Colden

[ kohl-duhn ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

Colden came to be a friend of William Bradford, as he had been of Hunter, and watched his work with deep interest.

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In after years Colden told how his studies and his writings were interrupted by the coming of the new and lively Governor.

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Cadwallader Colden lived down by the waterside near the fort wall over which Dominie Campbell was dragged.

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And in his house there, when Cosby's rule quieted down, Colden got to his studies again.

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This proffer on the part of Colden did not satisfy the people; they wanted the entire control of the stamps themselves.

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