Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... providence of God , the Author has been denied the advantages of an edu- cation , he makes no pretensions to elegance of style or diction ; but with all due defer- ence submits his humble performance to the public . ANDREW SHERBURNE ...
... providence of God , the Author has been denied the advantages of an edu- cation , he makes no pretensions to elegance of style or diction ; but with all due defer- ence submits his humble performance to the public . ANDREW SHERBURNE ...
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... Providence . Upon the whole , though in a plain style , it is a very interesting story ; and exhibits a character , in several respects extraor- dinary . Wherefore , as the author is now old and poor , and has a dependant family , I do ...
... Providence . Upon the whole , though in a plain style , it is a very interesting story ; and exhibits a character , in several respects extraor- dinary . Wherefore , as the author is now old and poor , and has a dependant family , I do ...
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... providence of GoD in view . The cele- brated Stamp Act passed the British Parliament in 1765 , the year of my birth . That act excited a general alarm among the American Colonists . Resolutions were passed against the act by most of the ...
... providence of GoD in view . The cele- brated Stamp Act passed the British Parliament in 1765 , the year of my birth . That act excited a general alarm among the American Colonists . Resolutions were passed against the act by most of the ...
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... Providence frigates and the Queen of France of twenty guns , upon an expedition di- rected by Congress . My father having consented that I should go to sea , preferred the service of Congress to pri- vateering . He was acquainted with ...
... Providence frigates and the Queen of France of twenty guns , upon an expedition di- rected by Congress . My father having consented that I should go to sea , preferred the service of Congress to pri- vateering . He was acquainted with ...
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... for sea , we sailed to Boston , joined the Providence frigate , commanded by Commodore Whipple , the Boston frigate and the Queen of France . I believe that this small squadron composed nearly the entire na- vy 20 MEMOIRS OF.
... for sea , we sailed to Boston , joined the Providence frigate , commanded by Commodore Whipple , the Boston frigate and the Queen of France . I believe that this small squadron composed nearly the entire na- vy 20 MEMOIRS OF.
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