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Page 30
... morning we well manned our scute with foure muskets , and sixe men , and took one of their shal- lops , and brought it aboord . Then we manned our boat and scute with twelve men and muskets , and two stone pieces or murderers , and ...
... morning we well manned our scute with foure muskets , and sixe men , and took one of their shal- lops , and brought it aboord . Then we manned our boat and scute with twelve men and muskets , and two stone pieces or murderers , and ...
Page 43
... morning , and in pos- session of his full recollection as to what I asked of him . On seeing me , he instantly , and without hesi- tation , pronounced my name , with a remembrance that he had been acquainted with me at Fort Schuy- ler ...
... morning , and in pos- session of his full recollection as to what I asked of him . On seeing me , he instantly , and without hesi- tation , pronounced my name , with a remembrance that he had been acquainted with me at Fort Schuy- ler ...
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... morning , we made the Iles of Shotland , and at noone we were in 60 degrees 12 minutes , and sixe leagues to the Eastward of them : the Compasse had no variation . We had sixtie - foure fathomes at our sounding , blacke , ozie , sandie ...
... morning , we made the Iles of Shotland , and at noone we were in 60 degrees 12 minutes , and sixe leagues to the Eastward of them : the Compasse had no variation . We had sixtie - foure fathomes at our sounding , blacke , ozie , sandie ...
Page 62
... morning it cleered vp , the winde being at North - east and by East , with much winde wee were hardly able to maintayne a sayle . This was a very high Land , most part couered with Snow . The neather part was vncouer- ed . At the top it ...
... morning it cleered vp , the winde being at North - east and by East , with much winde wee were hardly able to maintayne a sayle . This was a very high Land , most part couered with Snow . The neather part was vncouer- ed . At the top it ...
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... morning , the winde vering Northerly , we cast about and stood South - east and by South . This day wee had much winde and raine , we shorted sayle being neere the land . The fifteenth , in the morning it blowed so much winde at North ...
... morning , the winde vering Northerly , we cast about and stood South - east and by South . This day wee had much winde and raine , we shorted sayle being neere the land . The fifteenth , in the morning it blowed so much winde at North ...
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