Colden

[ kohl-duhn ]

/ ˈkoʊl dən /

Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.

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“Mr. Colden, if I remember,” he said, when the major had finished.
The Continental Dragoon|Robert Neilson Stephens
Yet all this, my friend, has been endured and performed by your Colden.
Jane Talbot|Charles Brockden Brown
Robert went at once to the camp of the Royal Americans, where Colden was the first of his friends whom he saw.
The Sun Of Quebec|Joseph A. Altsheler
He caught one glimpse of the tall figure of Charteris and he saw Colden near him.
The Sun Of Quebec|Joseph A. Altsheler

The colonial Governor Colden declared that he would enforce the law.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander