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had been provided for the shelter of the new-comers, and were ready for them on their arrival. A schoolhouse, by far the largest and best house in the colony, was immediately built. The walls were of hewn logs, chinked with stones and mortar instead of sticks and clay; and an abundance of glass windows were provided.

Those who wished to go to farming on their own account immediately had land allotted to them, ten acres to each man. It was so arranged that even those who had no means could go to work on their fields and find support until they could raise a crop. As making the land ready for cultivation would add considerably to its value, it was arranged that the farmer should be allowed a certain amount per acre, to be paid by the Commonwealth, for the land he cleared. Then, he could sell to the Commonwealth for shipment to England all the stave-bolts and charcoal he could make and all