Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... ; but with all due defer- ence submits his humble performance to the public . ANDREW SHERBURNE . Augusta , Oneida County , N. Y. March , 1831 . CERTIFICATES . Whereas the Rev. Andrew Sherburne , our worthy vi PREFACE .
... ; but with all due defer- ence submits his humble performance to the public . ANDREW SHERBURNE . Augusta , Oneida County , N. Y. March , 1831 . CERTIFICATES . Whereas the Rev. Andrew Sherburne , our worthy vi PREFACE .
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... march ; our feet were exceedingly sore and our way ex- tremely rough . We had to pass over a promontory , the ascent was difficult and tiresome , and the descent even dangerous : in some places very steep , and in oth- ers almost ...
... march ; our feet were exceedingly sore and our way ex- tremely rough . We had to pass over a promontory , the ascent was difficult and tiresome , and the descent even dangerous : in some places very steep , and in oth- ers almost ...
Page 54
... march , and were conducted into the fort , and confined to the guard room , and a sentinel was placed at the door . The town of Placentia is beautifully situated on a low flat beach of stones , a large proportion of which are suitable ...
... march , and were conducted into the fort , and confined to the guard room , and a sentinel was placed at the door . The town of Placentia is beautifully situated on a low flat beach of stones , a large proportion of which are suitable ...
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... march for the wood , our company something like a hundred and fifty . It was about sunset when we got to the woods . tried to make some fire but had poor luck ; there was no dry fuel to be had ; the recent heavy rain had wet every thing ...
... march for the wood , our company something like a hundred and fifty . It was about sunset when we got to the woods . tried to make some fire but had poor luck ; there was no dry fuel to be had ; the recent heavy rain had wet every thing ...
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... march and kept along in the woods , until past noon ; we then came upon the sea shore on the head of a bay called by Mr. Baggs , Distress bay . He told us that for the space of two or three leagues off , the water was not more than two ...
... march and kept along in the woods , until past noon ; we then came upon the sea shore on the head of a bay called by Mr. Baggs , Distress bay . He told us that for the space of two or three leagues off , the water was not more than two ...
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