Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... attention became fixed , and I re- gretted that I had not time to read it through before he called for it . I read , however , the account of his ad- ventures and sufferings during the Revolutionary War , to the time of his release from ...
... attention became fixed , and I re- gretted that I had not time to read it through before he called for it . I read , however , the account of his ad- ventures and sufferings during the Revolutionary War , to the time of his release from ...
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... it an honor to have Mrs. Bell for a guest . She paid especial attention to As Rye was once a part of Portsmouth , I have generally hailed from that place . the youth and children of those families in which she 14 MEMOIRS OF.
... it an honor to have Mrs. Bell for a guest . She paid especial attention to As Rye was once a part of Portsmouth , I have generally hailed from that place . the youth and children of those families in which she 14 MEMOIRS OF.
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... attention of the reader to circum- stances of a different kind , and wish that he with myself may keep the providence of GoD in view . The cele- brated Stamp Act passed the British Parliament in 1765 , the year of my birth . That act ...
... attention of the reader to circum- stances of a different kind , and wish that he with myself may keep the providence of GoD in view . The cele- brated Stamp Act passed the British Parliament in 1765 , the year of my birth . That act ...
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... had arrived from the opposite shore . My mea- gre appearance immediately excited his attention , and ascertaining I was from prison , and that I wished to cross the ferry , he went directly over with me , ANDREW SHERBURNE . 31.
... had arrived from the opposite shore . My mea- gre appearance immediately excited his attention , and ascertaining I was from prison , and that I wished to cross the ferry , he went directly over with me , ANDREW SHERBURNE . 31.
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... attention to my mother and sister , and I was emulous to redeem the pledge . The Alexander was a fine ship and the fastest sailing ship I was ever acquainted with . She was preparing for the second cruise and I had been invited to try ...
... attention to my mother and sister , and I was emulous to redeem the pledge . The Alexander was a fine ship and the fastest sailing ship I was ever acquainted with . She was preparing for the second cruise and I had been invited to try ...
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