...R’S CHAIR or TRUE STORIES FROM NEW ENGLAND HISTORY, 1620 1808 by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Whole Hi... ...’s Chair or True Stories from New England History, 1620 1808 by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Port... ...’s Chair or True Stories from New England History, 1620 1808 by Nathaniel Hawthorne , the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series ... ...hey made a settlement, and called it Plymouth, which, though now a part of Massachusetts, was for a long time a colony by itself. And thus was formed ... ...everal gentle men among them purchased a tract of country on the coast of Massachusetts Bay, and obtained a charter from King Charles, which authoriz... ...the king’s charter in his keeping, and was appointed the first governor of Massachusetts. Imagine him a person of grave and benevolent aspect, dressed... ...and felt alike.” “Does anybody believe so in our days, Grandfather?” asked Lawrence. “Possibly there are some who believe it,” said Grandfather; “but ... ...o the Roger Williams Bank!” “When he was driven from Massachusetts,” said Lawrence, “and began his journey into the woods, he must have felt as if he... ...o at least seven thousand men. They steered for the mouth of the river St. Lawrence. “Cotton Mather prayed most fervently for their success,” continue...

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