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... Hico river , pretty high up , and had much ado to get our house in order , before a heavy shower descended upon us . I was in pain lest our sick men might suffer by the rain , but might have spared myself the concern , because it had ...
... Hico river , pretty high up , and had much ado to get our house in order , before a heavy shower descended upon us . I was in pain lest our sick men might suffer by the rain , but might have spared myself the concern , because it had ...
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... Hico river . The woods we rode through were open , and the soil very promising , great part thereof being low - grounds , full of tall and large trees . A she bear had the ill luck to cross our way , which was large enough to afford us ...
... Hico river . The woods we rode through were open , and the soil very promising , great part thereof being low - grounds , full of tall and large trees . A she bear had the ill luck to cross our way , which was large enough to afford us ...
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... Hico river . Then we directed our course over the highland , thinking to shorten our way to Tom Wilson's quarter . Nevertheless , it was our fortune to fall upon the Hico again , and then kept within sight of it several miles together ...
... Hico river . Then we directed our course over the highland , thinking to shorten our way to Tom Wilson's quarter . Nevertheless , it was our fortune to fall upon the Hico again , and then kept within sight of it several miles together ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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