The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries, 13. köideJohn Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond A. S. Barnes., 1885 |
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... NOTES AND QUERIES ILLUSTRATED. Received January 17 , 1894 . GARDINER'S ISLAND MANOR - HOUSE . BUILT IN 1774 . 7 / 5 / 3.5 CADEMIAE ARISTO למודלו RDIANAE IN CCLESIA FRANCIS PARKMAN , Hand - Bill of " Fresh News , " 1775.
... NOTES AND QUERIES ILLUSTRATED. Received January 17 , 1894 . GARDINER'S ISLAND MANOR - HOUSE . BUILT IN 1774 . 7 / 5 / 3.5 CADEMIAE ARISTO למודלו RDIANAE IN CCLESIA FRANCIS PARKMAN , Hand - Bill of " Fresh News , " 1775.
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... Hand - Bill of " Fresh News , " 1775 . Sketch of Rev. William Barry .. Where a King once Lived Deaf Smith ..... The Late General and Astronomer , O. M. Mitchel .. War Reminiscences .. The Framers of the Constitution . Bellomont and ...
... Hand - Bill of " Fresh News , " 1775 . Sketch of Rev. William Barry .. Where a King once Lived Deaf Smith ..... The Late General and Astronomer , O. M. Mitchel .. War Reminiscences .. The Framers of the Constitution . Bellomont and ...
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... Hand Bill , 1775 Portrait of George Read .. Portrait of Robert Morris Portrait of Thomas Mifflin . Portrait of George Clymer .. Portrait of George Wythe Portrait of John Blair .... Convention at Philadelphia , 1787 . Portrait of John ...
... Hand Bill , 1775 Portrait of George Read .. Portrait of Robert Morris Portrait of Thomas Mifflin . Portrait of George Clymer .. Portrait of George Wythe Portrait of John Blair .... Convention at Philadelphia , 1787 . Portrait of John ...
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... hand to hand fight with the savages , but defended himself successfully with his sword ; he was afterward wounded with an arrow while directing a party who were endeavoring to secure some trees they had chopped down for fuel . Several ...
... hand to hand fight with the savages , but defended himself successfully with his sword ; he was afterward wounded with an arrow while directing a party who were endeavoring to secure some trees they had chopped down for fuel . Several ...
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... hand and foot to Gardiner , who shipped him in charge of nine men to the Governor of New Haven .. A storm detained them at Shelter Island for some days , and in the mean time the fierce prisoner managed to escape and reported himself to ...
... hand and foot to Gardiner , who shipped him in charge of nine men to the Governor of New Haven .. A storm detained them at Shelter Island for some days , and in the mean time the fierce prisoner managed to escape and reported himself to ...
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