 Ranger, and to have detained him until, through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed, by some men whom I met at landing, that his lordship was absent, I walked back...  John Paul Jones Commemoration at Annapolis, April 24, 1906 - Page 1171907 - 210 pagesFull view - About this book
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