Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... officers and great men , who have figured in contests for national glory , give you in a general mass only , the privates whose labors have se- cured their fame , while those who have commanded in the fight , have been individually ...
... officers and great men , who have figured in contests for national glory , give you in a general mass only , the privates whose labors have se- cured their fame , while those who have commanded in the fight , have been individually ...
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... officers to encourage this spirit of enterprise in young men and boys . Though these rash young adven- turers did not count the cost , or think of looking at the dark side of the picture , yet this spirit , amidst the des- pondency of ...
... officers to encourage this spirit of enterprise in young men and boys . Though these rash young adven- turers did not count the cost , or think of looking at the dark side of the picture , yet this spirit , amidst the des- pondency of ...
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... officers belonged to the town , parents preferred this ship as a station for their sons who were about to enter the naval service . Hence most of these boys were from Portsmouth . As priva- teering was the order of the day , vessels of ...
... officers belonged to the town , parents preferred this ship as a station for their sons who were about to enter the naval service . Hence most of these boys were from Portsmouth . As priva- teering was the order of the day , vessels of ...
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... officers improved every favorable opportunity for working the ship and exercising the guns . We cruised several weeks , made the Western Islands , and at length fell in with the homeward bound Jamaica fleet , on the banks of ...
... officers improved every favorable opportunity for working the ship and exercising the guns . We cruised several weeks , made the Western Islands , and at length fell in with the homeward bound Jamaica fleet , on the banks of ...
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... officers and crew belonged to Ports- mouth and its vicinity , our vessel could be most conven- iently refitted there . On returning home , I found the addition of another sister to the family . She is now the wife of Mr. David Ingalls ...
... officers and crew belonged to Ports- mouth and its vicinity , our vessel could be most conven- iently refitted there . On returning home , I found the addition of another sister to the family . She is now the wife of Mr. David Ingalls ...
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