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... Letter of James Abercrombie dated 2 May , 1775 . . 155 Paper by HENRY HERBERT EDES , on John Tileston Exhibition by HENRY AINSWORTH PARKER , of a Photograph of a Portrait of Brampton Gurdon • Communication by DENISON ROGERS SLADE , of a ...
... Letter of James Abercrombie dated 2 May , 1775 . . 155 Paper by HENRY HERBERT EDES , on John Tileston Exhibition by HENRY AINSWORTH PARKER , of a Photograph of a Portrait of Brampton Gurdon • Communication by DENISON ROGERS SLADE , of a ...
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... letter had been received from the Hon . CHARLES GRENFILL WASHBURN accepting Resident Membership . Mr. GEORGE FOX TUCKER gave an account of Paul Cuffee ( 1759-1817 ) , son of an African negro slave , who was born on the Island of ...
... letter had been received from the Hon . CHARLES GRENFILL WASHBURN accepting Resident Membership . Mr. GEORGE FOX TUCKER gave an account of Paul Cuffee ( 1759-1817 ) , son of an African negro slave , who was born on the Island of ...
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... letter dated " Boston August the 31st 1688 , " Nicholson wrote : " His Exey began his journey from [ error for " to " ] New Yorke on the last of July and I went wth him to New - London ( about one hundred and twenty miles from hence ) ...
... letter dated " Boston August the 31st 1688 , " Nicholson wrote : " His Exey began his journey from [ error for " to " ] New Yorke on the last of July and I went wth him to New - London ( about one hundred and twenty miles from hence ) ...
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... letter to the Committee dated August 23 , 1686 , he said : His Matie hauing been Graciously pleased to grant me the Office of Secretary & Register of this Gomt I demanded the Records of the Generall Court & other Bookes of publick ...
... letter to the Committee dated August 23 , 1686 , he said : His Matie hauing been Graciously pleased to grant me the Office of Secretary & Register of this Gomt I demanded the Records of the Generall Court & other Bookes of publick ...
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... letter dated " Boston August the 31st 1688 , " Nicholson wrote : " His Exey began his journey from [ error for " to " ] New Yorke on the last of July and I went wth him to New - London ( about one hundred and twenty miles from hence ) ...
... letter dated " Boston August the 31st 1688 , " Nicholson wrote : " His Exey began his journey from [ error for " to " ] New Yorke on the last of July and I went wth him to New - London ( about one hundred and twenty miles from hence ) ...
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