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1435:J. Grant
1405:Shaffner
1335:M. Grant
1325:McGregor
1280:Williams
1262:Williams
1191:Falkland
1174:Maitland
1122:Bulkeley
951:Lawrence
903:Philipps
718:Girouard
713:Bartleby
574:(2005).
466:See also
459:Lawrence
378:Montague
234:Flanders
222:Plymouth
190:Plymouth
170:governor
53:Plymouth
1452:italics
1440:LeBlanc
1430:Francis
1425:Freeman
1410:Abraham
1390:MacKeen
1375:McCurdy
1370:Kendall
1365:Mathers
1340:Douglas
1330:MacKeen
1305:McLelan
1197:Dickson
1180:Jeffrey
1168:Jeffrey
1133:Prévost
1098:Ainslie
1076:Despard
1062:Ogilvie
1055:Mathews
1024:Fanning
961:Belcher
908:Doucett
405:Halifax
295:During
267:in the
261:captain
198:Halifax
194:England
79:British
1420:Kinley
1415:Crouse
1355:Covert
1300:Richey
1238:Phipps
1221:Harvey
1203:Harvey
1090:Swayne
1083:Nepean
1069:Murray
1012:Hamond
1007:Hughes
968:Wilmot
946:Hopson
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566:Texts
440:Legacy
291:table)
236:under
1400:Gosse
1395:Oland
1360:Irwin
1315:Jones
1285:Doyle
1256:Doyle
1244:Doyle
1162:Kempt
1151:Smyth
1138:Croke
992:Legge
979:Green
956:Ellis
918:Cosby
891:Vetch
867:Hobby
862:Vetch
723:Cajun
226:Devon
206:crypt
1385:Plow
1345:Tory
1310:Daly
1290:Howe
1116:Parr
1019:Parr
645:ISBN
624:ISBN
603:ISBN
582:ISBN
449:and
84:Rank
60:Died
40:Born
351:of
319:at
208:of
184:in
172:of
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