Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... Capt . Joseph Sherburne , my uncle's son . He is of the sixth or seventh generation of that name who have held the ... Capt . Joseph Green , and Elizabeth , married to Capt . William White . These gentlemen were commanders of vessels ...
... Capt . Joseph Sherburne , my uncle's son . He is of the sixth or seventh generation of that name who have held the ... Capt . Joseph Green , and Elizabeth , married to Capt . William White . These gentlemen were commanders of vessels ...
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... Capt . Mc'Leary . fell with General Warren , on Bunker's Hill . I recollect the four following lines of a dirge , commemorative of the deaths of Warren and Mc'Leary , and their companions . " My trembling hands and aching heart , O how ...
... Capt . Mc'Leary . fell with General Warren , on Bunker's Hill . I recollect the four following lines of a dirge , commemorative of the deaths of Warren and Mc'Leary , and their companions . " My trembling hands and aching heart , O how ...
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... Capt . Mc'Neal . This ship had captured thirteen prizes , some of which , however , being of little value , were burnt , some were sold in France , others reached Boston , and their cargoes were divided among the crew of that ship . On ...
... Capt . Mc'Neal . This ship had captured thirteen prizes , some of which , however , being of little value , were burnt , some were sold in France , others reached Boston , and their cargoes were divided among the crew of that ship . On ...
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... Capt . Simpson .. On board this ship were my two half uncles , Timothy and James Weymouth . Accompanied by my father , I visited the rendezvous of the Ranger and shipped as one of her crew . There were probably thirty boys on board this ...
... Capt . Simpson .. On board this ship were my two half uncles , Timothy and James Weymouth . Accompanied by my father , I visited the rendezvous of the Ranger and shipped as one of her crew . There were probably thirty boys on board this ...
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... , but in the day of adversity , consider . God also hath set one over against the other , to the end that man should find nothing after him . " Eccl . vii . 14 . CHAPTER II . Second cruise with Capt . Simpson , 24 MEMOIRS OF.
... , but in the day of adversity , consider . God also hath set one over against the other , to the end that man should find nothing after him . " Eccl . vii . 14 . CHAPTER II . Second cruise with Capt . Simpson , 24 MEMOIRS OF.
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