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... mother was a Shippen . He carried on a very interesting corres- pondence with this young lady , even amid the cares and turmoils of the camp , verifying in a measure the sentiment of the old Castillian song . " Tis the spirit most ...
... mother was a Shippen . He carried on a very interesting corres- pondence with this young lady , even amid the cares and turmoils of the camp , verifying in a measure the sentiment of the old Castillian song . " Tis the spirit most ...
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... mother with her tender babe three days old in her arms was placed , and a child not two years old was fastened behind her . Michael Byerly was a good sized lad , but Jacob was only three years old and had a painful stone bruise on one ...
... mother with her tender babe three days old in her arms was placed , and a child not two years old was fastened behind her . Michael Byerly was a good sized lad , but Jacob was only three years old and had a painful stone bruise on one ...
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... Jacob and Francis married three sisters named Harmon , whose mother was Christina Lenhart , from Holland . Jacob was married in old Fort Walthour , by ' Squire Trouby , during the Revolution . He 54 COL . HENRY BOUQUET.
... Jacob and Francis married three sisters named Harmon , whose mother was Christina Lenhart , from Holland . Jacob was married in old Fort Walthour , by ' Squire Trouby , during the Revolution . He 54 COL . HENRY BOUQUET.
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... ! Quickly he took her to his tent , and furnished suitable clothing for her and her babe . But what had become of the two - year - old darling captured with its mother ? She could not tell , except that it AND HIS CAMPAIGNS . 69.
... ! Quickly he took her to his tent , and furnished suitable clothing for her and her babe . But what had become of the two - year - old darling captured with its mother ? She could not tell , except that it AND HIS CAMPAIGNS . 69.
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Cyrus Cort. mother ? She could not tell , except that it had been sep- arated from her and taken elsewhere after their captivity . A few days later a child was brought , in which was sup- posed to be the one in question . The mother was ...
Cyrus Cort. mother ? She could not tell , except that it had been sep- arated from her and taken elsewhere after their captivity . A few days later a child was brought , in which was sup- posed to be the one in question . The mother was ...
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Page 52 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Page 74 - And shall subscribe a profession of their Christian belief in these words — I, AB, profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ, his Eternal Son, the true God, and in the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed for evermore ; and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.
Page 52 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following : For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death.
Page 5 - He has allowed you to behold and to partake the reward of your patriotic toils; and he has allowed us, your sons and countrymen, to meet you here, and in the name of the present generation, in the name of your country, in the name of liberty, to thank you!
Page 7 - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of, for a memorial of her.
Page 50 - Mingoes had closely Beset, and Attacked this Fort from the 27th July, to the First Instant, when they Quitted it to March against us. " The Boldness of those Savages is hardly Credible ; they had taken Post under the Banks of Both Rivers, Close to the Fort, where Digging Holes, they kept an Incessant Fire, and threw Fire Arrows: They are good Marksmen, and though our People were under Cover, they Killed one, & Wounded seven.
Page 45 - ... till they were totally dispersed. The left of the savages, which had not been attacked, were kept in awe by the remains of our troops, posted on the brow of the hill for that purpose; nor durst they attempt to support or assist their right, but being witness to their defeat, followed their example and fled.
Page 45 - Entice them to Come Close upon Us, or to Stand their Ground when Attacked. With this View two Companies of Light Infantry were Ordered within the Circle, and the Troops on their Right and Left opened their Files, and Filled up the Space that it might seem they were intended to Cover the Retreat; The Third Light Infantry Company, and the Grenadiers of the 42d, were Ordered to Support the two First Companys.
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Never Come to Peace Again: Pontiac's Uprising and the Fate of the British ... David Dixon Limited preview - 2005 |