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SANDYS, GEORGE

\sˈandɪz], \sˈandɪz], \s_ˈa_n_d_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of SANDYS, GEORGE

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(1577-1644), was treasurer of Virginia from 1621 to 1624. He built the first water-mill, the first iron-works and the first ship in Virginia, and his translation of Ovid was English America's first literary production.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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