Paul Jones: His Exploits in English Seas During 1778-1780, Contemporary Accounts Collected from English Newspapers, with a Complete BibliographyDon Carlos Seitz |
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Page xii
... original papers of the Chevalier Paul Jones came into the possession of the author , who has no hesitation in explaining the source whence he obtained them . Hav- ing announced to the public his intention of publishing a life of the ...
... original papers of the Chevalier Paul Jones came into the possession of the author , who has no hesitation in explaining the source whence he obtained them . Hav- ing announced to the public his intention of publishing a life of the ...
Page xiii
... original log - books of the Ranger and the Bon Homme Richard covering the famous campaigns of 1778-1779 , chron- icled in this volume . They were bought from Harding by Captain Boyd , of Greenock , Scotland , in 1824. He is credited ...
... original log - books of the Ranger and the Bon Homme Richard covering the famous campaigns of 1778-1779 , chron- icled in this volume . They were bought from Harding by Captain Boyd , of Greenock , Scotland , in 1824. He is credited ...
Page xiv
... original journals and correspondence , " de- scribed by the editor as follows : " By his will , dated at Paris on the day of his death , Paul Jones left his property and effects of all kinds to his sisters in Scotland and their children ...
... original journals and correspondence , " de- scribed by the editor as follows : " By his will , dated at Paris on the day of his death , Paul Jones left his property and effects of all kinds to his sisters in Scotland and their children ...
Page xvii
... original letters and documents left with Mr. Sands vanished and have never been traced . In his preface Mr. Sands says : " Ten years ago , a large quantity of original papers belonging to the legatees of Paul Jones , were sent to this ...
... original letters and documents left with Mr. Sands vanished and have never been traced . In his preface Mr. Sands says : " Ten years ago , a large quantity of original papers belonging to the legatees of Paul Jones , were sent to this ...
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... I should certainly not have done it without that precaution , had it been only in regard to the style ; much less should I have given it to the public after it had undergone a translation from the original , just as it stood from 135.
... I should certainly not have done it without that precaution , had it been only in regard to the style ; much less should I have given it to the public after it had undergone a translation from the original , just as it stood from 135.
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