| Thomas Prince - Chronology, Historical - 1826 - 452 pages
...howling of wolves, raises his neighbors out of their beds, that by discharging their muskets, they might put the wolves to flight and save his calf; the wind serving to carry the report of the muskets to Roxbury, the inhabitants there take an alarm, beat up their drum,... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1826 - 666 pages
...K. of Great-Britain. K. of Spain. 1631 Lewis XIII. || Charles I. || Philip IV. Muskets, they might put the Wolves to Flight and save his Calf : the Wind serving to carry the Report of the Muskets to Roxbury, the Inhabitants There take an Alarm, beat up their Drum,... | |
| Thomas Prince - Chronology, Historical - 1826 - 454 pages
...howling of wolves, raises his neighbors out of their beds, that by discharging their muskets, they might put the wolves to flight and save his calf; the wind serving to carry the report of the muskets to Roxbury, the inhabitants there take an alarm, beat up their drum,... | |
| Alexander Young - Massachusetts - 1846 - 594 pages
...his neighbours out of their beds, that, 1631. by discharging their muskets near about the place 25. where he heard the wolves, he might so put the wolves...serving fit to carry the report of the muskets to Rocksbury, three miles off, at such a time, the inhabitants there took an alarm, beat up their drum,... | |
| Francis Samuel Drake - Rosbury, Mass - 1878 - 512 pages
...howling of some wolves not fur oil', raised many of his neighbors out. of thrlr beds, that by discharging their muskets near about the place where he heard the wolves, he might so put them to flight and save his calf. The wind carrying the report of the muskets to llocksbury, three... | |
| Tyler Seymour Morris - Massachusetts - 1901 - 360 pages
...howling of some wolves not far off, raised many of his neighbors out of their beds, that by discharging their muskets near about the place where he heard the wolves, he might so put them to flight and save his calf. The wind carrying the report of the muskets to Roxbury, three miles... | |
| Boston (Mass.). Registry Department - Boston (Mass.) - 1905 - 614 pages
...howling of some wolves not far off, raised many of his neighbors out of their beds, that by discharging their muskets near about the place where he heard the wolves, he might so put them to flight and save his calf. The wind carrying the report of the muskets to Rocksbury, three miles... | |
| Francis Samuel Drake - Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) - 1908 - 506 pages
...so put them to flight and save his calf. The wind carrying the report of the muskets to Rocksbury, three miles off, at such a time, the inhabitants there took an alarm, beat up their drum, armed themselves, and sent in post to us at Boston to raise us also. So in the morning, the calf... | |
| John Winthrop - Biography & Autobiography - 2009 - 862 pages
...howling of some wolves not far off, raised many of his neighbors out of their beds, that by discharging their muskets near about the place where he heard...might so put the wolves to flight and save his calf" (Emerson, 82). "•' The two eldest sons were Richard and Samuel Saltonstall, aged 20 and i(i, who... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1846 - 598 pages
...of some wolves not far off, raised many of his neighbours out of their beds, that by discharging ing their muskets near about the place where he heard...the inhabitants there took an alarm, beat up their drum, armed themselves, and sent in post to us to Boston, to raise us also : so in the morning, the... | |
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