A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: From Its First Beginnings to the Present Time, Including Chapters of Newly-discovered Early Wyoming Valley History, Together with Many Biographical Sketches and Much Genealogical Material, Հատոր 2Raeder Press, 1909 |
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... Captain Patterson to have been " hired " by himself at Fort Augusta consisted of some twenty men , engaged for the Wyoming service by Colonel Francis under instructions from the Governor . ( See page 507. ) These men , properly armed ...
... Captain Patterson to have been " hired " by himself at Fort Augusta consisted of some twenty men , engaged for the Wyoming service by Colonel Francis under instructions from the Governor . ( See page 507. ) These men , properly armed ...
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... Captains , one of whom was John Gallup of Stonington . In the " Great Swamp fight , " December 19 , 1675 , Captain Gallup commanded a company of Mohegans , and , together with nearly one - third of his warriors , fell on that bloody ...
... Captains , one of whom was John Gallup of Stonington . In the " Great Swamp fight , " December 19 , 1675 , Captain Gallup commanded a company of Mohegans , and , together with nearly one - third of his warriors , fell on that bloody ...
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... Captain Ogden's people , who had provided themselves with some oaken sticks for their defense , and made them soon run away to their fort — their Captain , one Parks , leading the way . Some of them , it is true , got broken heads from ...
... Captain Ogden's people , who had provided themselves with some oaken sticks for their defense , and made them soon run away to their fort — their Captain , one Parks , leading the way . Some of them , it is true , got broken heads from ...
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... Captain Brock- way . Samuel Butler , writing to his brother Zebulon from Saybrook , Connecticut , in August , 1790 , said : " Captain Brockway's fishing business is very profitable in the season . He farms , & c . , the rest of the time ...
... Captain Brock- way . Samuel Butler , writing to his brother Zebulon from Saybrook , Connecticut , in August , 1790 , said : " Captain Brockway's fishing business is very profitable in the season . He farms , & c . , the rest of the time ...
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... Captain Butler was engaged - when not soldiering - in farming and , in a In March , 1760 , he was appointed by the General small way , as a trader and shop - keeper in Lyme . Assembly Captain of the 10th Company in the 4th Connecticut ...
... Captain Butler was engaged - when not soldiering - in farming and , in a In March , 1760 , he was appointed by the General small way , as a trader and shop - keeper in Lyme . Assembly Captain of the 10th Company in the 4th Connecticut ...
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A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: From Its ..., Հատոր 2 Oscar Jewell Harvey Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1909 |
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Էջ 882 - ... with such salaries to the masters, paid by the public, as may enable them to instruct at low prices; and all useful learning shall be duly encouraged, and promoted, in one or more...
Էջ 942 - ... to delegate to the merciless Indian the defence of disputed rights, and to wage the horrors of his barbarous war against our brethren?
Էջ 695 - ... shall be adjudged felony without benefit of clergy, and the offenders therein shall be adjudged felons and shall suffer death as in case of felony without benefit of clergy.
Էջ 875 - The heart that feels not now is dead; the blood of his children will curse his cowardice who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole and made them happy. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection.
Էջ 942 - The desperate state of our army abroad is in part known. No man...
Էջ 942 - I solemnly call upon your lordships, and upon every order of men in the state, to stamp upon this infamous procedure the indelible stigma of the public abhorrence.
Էջ 881 - I do believe in one God, the Creator and Governor of the Universe, the rewarder of the good and the punisher of the wicked. And I do acknowledge the scriptures of the old and new testament to be given by divine inspiration...
Էջ 875 - THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Էջ 942 - But, my lords, this barbarous measure has been defended, not only on the principles of policy and necessity, but also on those of morality ; " for it is perfectly allowable," says Lord Suffolk, " to use all the means which God and nature have put into our hands.
Էջ 985 - And sounds that mingled laugh, — and shout, — and scream, — To freeze the blood, in one discordant jar, Rung to the pealing thunderbolts of war.