later Niagara ) but moved it in 1793 to Toronto . He encouraged settlement by American Loyalists and ...
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