The Bland Papers: Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland, Jr. ; to which are Prefixed an Introduction, and a Memoir of Colonel Bland, Volumes 1-2E. & J.C. Ruffin, 1840 - United States |
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Page viii
... leaves untouched . Colonel Bland died in 1790 , without issue ; his widow married twice after his death , and finally ended her days ( it is said ) in a fo- reign country , probably France . Upon her death the books and pa- pers of the ...
... leaves untouched . Colonel Bland died in 1790 , without issue ; his widow married twice after his death , and finally ended her days ( it is said ) in a fo- reign country , probably France . Upon her death the books and pa- pers of the ...
Page xvii
... leave Amaryllis alone , And my thoughts from my home disengage . To my lost Galatea a slave , I wish'd not my freedom to gain , My flocks I did heedlessly leave , And ne'er felt a moment of pain . Indeed I've been often amazed Why poor ...
... leave Amaryllis alone , And my thoughts from my home disengage . To my lost Galatea a slave , I wish'd not my freedom to gain , My flocks I did heedlessly leave , And ne'er felt a moment of pain . Indeed I've been often amazed Why poor ...
Page xx
... leaving Edinburgh for London , about May or June ; and , with the approbation of his father and Dr. Fother- gill , proposes to visit Leyden and Paris , with the intention of return- ing to Virginia in two years . In December , 1763 ...
... leaving Edinburgh for London , about May or June ; and , with the approbation of his father and Dr. Fother- gill , proposes to visit Leyden and Paris , with the intention of return- ing to Virginia in two years . In December , 1763 ...
Page xxviii
... leave of absence from the army . This request the com- mander - in - chief declined acceding to at that time , preferring to post- pone his decision until the termination of the campaign then in pro- gress . November 16th of the same ...
... leave of absence from the army . This request the com- mander - in - chief declined acceding to at that time , preferring to post- pone his decision until the termination of the campaign then in pro- gress . November 16th of the same ...
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... leave the country , ) or to Mr. Benjamin Grymes , at the college , it will get safe , and speedy passage to , sir , your most devoted , most obliged , and very humble servant , & c . P. S. Pray give my service to your lady , and Mr ...
... leave the country , ) or to Mr. Benjamin Grymes , at the college , it will get safe , and speedy passage to , sir , your most devoted , most obliged , and very humble servant , & c . P. S. Pray give my service to your lady , and Mr ...
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