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... passed down it . Soon after I came of age , I examined its obstructions , set on foot a subscription for removing them , got an Act of Assembly passed , and the thing effected , so as to be used completely and fully for carrying down ...
... passed down it . Soon after I came of age , I examined its obstructions , set on foot a subscription for removing them , got an Act of Assembly passed , and the thing effected , so as to be used completely and fully for carrying down ...
Page 409
... passed over his bright countenance , " When the war is over , my dear L. , she may take my beard off , and my head with it , if she chooses . " This he said as the whistle summoned him to his seat in the cars , not meaning to depress us ...
... passed over his bright countenance , " When the war is over , my dear L. , she may take my beard off , and my head with it , if she chooses . " This he said as the whistle summoned him to his seat in the cars , not meaning to depress us ...
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... passed on . When they came to our encampment , a soldier ran out to offer to draw one carriage and thus rest the mother ; having gone as far as he dared from his regiment , then another soldier took his place to the end of his line ...
... passed on . When they came to our encampment , a soldier ran out to offer to draw one carriage and thus rest the mother ; having gone as far as he dared from his regiment , then another soldier took his place to the end of his line ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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