The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence, Volume 2 |
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... morning , we beheld an inundation of these disagreeable objects filling our streets . " These captive troops were quartered in some of the best private houses , and the students of Har- vard College were dismissed to make room for these ...
... morning , we beheld an inundation of these disagreeable objects filling our streets . " These captive troops were quartered in some of the best private houses , and the students of Har- vard College were dismissed to make room for these ...
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... morning I started in search of celebrities , and had the good fortune to meet with Edwin Williams , Esq . , the widely - known author of the " Statesman's Manual " and other standard works . Norwich is his birth - place , and was his ...
... morning I started in search of celebrities , and had the good fortune to meet with Edwin Williams , Esq . , the widely - known author of the " Statesman's Manual " and other standard works . Norwich is his birth - place , and was his ...
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... morning , and the last on Saturday evening ; and the head of each of the five generations of which he is the eldest was born on Sunday . 2 Mr. Edwin Williams , and his elder brother , Mr. Joseph Williams , of Norwich , are sons of ...
... morning , and the last on Saturday evening ; and the head of each of the five generations of which he is the eldest was born on Sunday . 2 Mr. Edwin Williams , and his elder brother , Mr. Joseph Williams , of Norwich , are sons of ...
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... morning , when Fanny Ledyard , a niece of the mur- dered colonel , came , like an angel of mercy , at dawn , with wine , and water , and chocolate . She approached stealthily , for it was uncertain whether the enemy had left ...
... morning , when Fanny Ledyard , a niece of the mur- dered colonel , came , like an angel of mercy , at dawn , with wine , and water , and chocolate . She approached stealthily , for it was uncertain whether the enemy had left ...
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... morning after my arrival , and ascended to Fort Griswold , now a dilapidated for- tress , without ordnance or garrison , its embankments breaking the regular outline of Groton Hill , now called Mount Ledyard . A little northward of the ...
... morning after my arrival , and ascended to Fort Griswold , now a dilapidated for- tress , without ordnance or garrison , its embankments breaking the regular outline of Groton Hill , now called Mount Ledyard . A little northward of the ...
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