Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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... hand , or to give confi- dence on the other , and will add to their numbers ; for , like snow- balls , such bodies increase by every movement , unless there is some- thing in the way to obstruct and crumble them before their weight is ...
... hand , or to give confi- dence on the other , and will add to their numbers ; for , like snow- balls , such bodies increase by every movement , unless there is some- thing in the way to obstruct and crumble them before their weight is ...
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... hand , & by how many hands ? What will be the cost of one of them made to be worked by hand ? Favorable an- swers to these questions would induce me to engage one of them to be forwarded to Richmond for me . Wishing to hear from you on ...
... hand , & by how many hands ? What will be the cost of one of them made to be worked by hand ? Favorable an- swers to these questions would induce me to engage one of them to be forwarded to Richmond for me . Wishing to hear from you on ...
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... hand you this . you will see from a perusal , that it contains , with the powers now possessed , every authority necessary to enable the ex- ecutive to execute the revenue laws , and protect our citizens en- gaged in their support , and ...
... hand you this . you will see from a perusal , that it contains , with the powers now possessed , every authority necessary to enable the ex- ecutive to execute the revenue laws , and protect our citizens en- gaged in their support , and ...
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refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
John Adams writes his wife news of the Declaration of Inde | 21 |
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