Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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Page ii
... twenty - sixth day of Au gust , in the fifty - third year of the Independence of the United States of America , A. D. 1828 , Andrew Sherburne , of the said district , hath deposited in this office the title of a book , the right whereof ...
... twenty - sixth day of Au gust , in the fifty - third year of the Independence of the United States of America , A. D. 1828 , Andrew Sherburne , of the said district , hath deposited in this office the title of a book , the right whereof ...
Page vii
... Twenty years acquain- tance , has proved him an undeviating friend . I most cor- dially sympathize with him in his troubles , having per- formed those services in the revolutionary war , which entitle him to respect . MARK HARRIS . TO ...
... Twenty years acquain- tance , has proved him an undeviating friend . I most cor- dially sympathize with him in his troubles , having per- formed those services in the revolutionary war , which entitle him to respect . MARK HARRIS . TO ...
Page 19
... twenty guns , upon an expedition di- rected by Congress . My father having consented that I should go to sea , preferred the service of Congress to pri- vateering . He was acquainted with Capt . Simpson .. On board this ship were my two ...
... twenty guns , upon an expedition di- rected by Congress . My father having consented that I should go to sea , preferred the service of Congress to pri- vateering . He was acquainted with Capt . Simpson .. On board this ship were my two ...
Page 24
... twenty pounds of cotton , and about the same quan- tity of ginger , logwood and alspice , and about seven hun- dred dollars in paper money , probably worth fifty dollars in specie . My readers must be left to imagine the feelings of my ...
... twenty pounds of cotton , and about the same quan- tity of ginger , logwood and alspice , and about seven hun- dred dollars in paper money , probably worth fifty dollars in specie . My readers must be left to imagine the feelings of my ...
Page 27
... twenty seven seamen killed and wounded , and one of their transports . They anchored between the fort and city , secure from the cannon of both . Our ships could now no longer be employed to advantage ; their crews and some of their ...
... twenty seven seamen killed and wounded , and one of their transports . They anchored between the fort and city , secure from the cannon of both . Our ships could now no longer be employed to advantage ; their crews and some of their ...
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