... significant) they pay for whatever real estate they buy, and are scarcely ever known to sell any. In fact, it has come to such a pass, that they perform a very large proportion of the physical labor throughout the State, whether it be in the mill... Immigration Into Massachusetts, 1820-1900 - Página 49de Helen Turvill - 1906 - 226 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
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