Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... believe subsisted on the charity of her friends .. Families whose means would allow it , seemed to account 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 ...
... believe subsisted on the charity of her friends .. Families whose means would allow it , seemed to account 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 ...
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... Being ready 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.
... Being ready 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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... believe there were seven or eight sail , all smaller than the Greyhound , and some of them not more than fifteen or twenty tons . There were too many instances in which those pica- roons plundered the defenceless inhabitants of the ...
... believe there were seven or eight sail , all smaller than the Greyhound , and some of them not more than fifteen or twenty tons . There were too many instances in which those pica- roons plundered the defenceless inhabitants of the ...
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... believe did not contain more than an acre or two each , and some less than an acre . Low bushes grew on them , but no trees . When we landed it excited a general alarm . The birds would rise in masses , and in their different dialects ...
... believe did not contain more than an acre or two each , and some less than an acre . Low bushes grew on them , but no trees . When we landed it excited a general alarm . The birds would rise in masses , and in their different dialects ...
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... believe we were the only prisoners who had been captured upon their coast . From this place , we were taken to another harbor , called Buren , ( if I have not through forgetful- ness interchanged the names of these places , ) where ...
... believe we were the only prisoners who had been captured upon their coast . From this place , we were taken to another harbor , called Buren , ( if I have not through forgetful- ness interchanged the names of these places , ) where ...
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