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... father's business for two years , that is , till I was twelve old ; — and years my brother John , who was bred to that business , having 30 left my father , married , and set up for himself at Rhode Island , there was all appearance ...
... father's business for two years , that is , till I was twelve old ; — and years my brother John , who was bred to that business , having 30 left my father , married , and set up for himself at Rhode Island , there was all appearance ...
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... father well , 10 Jackson seven times , and for every succeedin ez to the safety uv puttin a claim into his Dimocratic candidate ez many times ez pos- hands . sible . " Is he a good collector ? " askt the man . " Splendid ! " sed the ...
... father well , 10 Jackson seven times , and for every succeedin ez to the safety uv puttin a claim into his Dimocratic candidate ez many times ez pos- hands . sible . " Is he a good collector ? " askt the man . " Splendid ! " sed the ...
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... father if that hot wind all day hadn't been terrible hard on the gardens an ' the corn . 66 6 “ Corn , ' he says , ' there ain't no corn . ' What you talkin ' about ? ' I said . ' Ain't we got forty acres ? ' nor no- IO " We ain't got ...
... father if that hot wind all day hadn't been terrible hard on the gardens an ' the corn . 66 6 “ Corn , ' he says , ' there ain't no corn . ' What you talkin ' about ? ' I said . ' Ain't we got forty acres ? ' nor no- IO " We ain't got ...
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INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
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