Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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... sent to you by the nearest way , two hundred thousand pounds of cannon powder , twenty thousand ex- cellent fusils , some brass mortars , bombs , cannon balls , bayonets , platines , clothes , linens , etc. , for the clothing of your ...
... sent to you by the nearest way , two hundred thousand pounds of cannon powder , twenty thousand ex- cellent fusils , some brass mortars , bombs , cannon balls , bayonets , platines , clothes , linens , etc. , for the clothing of your ...
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... sent a party of light Horse that seized and carried him off with every mark of triumph and indignity . You can form no Idea of the perplexity of my Situation . No Man , I believe , ever had a greater choice of difficulties and less ...
... sent a party of light Horse that seized and carried him off with every mark of triumph and indignity . You can form no Idea of the perplexity of my Situation . No Man , I believe , ever had a greater choice of difficulties and less ...
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... sent to General Putnam to detain the express , until I collected the hard money you want , which you may depend shall be sent in one specie or other with this letter , and a list thereof shall be enclosed herein . I had long since ...
... sent to General Putnam to detain the express , until I collected the hard money you want , which you may depend shall be sent in one specie or other with this letter , and a list thereof shall be enclosed herein . I had long since ...
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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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