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... ship at sea , on a voyage across the Atlantic , will show . The sailing master of the British frigate La Guerriere , after boarding the ship Hercules , of New York , on the passage from Liverpool to New York , in 1811 , accosted Mr ...
... ship at sea , on a voyage across the Atlantic , will show . The sailing master of the British frigate La Guerriere , after boarding the ship Hercules , of New York , on the passage from Liverpool to New York , in 1811 , accosted Mr ...
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... ship and the first employ in America , " and entered into the service of his beloved country . In 1776 , he was employed by Congress to fit for sea the first fleet which sailed from Philadelphia ; and by the authority of the Council of ...
... ship and the first employ in America , " and entered into the service of his beloved country . In 1776 , he was employed by Congress to fit for sea the first fleet which sailed from Philadelphia ; and by the authority of the Council of ...
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... ship of the line ; Edward Biddle , who , having served as a captain in the war of 1756 , was a member of the first Congress , in 1774 , and during its session was seized with a fatal malady , of which he some time after died ; and James ...
... ship of the line ; Edward Biddle , who , having served as a captain in the war of 1756 , was a member of the first Congress , in 1774 , and during its session was seized with a fatal malady , of which he some time after died ; and James ...
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... ship were arrested , and lodged in prison , at Lewistown . An officer was sent on shore for them , but he returned with infor- mation that they , with other prisoners , had got possession of the jail , and some fire - arms , and swore ...
... ship were arrested , and lodged in prison , at Lewistown . An officer was sent on shore for them , but he returned with infor- mation that they , with other prisoners , had got possession of the jail , and some fire - arms , and swore ...
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... ship . One of his officers , Lieutenant Josiah , while in charge of a prize , was taken by the British , and subjected to very rigorous treatment . Captain Biddle wrote an indignant letter to Admiral Howe , say- ing : " If , sir , you ...
... ship . One of his officers , Lieutenant Josiah , while in charge of a prize , was taken by the British , and subjected to very rigorous treatment . Captain Biddle wrote an indignant letter to Admiral Howe , say- ing : " If , sir , you ...
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Page 376 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...
Page 331 - HAPPY day that fixed my choice On thee, my Saviour and my God ! Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad.
Page 258 - States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union...
Page 455 - In other countries the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance. Here they anticipate the evil and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze.
Page 512 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Page 736 - As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect. How much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against the waves and weathers of time.
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Page 413 - Those scholars, who shall merit it, shall remain in the college until they shall respectively arrive at between fourteen and eighteen years of age ; they shall then be bound out by the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Philadelphia, or under their direction, to suitable occupations, as those of agriculture, navigation, arts, mechanical trades, and manufactures...
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