Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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Page vi
... presents the public with this edition , be- ing confident that as yet he has offered his little book to but few of those patriotic citi- zens who would most freely patronize the work . As in the providence of God , the Author has been ...
... presents the public with this edition , be- ing confident that as yet he has offered his little book to but few of those patriotic citi- zens who would most freely patronize the work . As in the providence of God , the Author has been ...
Page x
... present in- stance , however , we are presented with the Memoirs of one in an humble station , during the trying period of America's strife , who acquired the ability to write the history of his woes , while a captive for his country in ...
... present in- stance , however , we are presented with the Memoirs of one in an humble station , during the trying period of America's strife , who acquired the ability to write the history of his woes , while a captive for his country in ...
Page xi
... which will , in some measure , remunerate his past toils , and supply his present wants . Indeed , whether his youthful and faithful services in the cause of CERTIFICATES . xi auto-biography, abounding with uncommon incidents, ...
... which will , in some measure , remunerate his past toils , and supply his present wants . Indeed , whether his youthful and faithful services in the cause of CERTIFICATES . xi auto-biography, abounding with uncommon incidents, ...
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... present . My diffidence and aversion to swearing , ren- dered me an object of ridicule to those little profane chaps . I was insulted , and frequently obliged to fight . In this I was sometimes victorious . My uncles , and oth- ers ...
... present . My diffidence and aversion to swearing , ren- dered me an object of ridicule to those little profane chaps . I was insulted , and frequently obliged to fight . In this I was sometimes victorious . My uncles , and oth- ers ...
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... present , to forbear calling them Eng- lish , or the Irish , ) made it their business to go into par- ticular inquiries respecting what had transpired with us since we left the bay . They having some of us on board each vessel : Capt ...
... present , to forbear calling them Eng- lish , or the Irish , ) made it their business to go into par- ticular inquiries respecting what had transpired with us since we left the bay . They having some of us on board each vessel : Capt ...
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