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... employed in supplying necessary provisions to a country in want , and thereby preventing famines , which were more frequent and destructive before the invention of that art , is undoubtedly a blessing to mankind . When employed merely ...
... employed in supplying necessary provisions to a country in want , and thereby preventing famines , which were more frequent and destructive before the invention of that art , is undoubtedly a blessing to mankind . When employed merely ...
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... employed in serving the common interest of mankind . ON THE IMPRESS OF SEAMEN . Notes copied from Dr. Franklin's ... Employ . " - If you please . The word signi- fies engaging a man to work for me , by offering him such wages as are ...
... employed in serving the common interest of mankind . ON THE IMPRESS OF SEAMEN . Notes copied from Dr. Franklin's ... Employ . " - If you please . The word signi- fies engaging a man to work for me , by offering him such wages as are ...
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... employed in the late Indian war ? A. Not on the Ohio , or the frontiers of Pennsyl- vania , which was the chief part of the war that af- fected the colonies . There were garrisons at Nia- gara , Fort Detroit , and those remote posts ...
... employed in the late Indian war ? A. Not on the Ohio , or the frontiers of Pennsyl- vania , which was the chief part of the war that af- fected the colonies . There were garrisons at Nia- gara , Fort Detroit , and those remote posts ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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