Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society, 1891, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society, 1891, Vol. 4In 1732, Samuel Waldo, who was interested in a large tract of land bordering om Broad Bay, sent his son to Germany to induce emigration to his estates. To every man the promise was made, that 100 acres of land would be given and also assistance to make beginnings. By the year 1739, a few families had arrived, but the year following larger accessions were made and about the date of which this paper treats, it is estimated that near one thousand colonists were settled on the tract and in its vicinity. During the so - called Spanish War, Waldoboro, for so the principal town of the tractwas called. Was destroyed by the Indians and was not rebuilt before 1748 and during the French war, a num ber of the settlers were killed and others taken prisoners to Canada. Scarcely had the settlers recovered from the effects of these wars, when they were perplexed by other troubles, for what was their astonishment to find, that the greater number of the deeds they had received from gave them no title to their lands. Some purchased their lands anew, and others removed from the Province.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.