A History of the Life and Services of Captain Samuel Dewees: A Native of Pennsylvania, and Soldier of the Revolutionary and Last Wars. Also, Reminiscences of the Revolutionary Struggle...and Late War with Great Britain. In All of which He was Patriotically Engaged |
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... whilst I make the departure I still remain within the pale of truth , and look not so much to method or the routine of empty forms as I do to utility arising out of my design . Believing that such an address will operate as a key to ...
... whilst I make the departure I still remain within the pale of truth , and look not so much to method or the routine of empty forms as I do to utility arising out of my design . Believing that such an address will operate as a key to ...
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... whilst of the other no doubt remains of his having fallen a victim to the horrors of a long and a bloody conflict and perished among others , whose fates are unknown , upon the battle - fields of their country . Who followed next in the ...
... whilst of the other no doubt remains of his having fallen a victim to the horrors of a long and a bloody conflict and perished among others , whose fates are unknown , upon the battle - fields of their country . Who followed next in the ...
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... whilst I know that the public is thus chafed in feeling , I have the consolation that I have em- barked in a laudable enterprise , one in which I have the good countenance , best wishes and aid of patriotic cit- izens and just lovers of ...
... whilst I know that the public is thus chafed in feeling , I have the consolation that I have em- barked in a laudable enterprise , one in which I have the good countenance , best wishes and aid of patriotic cit- izens and just lovers of ...
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... whilst I was with him it was made my duty to tie up and fodder the neat cattle , to house the sheep , feed the hogs , cut fire wood , go to mill , & c . One winter night after having been in bed sometime , Lewis called out to me in a ...
... whilst I was with him it was made my duty to tie up and fodder the neat cattle , to house the sheep , feed the hogs , cut fire wood , go to mill , & c . One winter night after having been in bed sometime , Lewis called out to me in a ...
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... person of others from his fierce attacks thereafter . • Whilst I remained in the family of Lewis another ac- cident befel me which came near ending my life ; 4 36 LIFE OF ter. I heeled it through the rye which was ...
... person of others from his fierce attacks thereafter . • Whilst I remained in the family of Lewis another ac- cident befel me which came near ending my life ; 4 36 LIFE OF ter. I heeled it through the rye which was ...
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A History of the Life and Services of Captain Samuel Dewees, a Native of ... John Smith Hanna No preview available - 2017 |
A History of the Life and Services of Captain Samuel Dewees: A Native of ... John Smith Hanna No preview available - 2015 |
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