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... Record , etc. , of the Storming of Fort Griswold . The Massacre of its Garrison and the burning of New London by British Troops under the Command of General Benedict Arnold on the Sixth of Sept. 1781. Illustrated with Engravings and ...
... Record , etc. , of the Storming of Fort Griswold . The Massacre of its Garrison and the burning of New London by British Troops under the Command of General Benedict Arnold on the Sixth of Sept. 1781. Illustrated with Engravings and ...
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... records , public documents , and other sources . With an appendix , containing a number of letters from General Washington , and other distinguished persons , which letters have never been published before . Compiled and edited by David ...
... records , public documents , and other sources . With an appendix , containing a number of letters from General Washington , and other distinguished persons , which letters have never been published before . Compiled and edited by David ...
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... Records to the Present Time . In Six- teen Volumes . Cleveland , O .: The Burrows Brothers Company . 1914. Large 8vo . Volumes : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6. . AWFUL CALAMITIES : or , the shipwrecks of December 1839 , being a full account of ...
... Records to the Present Time . In Six- teen Volumes . Cleveland , O .: The Burrows Brothers Company . 1914. Large 8vo . Volumes : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6. . AWFUL CALAMITIES : or , the shipwrecks of December 1839 , being a full account of ...
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... Record of His Services to His Country . By Martin L. J. Griffin . Extra Illustrated , with Portraits , Views , A.L.S. Bound by Bradstreet - Full Crushed Levant . 8vo . pp . 424 . GRIFFIN , MARTIN I. J. COMMODORE JOHN BARRY . ( From the ...
... Record of His Services to His Country . By Martin L. J. Griffin . Extra Illustrated , with Portraits , Views , A.L.S. Bound by Bradstreet - Full Crushed Levant . 8vo . pp . 424 . GRIFFIN , MARTIN I. J. COMMODORE JOHN BARRY . ( From the ...
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... Records So- ciety , 1899 and 1912. Two Volumes . Portrait of the Honorable William Cornwallis as Captain . BREVOORT , JAMES CARSON . A COLLECTION OF RARE AMERICANA , including the remainder of the notable library of . February 25 , 1890 ...
... Records So- ciety , 1899 and 1912. Two Volumes . Portrait of the Honorable William Cornwallis as Captain . BREVOORT , JAMES CARSON . A COLLECTION OF RARE AMERICANA , including the remainder of the notable library of . February 25 , 1890 ...
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Page 198 - A History of Our Own Times, from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. Four Vols. demy Svo, cloth extra, 12s. each. — Also a POPULAR EDITION, in Four Vols. crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s. each. A Short History of Our Own Times.
Page 220 - With a, full View of the English-Dutch Struggle against Spain, and of the Origin and Destruction of the Spanish Armada. By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY, LL.D., DCL Portraits.
Page 100 - A FULL ACCOUNT of the Proceedings in relation to Capt. Kidd. In two letters. Written by a person of quality to a kinsman of the Earl of Bellomont in Ireland.
Page 185 - Museum of Science and Art. THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ART. Edited by DIONYSIUS LARDNER, DCL, formerly Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in University College, London. With upwards of 1 200 Engravings on Wood.
Page 242 - Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the navy of the Uniied States and of the marine corps to Jan.
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Page 118 - THE BOOK OF THE NAVY; Comprising a general History of the American Marine, and particular Accounts of all the most celebrated Naval Battles, from the Declaration of Independence to the present time, compiled from the best authorities. By JOHN FROST, LL.
Page 158 - Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, And teach the young idea how to shoot...
Page 122 - own exceeding great reward ; ' it has soothed my afflictions ; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments ; it has endeared solitude ; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.