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The record of history is indisputable; the first Englishman in the Americas was not only a Yorkshireman, he was related to me.

First Grants & Settlements
taken from "HISTORY OF THE COLONY
OF NOVA-CAESARIA OR NEW JERSEY by Samuel Smith
Burlington, New Jersey 1765


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First Grant & Settlement-1584
Although the English had very early made the discovery of North-America, a considerable time elapsed before any advantages accrued: Sir Walter Raliegh, in 1584, was the first Englishman who attempted to plant a colony in it. [That is a regular colony under grants -- "Sir Armigell Wadd, of Yorkshire, clerk of the council to Henry VIII, and Edward VI, and author of a book of travels, was the first Englishman that made discoveries in America." H. Walpole's anecdotes of painting, vol. ii. Catalogue of engravers, p. 18, 19.

(Wadd being the old version of my family name)

Therefore, by right of discovery, I'm issuing 30 days notice to quit the premises on the current occupiers of the North American continent and I'll be moving in at the end of May.

And I want you to leave it in the same condition it was found, thanks.

Date: 2004-03-31 07:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] weejock.livejournal.com
What more natives and less pox?

Date: 2004-03-31 08:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Go Dave!

Date: 2004-03-31 09:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wendy-lady.livejournal.com
Ah,but David, the problem is that I am one of those "Indians" that were here long before your people were. I have claim before you!

Date: 2004-04-01 12:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com
You can have Iowa.

Date: 2004-03-31 06:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tzel.livejournal.com
Yeah, yeah, ok fine. This place is going to be overrun by giant cicadas about then so you're welcome to it.

BTW, I won't be attending NEGLECT, but I live sufficiently close to it that I may be able to meet up with you for drinks or something.

Date: 2004-04-01 12:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com
It is now looking oncreasingly likely that NEGLECT is too close in the future and Wade industries won't be sufficiently stable for me to go. I was thinking of postponing to SERE anyway, I'm afraid...

Date: 2004-04-01 04:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tzel.livejournal.com
Ah well. Maybe someday. :)

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