... our Rum doth as little hurt as your Brandy and in the opinion of Christians is much more wholesome ; however, to keep the Indians temperate and sober is a very good and Christian performance, but to prohibit them all strong liquors seems a little... The Documentary History of the State of New-York - Halaman 227oleh New York (State). Secretary's Office - 1849Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| Frank Hayward Severance - 1917 - 532 halaman
...demons and their cabins into counterparts and theatres of Hell," Dongan blandly replied: " Certainly our Rum doth as little hurt as your Brandy and in the opinion of Christians is much more wholesome." In due time — nor was it long, for news spread fast even in those days — Denonville learned of... | |
| Rochester Historical Society (Rochester, N.Y.) - 1925 - 484 halaman
...know, converts them into demons and their lodges into the counterparts of Hell!" Dongan — " Certainly our rum doth as little hurt as your brandy, and, in...the opinion of Christians, is much more wholesome." In another letter, when it had become necessary for Dongan to use more civility in writing his opponent,... | |
| Paul Canary - 1926 - 148 halaman
...to us and care would be then taken to dissuade them from their drunken debauches, though certainly our Rum doth as little hurt as your Brandy and in the opinions of Christians is much more wholesome; however to keep the Indians temperate and sober is a... | |
| Charles William Taussig - 1928 - 336 halaman
...care would be then taken to dissuade them from their drunken debouches though certainly our Rum does as little hurt as your Brandy and in the opinion of...performance, but to prohibit them all strong liquors seems a little hard and very turkish." Cunning casuistry — to find in the name of Christianity that... | |
| Francis Parkman - 1983 - 1660 halaman
...Dongan to Denonville, 26 July, 1686, in NT Col. Docs., III. 460. 1 Denonville a Dongan, i Oct., 1686. as your Brandy, and, in the opinion of Christians, is much more wholesome."1 Each tried incessantly to out-general the other. Denonvillc, steadfast in his plan of... | |
| Peter C. Mancall - 1995 - 292 halaman
...prevailing notions that small amounts of alcohol were not so dangerous. As one official had noted in 1686, "to keep the Indians temperate and sober is a very good and Chrishan performance but to prohibit them all strong liquors seemes a little hard and very rurkish."21... | |
| American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia - 1918 - 410 halaman
...demons and their cabins into counterparts and theatres of Hell ', Dongan blandly replied, ' Certainly our Rum doth as little hurt as your Brandy, and in the opinion of Christians is much more wholesome '. In due time — nor was it long, for news spread fast even in those days — Denonville learned... | |
| 1903 - 456 halaman
...Hell. [Eccles. Rec. NY, 11, 924]. Governor Dongan replied, December 1st, 1686 : "Certainly our Eum doth as little hurt as your Brandy and in the opinion...performance, but to prohibit them all strong liquors seems a little hard and very turkish." [Ibid 928]. COMMODORE JOHN BARRY, By Martin IJ Griffin, Philadelphia... | |
| Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1917 - 498 halaman
...demons and their cabins into counterparts and theatres of Hell," Dongan blandly replied: " Certainly our Rum doth as little hurt as your Brandy and in the opinion of Christians is much more wholesome." In due time — nor was it long, for news spread fast even in those days — Denonville learned of... | |
| Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1917 - 494 halaman
...demons and their cabins into counterparts and theatres of Hell," Dongan blandly replied: " Certainly our Rum doth as little hurt as your Brandy and in the opinion of Christians is much more wholesome." In due time — nor was it long, for news spread fast even in those days — Denonville learned of... | |
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