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... British subject . His parents ( Philip Benjamin , an English Jew , and Rebecca de Mendes , descended from a family of Portuguese Jews ) made an attempt to emigrate to New Orleans in 1811 , but learning that the British were blockading ...
... British subject . His parents ( Philip Benjamin , an English Jew , and Rebecca de Mendes , descended from a family of Portuguese Jews ) made an attempt to emigrate to New Orleans in 1811 , but learning that the British were blockading ...
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... British sol- diers , who see that they get enough to eat . These interesting apes , which seem to be privileged ... British will leave when the apes do , " is a saying among the Spanish in the vicinity . When the apes dwindled in numbers ...
... British sol- diers , who see that they get enough to eat . These interesting apes , which seem to be privileged ... British will leave when the apes do , " is a saying among the Spanish in the vicinity . When the apes dwindled in numbers ...
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... British and French squadrons waiting with their diplomatic representatives on board . The Chinese authorities at the Taku forts had issued orders forbidding foreign vessels to go up the river . When the British and French attacked the ...
... British and French squadrons waiting with their diplomatic representatives on board . The Chinese authorities at the Taku forts had issued orders forbidding foreign vessels to go up the river . When the British and French attacked the ...
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