Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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Page iii
... sufferings . Their thin locks are whitened by the frosts of seventy , and some by more than eighty winters , and are ... sufferings in the United States navy - his capture - and forcible de- tention in the British navy shipwreck and ...
... sufferings . Their thin locks are whitened by the frosts of seventy , and some by more than eighty winters , and are ... sufferings in the United States navy - his capture - and forcible de- tention in the British navy shipwreck and ...
Page iv
A Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution Andrew Sherburne. sufferings in a wilderness in Newfoundland , in prison ships and hospital ships , were almost unparalleled . Many years since he was solicited by gen- tlemen of literature and ...
A Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution Andrew Sherburne. sufferings in a wilderness in Newfoundland , in prison ships and hospital ships , were almost unparalleled . Many years since he was solicited by gen- tlemen of literature and ...
Page viii
... sufferings du- ring the revolutionary war , and his subsequent toils in the service of his country . His necessities are real and imperious , and it is hoped the patriot and the Christian will alike contribute to his assistance . WM ...
... sufferings du- ring the revolutionary war , and his subsequent toils in the service of his country . His necessities are real and imperious , and it is hoped the patriot and the Christian will alike contribute to his assistance . WM ...
Page ix
... a man , most extraordinary'per- ils and sufferings , displaying a purity of patriotism to be admired , even in a veteran . Its interest is not a little enhanced , from the circumstance of the author having been CERTIFICATES . ix.
... a man , most extraordinary'per- ils and sufferings , displaying a purity of patriotism to be admired , even in a veteran . Its interest is not a little enhanced , from the circumstance of the author having been CERTIFICATES . ix.
Page x
... suffering for their country , deserve grateful recollections . But few , in common rank , have told the history of ... sufferings on board the Jersey prison ship , from which he was discharged at the peace of 1783. Mr. Sher- burne has ...
... suffering for their country , deserve grateful recollections . But few , in common rank , have told the history of ... sufferings on board the Jersey prison ship , from which he was discharged at the peace of 1783. Mr. Sher- burne has ...
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