Jean-Pierre Pury
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Jean-Pierre Pury
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Jean-Pierre Pury was an explorer, geographer and colonist from the Principality of Neuchâtel, a Prussian principality in modern-day Switzerland. He served as mayor of Lignières and worked as a wine merchant before losing his wealth to a fire. He then worked as a corporal for the Dutch East India Company, which inspired him to found his own colony. After years of campaigning, he was granted permission by the British Crown to establish a settlement in the Province of Carolina. He established the C
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Swiss explorer
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2024-01-10T15:34:26Z
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