Southern Literature from 1579-1895: A Comprehensive Review, with Copious Extracts and Criticisms for the Use of Schools and the General Reader |
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... became in 1775 a member of the Provincial Congress , and on Hancock's resignation , president of the Continental Congress . He was appointed in 1779 minister to Holland , and on his way was captured by the British and confined in the ...
... became in 1775 a member of the Provincial Congress , and on Hancock's resignation , president of the Continental Congress . He was appointed in 1779 minister to Holland , and on his way was captured by the British and confined in the ...
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... became a surveyor , being employed in that capa- city at the early age of sixteen by Lord Fairfax , governor of Virginia . He joined the English troops sent under General Braddock against the French in 1756 , and his bravery and good ...
... became a surveyor , being employed in that capa- city at the early age of sixteen by Lord Fairfax , governor of Virginia . He joined the English troops sent under General Braddock against the French in 1756 , and his bravery and good ...
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... became necessary to strip the windows of the dwelling - houses in Charleston of their weights . Powder was also very scarce . The proportion allotted for the de- fence of the fort was but barely sufficient for slow firing . This was ...
... became necessary to strip the windows of the dwelling - houses in Charleston of their weights . Powder was also very scarce . The proportion allotted for the de- fence of the fort was but barely sufficient for slow firing . This was ...
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... became stepfather to John Randolph of Roanoke . He was a distinguished jurist , professor of law at William and Mary College , president- judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals , and judge of the United States District Court of Virginia ...
... became stepfather to John Randolph of Roanoke . He was a distinguished jurist , professor of law at William and Mary College , president- judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals , and judge of the United States District Court of Virginia ...
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... became agent for the publishing house of Matthew Carey of Philadelphia , and was very successful , being " equally ready for a stump , a fair , or a pulpit . " He played the violin , read , recited , and was hu- morous and interesting ...
... became agent for the publishing house of Matthew Carey of Philadelphia , and was very successful , being " equally ready for a stump , a fair , or a pulpit . " He played the violin , read , recited , and was hu- morous and interesting ...
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