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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... matters of the sort ) difficult and perplexing . However , the interest- ing nature of their contents sufficiently compensated for the pains they cost ; and a stimulus was found in the hope , that when their merits should become known ...
... matters of the sort ) difficult and perplexing . However , the interest- ing nature of their contents sufficiently compensated for the pains they cost ; and a stimulus was found in the hope , that when their merits should become known ...
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... matter shows thee how circumspect thou ought to be . " And in reference to the negro boy mentioned before : " I shall be glad to hear Tom gets well down . He is a fine boy , but I fear will elope from thee ; and indeed I cannot but wish ...
... matter shows thee how circumspect thou ought to be . " And in reference to the negro boy mentioned before : " I shall be glad to hear Tom gets well down . He is a fine boy , but I fear will elope from thee ; and indeed I cannot but wish ...
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... matter shews thee how circumspect thou ought to be . I shall be glad to hear [ Tom ] gets well down ; he is a fine boy , but I fear will elope from thee , and indeed I can't but wish he had staid in Virginia , where he might most ...
... matter shews thee how circumspect thou ought to be . I shall be glad to hear [ Tom ] gets well down ; he is a fine boy , but I fear will elope from thee , and indeed I can't but wish he had staid in Virginia , where he might most ...
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... matters relating to my uturÄ— welfare , gives me reason to think that my conduct has been displeas- ing to you ; and my duty points out to me , the necessity of abating if possible that displeasure , by a free and unreserved ...
... matters relating to my uturÄ— welfare , gives me reason to think that my conduct has been displeas- ing to you ; and my duty points out to me , the necessity of abating if possible that displeasure , by a free and unreserved ...
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... matter publickly inquired into , for I find they have travelled as far as Philadelphia , whither I intend [ to go ] as soon as the inquiry is over , chiefly on this account . By a scurrilous and very abusive piece in this week's paper ...
... matter publickly inquired into , for I find they have travelled as far as Philadelphia , whither I intend [ to go ] as soon as the inquiry is over , chiefly on this account . By a scurrilous and very abusive piece in this week's paper ...
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