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∗We thank William Carey, Ralph Ehrenberg, David Hornbeck, Jeanne Kay, Garry Rogers, Norman Thrower, Garnett Williams, Terry Young, and an anonymous referee for improving this paper. The late Herman R. Friis, of the National Archives, introduced the first author to many of our sources. For his many efforts in archival and historical geography research, we dedicate this paper to his memory.

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