Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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... uncle's son . He is of the sixth or seventh generation of that name who have held the same farm in succession . My father , Andrew Sher- burne , was the son of Deacon John Sherburne , of Ports- mouth . My mother was Susannah Knight ...
... uncle's son . He is of the sixth or seventh generation of that name who have held the same farm in succession . My father , Andrew Sher- burne , was the son of Deacon John Sherburne , of Ports- mouth . My mother was Susannah Knight ...
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... uncle's family . She had ex- perienced religion before her removal from Ireland.- She had been distinguished for her piety during the course of a long life , having now reached the age of ninety . She was the first woman whom I had ever ...
... uncle's family . She had ex- perienced religion before her removal from Ireland.- She had been distinguished for her piety during the course of a long life , having now reached the age of ninety . She was the first woman whom I had ever ...
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... uncle's family , I had but little opportunity for read- ing ; she , however instructed me in the catechism , and I , under her direction , learned a number of hymns , most of which I recollect to this day . One Sabbath afternoon , while ...
... uncle's family , I had but little opportunity for read- ing ; she , however instructed me in the catechism , and I , under her direction , learned a number of hymns , most of which I recollect to this day . One Sabbath afternoon , while ...
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... uncle with whom I resided was a decided Whig . Having form- ed acquaintances in Boston , where he had served his time at the cabinet - maker's business , he felt a deep inte- rest in the events which occurred there . He took the news ...
... uncle with whom I resided was a decided Whig . Having form- ed acquaintances in Boston , where he had served his time at the cabinet - maker's business , he felt a deep inte- rest in the events which occurred there . He took the news ...
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... uncle re- moved from Londonderry to Epsom . Here another distinguished patriot had resided , Capt . Mc'Leary . fell with General Warren , on Bunker's Hill . I recollect the four following lines of a dirge , commemorative of the deaths ...
... uncle re- moved from Londonderry to Epsom . Here another distinguished patriot had resided , Capt . Mc'Leary . fell with General Warren , on Bunker's Hill . I recollect the four following lines of a dirge , commemorative of the deaths ...
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