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Show Lady Moody as Governor. Lady Deborah Moody of Gr'avosond was tho only English person of quality- who settled In tho old Dutch colony. col-ony. Sho had fled from England to find religious Nllberty nud sho left Massachusetts Mas-sachusetts for the same reason. In tho wilds of Gravescnd, surrounded by her great farm and by tho best library then on tho American continent, sho contentedly lived hor lonely life. Tho little colony nt Gravesond, always fussing fuss-ing with Gov. Stuyvosant, icfuscd to let him appoint Its authorities. Tho governor thereupon turned his appointive appoint-ive power over to Lady Moody, and so popular was sho with both sides that thl3 proved satisfactory all around. Lady Moody used Coney Uland to pasture pas-ture her cows on. |