 | Seventy Six Society - 1857 - 236 էջ
...with a small quantity of powder from the magazine, which wanted airing, and was not good for rifles; in the evening, however, they were drawn out to show...gentlemen of the town their dexterity at shooting. A clap board, with a mark the size of a dollar, was put up ; they began to fire at it off hand, and the... | |
 | Danske Dandridge - 1910 - 408 էջ
...small quantity of powder from the magazine, which wanted airing, and was not in good order for rifles ; in the evening, however, they were drawn out to show the gentlemen of the town their dexterity in shooting. A clap-board with a mark the size of a dollar was put up, they began to fire offhand,... | |
 | Danske Dandridge - 1911 - 762 էջ
...small quantity of powder, from the magazine, which wanted airing, and was not in good order for rifles: in the evening, however, they were drawn out to show the gentlemen of the town their dexterity in shooting. A clap board with a mark the size of a dollar was put up; they began to fire offhand,... | |
 | 1917 - 620 էջ
...small quantity of powder from the magazine, which wanted airing and was not in good order for rifles : in the evening, however, they were drawn out to show...clapboard with a mark the size of a dollar was put up ; the\ began to lire off-hand, and the bystanders were surprised, few shots being made that were not... | |
 | Thomas John Chew Williams, Folger McKinsey - 1967 - 1870 էջ
...airing and was not good for rifles. In the evening however they were drawn out to qhow the pentlpmen of the town their dexterity at shooting. A clapboard...the size of a dollar was put up; they began to fire off hand and the bystanders were surprised, so few shots being made that were not close to or in the... | |
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Yesterday (July 31st, 1775) the company were supplied with a small quantity of powder from the magazine, which wanted airing and was not in good order for rifles ; in the evening, however, they were drawn out to show the gentlemen of the town their dexterity... 